Invest Like The Best

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 O'Shaughnessy Host Patrick O'Shaughnessy

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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Invest Like The Best

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

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