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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

Invest Like The Best
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.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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Ep.341
Hedge Fund Maverick
Lee Ainslie is the founder of Maverick Capital. We cover how his career at Tiger helped him build Maverick, the impact of rates on hedge fund returns, and the biggest lessons he's learned about the craft of investing.
08.22.2023

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Ep.340
Real Talk About AI and Software
Des Traynor is the co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Intercom. We cover how practical applications of AI are changing businesses for the better, advice for companies beginning to integrate AI, and the most exciting things about investing in this new technology frontier.
08.08.2023

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Ep.339
The Great Founder Theory of History
Samo Burja is the founder of consulting firm Bismarck Analysis. We cover the common traits of great founders, ideas that have had outsized importance in shaping the world, and the implications of the Great Founder Theory for capital allocators.
08.01.2023

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Ep.338
Venture Investing Frameworks
Chris Paik is a General Partner at Pace Capital. We cover his frameworks for investing in technological change, the state of consumer investing and social content platforms today, and how to think about value creation and capture in businesses.
07.25.2023

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Ep.337
Building Thrive Capital
Josh Kushner is the founder and managing partner of venture firm, Thrive Capital. We cover Thrive's origin story and early investments, why investing in raw potential is important, and what it's like to wear the hats of both founder and builder at the same time.
07.18.2023

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Ep.336
Special Situations in Private Markets
Jeremy Giffon is a private markets investor. We discuss what makes for a perfect investment, tactics for discovering what makes people tick, and the best advice he's ever received.
07.11.2023

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Ep.335
A Primer on Vertical Market Software
Dave Yuan is the Founder of Tidemark Capital. We cover what makes vertical market software an interesting space to invest in, why the best vertical SaaS entrepreneurs started out as customers, and the greatest case studies that highlight the business model in action.
07.04.2023

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Ep.334
Be Generous & Unique
Kevin Kelly co-founded Wired magazine and is the author of the book Excellent Advice for Living. We cover his concept of the Technium, why rituals are an underappreciated part of society and family life, and the importance of developing your authentic self over a lifetime.
06.27.2023

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Ep.333
The US Health Crisis
Justin Mares is the founder of TrueMed. We cover the underlying problems in the US healthcare system, his experiences building and investing in consumer brands, and the most interesting ideas around nutrition and health today.
06.20.2023