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Invest Like the Best #355 · December 5, 2023 · 62m

A Conversation with Charlie Munger & John Collison

Charlie Munger, in one of his final interviews before his death, shares decades of wisdom on business success, mental models, and the ingredients of long-term competitive advantage, in conversation with Stripe co-founder John Collison.

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Munger argues that the most reliable strategy for business success is to become the kind of business that deserves to succeed: deliver value, treat people fairly, and think long-term. Companies that try to shortcut this process eventually fail.

Highlights

Mental models from multiple disciplines are the only reliable defense against the stupidity that comes from operating within a single framework
Munger reiterates his famous argument for multidisciplinary thinking: using a single mental model is like being a man with a hammer who sees every problem as a nail. You need a latticework of models from biology, psychology, physics, history, and economics.
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