In this incredible interview I spoke with legendary investor Bill Nygren, who has beaten the market over a 25 year period by around 200bps. This is an extremely hard and rare feat. In our wide-spanning conversation Bill tells us about everything from his investment process and valuation framework to how to value a cyclical business, the importance of management, investing lessons from Netflix & Meta, as well as what a lot of value investors get wrong. We even had time to talk about his Salesforce and Airbnb postions a bit. We hope you enjoy!

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(0:51) — Bill Nygren's Investment Philosophy
(4:15) — Valuation Timeframe
(9:22) — Is There a Thing as Fair Value?
(12:19) — Investing in Banks
(17:30) — Why Haven't We Had a Normal Recession?
(18:43) — How to Value a Cyclical Business?
(23:24) — How Confident Can You Be on Your Downside?
(24:36) — Does the Quality of Management Matter?
(26:28) — How Important is ROIC?
(28:34) — Should an Investor Buy & Hold Forever?
(39:21) — The Role of Talking to Management in Your Investment Process
(41:54) — Research Process
(44:54) — How to Gain Confidence in Your Research
(49:08) — Investing Lessons From Meta & Netflix
(1:03:48) — Portfolio Analyst Relationship
(1:06:38) — Portfolio Diversification
(1:10:06) — Salesforce and the AI Risks
(1:13:64) — What to Do About Deferred Revenue in Software Stocks
(1:17:26) — Why Bill Owns Airbnb Over Booking Holdings

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In this fantastic interview we spoke with the CEO of Shift4, Taylor Lauber, and CFO, Christopher Cruz. We covered everything from what sets Shift4 apart from competition to capital allocation and their latest acquistion of Global Blue.

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(0:00) — Shift4 Business Overview
(1:14) — Where Shift4 Fits in the Payment Value Chain
(3:17) — How Shift4 Differentiates Itself
(7:12) — Competitive Dynamics
(8:46) — Toast vs Shift4
(14:26) — ROIC and Capital Allocation
(24:46) — The Role of Gateway and Global Blue
(36:34) — Global Blue Competitive Dynamics
(44:06) — Organic Growth vs M&A
(59:39) — 2027 Free Cash Flow Target Still on the Table?
(1:04:22) — Can Shift4 be Recreated?

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In this exceptional interview, we talk to Cofounder of Square (Block) Jim McKelvey on competing against Amazon. From his time at Square, he saw how they were able to outcompete Amazon and he wasn't sure how that was possible given their superior resources, merchant network, and large base of talented employees. After better understanding how that was possible, he wrote a book on his insights called "The Innovation Stack". In this interview we touch on some of his key learnings, as well as talk about why it is so hard to copy some businesses.

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(0:00) — Amazon vs Square
(13:22) — Why Amazon Quit Against Square
(24:58) — Southwest
(37:33) — Copying a Companies Innovation Stack
(40:53) — Advice to Build a Business

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