People see poverty all around them in India, but they are desensitized or immune to it. I came to the conclusion that poverty is driven by lack of education. Mohnish Pabrai conclusiondesensitizedrive Change image and share on social
I think a lot of people are getting more serious about how to do the most good, but there is no road map. I'm hoping I can offer an example. Mohnish Pabrai goodhopelot Change image and share on social
Basically if you study entrepreneurs, there is a misnomer: People think that entrepreneurs take risk, and they get rewarded because they take risk. In reality entrepreneurs do everything they can to minimize risk. They are not interested in taking risk. They want free lunches and they go after free lunches. Mohnish Pabrai basicallyentrepreneurfree share on social
The problem most nonprofits have is that they are run by romantics who are great to hang out with, but they have no clue. Mohnish Pabrai cluegreathang Change image and share on social
The good news in investing is there are no HR problems. If there are no humans, there are no problems! Mohnish Pabrai goodhumaninvest Change image and share on social
I have a hard time getting past the day without the nap, so the nap is a must. Mohnish Pabrai dayhardnap Change image and share on social
Industries with rapid change are the enemy of the investor. Tech businesses, particularly biotech, is a problem from that point of view. All industries work with change, but you should ideally be investing in businesses with a low rate of change, not a high rate of change. Mohnish Pabrai biotechbusinesschange share on social
Mistakes are the best teachers. One does not learn from success. It is desirable to learn vicariously from other people's failures, but it gets much more firmly seared in when they are your own. Mohnish Pabrai desirablefailurefirmly Change image and share on social
We Americans love original ideas. But truly, there are already plenty of good ones out there, ours for the taking. If I were too proud to copy the ideas of others, I likely wouldn't have even a fraction of my current success. Mohnish Pabrai americancopycurrent share on social
There is no such thing as a value trap. There are investing mistakes. Mohnish Pabrai investmistakething Change image and share on social