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Patrick OShaughnessy
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    Patrick OShaughnessy
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    Jun 9
    My conversation with Alex Sacerdote, founder of Whale Rock Capital Management. Alex runs more than $17B and has been one of the best performing tech investors for years, though he keeps a low public profile. As you'll hear, he is singular in how he thinks about investing
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    Patrick OShaughnessy
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    Aug 7, 2022
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    Jan 17, 2025
    David Lynch
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    Patrick OShaughnessy
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    Mar 13, 2025
    Buffett selling Apple right before the world decided its corporate soul is cooked is really something
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    Patrick OShaughnessy
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    Jan 28, 2021
    A plane just flew down South Beach with the message “Buy GameStop stock WSB” trailing behind it.
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    Patrick OShaughnessy
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    Nov 28, 2020
    Tony Hsieh on similarities between poker and business (from his book) “Look for opportunities beyond the game you sat down to play. You never know who you’re going to meet, including new friends for life.”
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    Patrick OShaughnessy
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    Aug 20, 2021
    Have been lucky to meet with or study hundreds of companies in 2021. Here's an ongoing list of company attributes that I find interesting...
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    Patrick OShaughnessy
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    Feb 6, 2022
    This book is really f**king me up
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    Patrick OShaughnessy
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    Jan 27, 2021
    We are really in a Billions episode
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    Patrick OShaughnessy
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    Nov 28, 2021
    Every interesting outcome in my life was unpredictable and was the result of good habits, strictly practiced. This is the opposite of “vision” “big, hairy, audacious goals” and “accomplishments.” The best kind of success is continuous, every day, not occasional.
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    Patrick OShaughnessy
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    Nov 9, 2021
    Why don’t universities have venture capital / investment divisions that fund students?
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    Patrick OShaughnessy
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    Aug 26, 2025
    The key to happiness is high standards
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    Patrick OShaughnessy
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    Jun 2, 2022
    What’s the most mind blowing presentation / talk you’ve ever seen? Bonus if there’s a YouTube or recording available
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    Patrick OShaughnessy
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    Jul 1, 2020
    Most influential essays I've ever read: 1. Walking by Thoreau 2. Self-Reliance by Emerson 3. Katha Upanishad What are yours?