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Pershing Square Foundation: https://pershingsquarefoundation.org
Neri Oxman conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbPHojL_61U
Books mentioned:
The Intelligent Investor: https://amzn.to/3ONnaZy
America’s Cultural Revolution: https://amzn.to/3SDz1dY
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(08:55) – Investing basics
(13:47) – Investing in music
(22:08) – Process of researching companies
(26:47) – Investing in restaurants
(32:16) – Investing in Google
(37:58) – AI
(43:13) – Warren Buffet
(45:22) – Psychology of investing
(54:53) – Activist investing
(1:04:41) – General Growth Properties
(1:20:57) – Canadian Pacific Railway
(1:28:21) – OpenAI
(1:32:32) – Biggest loss and lowest point
(1:47:21) – Herbalife and Carl Icahn
(2:04:11) – Oct 7
(2:10:42) – College campus protests
(2:29:09) – DEI in universities
(2:50:00) – Neri Oxman
(3:15:30) – X and free speech
(3:19:54) – Trump
(3:27:30) – Dean Phillips
(3:34:36) – Future
#290 – Dan Reynolds: Imagine Dragons
#289 – Stephen Kotkin: Putin, Zelenskyy, and War in Ukraine
#288 – Sarma Melngailis: Bad Vegan
#287 – Bobby Lee: Comedy, Skyrim, Sex Robots, Love, Fame, and Power
#286 – Oliver Stone: Vladimir Putin and War in Ukraine
#285 – Glenn Loury: Race, Racism, Identity Politics, and Cancel Culture
#284 – Saifedean Ammous: Bitcoin, Anarchy, and Austrian Economics
#283 – Chris Mason: Space Travel, Colonization, and Long-Term Survival in Space
#282 – David Buss: Sex, Dating, Relationships, and Sex Differences
#281 – Grimes: Music, AI, and the Future of Humanity
#280 – Cristiano Amon: Qualcomm CEO
#279 – Alien Debate: Sara Walker and Lee Cronin
#278 – Skye Fitzgerald: Hunger, War, and Human Suffering
#277 – Andrew Huberman: Focus, Stress, Relationships, and Friendship
#276 – Michael Saylor: Bitcoin, Inflation, and the Future of Money
#275 – Rick Rubin: Legendary Music Producer
#274 – Karl Deisseroth: Depression, Schizophrenia, and Psychiatry
#273 – Chris Blattman: War and Violence
#272 – Brett Johnson: US Most Wanted Cybercriminal
#271 – Ariel Ekblaw: Space Colonization and Self-Assembling Space Megastructures
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