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Conversations with the best investors and business leaders in the world. We explore their ideas, methods, and stories to help you better invest your time and money. Hear stock market and boardroom insights you can't find anywhere else. If you're a professional investor, CEO, entrepreneur, or business strategist, this is for you. Explore all our episodes and learn more at www.colossus.com

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Today my guest is John Kim. John is one of the world's top and most prolific fundraisers.

He was chief client officer at General Catalyst, where he helped raise many of the firm's flagship funds. He is now chairman and president of corporate develop... more

My guest today is Jeremy Giffon.  Jeremy has been on the show before as one of our most popular guests, and this conversation is every bit as enjoyable as the first.

Over the last 18 months, Jeremy has had hundreds of conversations with founders and... more

My guests today are Gavin Uberti and Rob Wachen, the founders of Etched.

A few years ago, when they set out to build a better AI chip than the largest companies in the world, almost everyone I called told me it could not be done. They have since don... more

My guest today is Vlad Barbalat, the Chief Investment Officer of Liberty Mutual Investments, the $120 billion investment platform that sits within one of the largest insurance companies in the world.

Vlad grew up in Soviet Moldova, came to America i... more

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Recent Guests

Gavin Uberti
Co-founder of Etched, hardware architect
Etched
Episode: Etched - Building AI Hardware to Make Inference Faster and Cheaper - [Invest Like the Best, EP.480]
Rob Wachen
Co-founder of Etched, systems architect
Etched
Episode: Etched - Building AI Hardware to Make Inference Faster and Cheaper - [Invest Like the Best, EP.480]
Vlad Barbalat
Chief Investment Officer of Liberty Mutual Investments
Liberty Mutual Investments
Episode: Vlad Barbalat - Investing $120 Billion in Permanent Capital - [Invest Like the Best, EP.479]
Kareem Amin
Co-founder and CEO of Clay
Clay
Episode: Kareem Amin - The Unusual Approach to Company Building - [Invest Like the Best, EP.478]
Alex Sacerdote
Founder of Whale Rock Capital Management
Whale Rock Capital Management
Episode: Alex Sacerdote - How to Invest Through Technology Cycles - [Invest Like the Best, EP.477]
Dara Khosrowshahi
CEO of Uber, former Expedia CEO
Uber
Episode: Dara Khosrowshahi - Uber's Bet on AVs, AI, and Building a Super-App - [Invest Like the Best, EP.476]
Dan Loeb
Founder and CEO of Third Point
Third Point
Episode: Dan Loeb - Lessons from 30 Years of Investing - [Invest Like the Best, EP.475]
Gavin Baker
Founding partner and CIO of Atreides Management
Atreides Management
Episode: Gavin Baker - Watts and Wafers - [Invest Like the Best, EP.473]
Krishna Rao
CFO of Anthropic
Anthropic
Episode: Krishna Rao - Anthropic's CFO on Compute, Scaling to $30B ARR, and the Returns to Frontier Intelligence - [Invest Like the Best, EP.472]

Host

Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Host of the show, leading interviews with investors and business leaders; associated with Colossus/Invest Like the Best.

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 4.9k ratings
  • I came across a business website who promised a huge return on investment. I was so convinced. The website was good and after all the convincing, I ended up depositing 150,000 USD, unfortunately, I fell into the wrong hands.

    I was really devastated until I sent an email to an expert who came highly recommended - hackerspytech@ gmail com

    I gave him all the information about the events, and within a few working days, they restored 85% of my BTC back to my wallet. I was shocked and glad at the same... more

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    5
    harpergagnon1111
    a month ago
  • Be cautious of online investment platforms, even if they have positive reviews. I trusted similar claims and lost my deposit within days After discovering I had been scammed, I contacted Mrs. Elisa Donovan, who was recommended to me. Through a professional recovery process, she successfully helped recover $150,000 of my funds, with more recovery efforts ongoing. Email: (elisadonovan91 AT GMAIL COM) or WhatsApp +1 769 225-1005 Always research carefully before investing online.

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    lexieadzija933
    a month ago
  • I initially invested a total of $105,000 over a period of 5 weeks with my broker. My bonus/profit was $830,000, every attempt to make withdrawal failed and I was instructed to make another deposit of $25,000 before I can make withdrawals which I did. Up till now, I’m still unable to make withdrawals and all attempt to contact broker has failed. This is very pathetic and I felt so bad losing my investment. I did a due diligence test before investing with them but guess what I ended up getting bur... more

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    5
    barrjacquelinepierce
    4 months ago
  • Must listen to podcast for anyone interested in investing

    Patrick’s interview style can only be described as awesome! He asks insightful questions and lets his guests do the talking. His ability to uncover the most interesting parts of the guests’ experience is unparalleled. I look forward to each episode.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Leon_D_NYC
    United States4 months ago
  • Josh Kushner episode not for me

    People have overhyped this guy so much, I was looking forward to learning something from ‘Josh at Thrive Capital’. Stopped the podcast episode on at least three occasions. My god, if I knew nothing about investing, I would say this episode sounds like two corporate robots parroting to each other isms about jack squat. Still don’t know what Josh has done to achieve whatever has brought this level of hype.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    TheCashflowOperator
    United States4 months ago

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Dan Loeb - Lessons from 30 Years of Investing - [Invest Like the Best, EP.475]
Q: What is the hardest investment lesson you've learned?
The FTX collapse was the toughest, teaching the importance of rigorous due diligence, verifying information beyond blockchain claims, and recognizing that venture-like opportunities can fail if the due diligence and counterparty risk are not solid.
Dan Loeb - Lessons from 30 Years of Investing - [Invest Like the Best, EP.475]
Q: How would you describe yourself as an investor?
He sees himself as a credit-originated investor who evolved into a broader, blended approach that includes high-quality growth, activist elements, and a strong emphasis on governance and capital allocation, built on a foundation of risk management and a multi-asset lens.
Paul Tudor Jones - Lessons From 50 Years in Markets - [Invest Like the Best, EP.470]
Q: What does a day in the life look like for you as a trader with decades of experience?
A highly structured routine: early wake, workouts, market open, meetings, strategic planning around the close, then review and prep for the next day, all powered by intense information processing and a plan that guides execution.
Paul Tudor Jones - Lessons From 50 Years in Markets - [Invest Like the Best, EP.470]
Q: What is the difference between being an investor and a trader?
He explains that investing focuses on long-term secular themes and compounding, often with lower turnover and emphasis on staying patient, while trading relies on acute, moment-to-moment risk assessment and capitalizing on shorter-term inefficiencies with high discipline and planning.
Sergey Levine - Building LLMs for the Physical World - [Invest Like the Best, EP.465]
Q: What literally have you done and are you doing to make that happen?
The approach combines foundational vision-language-action models with reinforcement learning, and iteratively improves through high-level instructions and semantic labeling to shift bottlenecks from control to interpretation.

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