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Conversations with the best investors and business leaders in the world. Patrick explores their ideas, methods, and stories to help you better invest your time and money.

Patrick is the Founder and CEO of Positive Sum. He founded Colossus in 2020 to build on the success of Invest Like the Best.
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Ep.355
A Conversation with Charlie Munger & John Collison
Charlie Munger was the vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway. In this conversation with Stripe's John Collison, recorded last year, he shares the ingredients for long-term business success, his thoughts on American society writ large, and what makes Berkshire special.
12.05.2023

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Ep.400
Capital, Compute & AI Scaling
Chetan Puttagunta is a General Partner at Benchmark and Modest Proposal is a money manager who is one of the most respected thinkers in financial markets. We cover the current scaling challenges of frontier AI models, the incredible proliferation of open source models, and the investing implications across private and public markets.
12.06.2024

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Ep.394
Building Islands of Innovation
Tobi Lütke is the co-founder and CEO of Shopify. We cover the biggest changes he's observed in the wider tech ecosystem with the advent of AI, his unique way of interpreting and implementing "founder mode" at Shopify, and how we can promote more entrepreneurs to build on "islands of innovation" away from the mainstream.
10.22.2024
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Ep.351
Founder vs Investor
Elizabeth Zalman and Jerry Neumann are the authors of Founder vs Investor. We cover the strong reaction the book received from the VC community, why the inherent friction around incentives isn't always a bad thing, and how storytelling helps people align around a common goal.
11.07.2023

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Ep.350
Inventing The Future Of Defense
Palmer Luckey is the founder of Anduril Industries. We cover the importance of guiding principles when leading large companies, what he's learned from working with emerging technologies like VR and AI, and differentiated thinking as a marker for success.
10.31.2023

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Ep.349
Making Sense of the Market Pt.2
Aswath Damodaran is a Professor of Finance. We cover the major sources of uncertainty in today's macro environment, how he developed an unconventional method of valuing businesses, and his take on the AI boom and Nvidia's meteoric growth.
10.24.2023

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Ep.348
A Business State of Mind
Patrick and John Collison are the co-founders of Stripe. We cover why sweating the small stuff pays off, how to create a strategy and culture that inspires ambition, and Stripe's progress towards its goal of raising the internet's GDP.
10.17.2023

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Ep.347
Playing to Your Strengths
Strauss Zelnick is the CEO of Take-Two Interactive. We cover his methods for keeping up with innovation in media and gaming, how to bring out the potential in others around you, and the influential leaders that have shaped his own leadership journey.
10.10.2023

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Ep.346
Find Your X, Nurture Your N
Rick Buhrman and Paul Buser are Co-Founders and Co-CEOs at Sator Grove Holdings. We cover the journey from endowment to their own investing firm, how they teach students about the magic of compounding, and the wisdom gained from studying the world's best investors.
10.03.2023

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Ep.345
Building and Investing in Lattice
Jack Altman is the co-founder and CEO of Lattice, and Miles Grimshaw is a General Partner at Benchmark. We cover the lifecycle of developing and scaling software, why they prioritize building communities around products, and how investors and operators contribute complementary viewpoints.
09.26.2023

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Ep.344
A Platform Approach to Real Estate
Michael Simanovsky is the Managing Partner of Conversant Capital. We cover his rationale behind making Conversant highly adaptable, the market segment that is most undersupplied, and the surprising investment appeal of billboards.
09.19.2023

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Ep.343
In Service of Founders
David Senra is the creator and host of Founders Podcast. We cover his passion for podcasting, why the best entrepreneurs are also great storytellers, and the insights gained by studying diverse historical figures like athletes and generals.
09.12.2023

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Ep.342
A Primer on Multi-Strategy Hedge Funds
Will England is the CEO and Co-CIO of Walleye Capital. We cover the mechanics and complexity behind the multi-strategy model, the importance of finding managers with aligned incentives, and how to instill a culture of performance at a firm.
09.05.2023