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Bill Ackman: The Biggest Fight of His Life

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Bill Ackman: The Biggest Fight of His Life

The Knowledge Project

1 DAYS AGO
The Knowledge Project

The Knowledge Project

1 DAYS AGO
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Bill Ackman is the founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, one of the most closely watched investment firms in the world. In this conversation, he breaks down how he tells the difference between real innovation from hype, what he looks for ...

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Bill Ackman discusses his daughter’s life-threatening brain hemorrhage, the recovery institute he hopes to build, and the investing principles shaped by both success and painful mistakes. He also explains how AI is changing business, why he sold Netflix, and his ambition to build a modern-day Berkshire Hathaway.
00:00
AI massively increases disruption risk
02:43
Time is brain
06:16
Building the world’s greatest brain institute
09:48
Recovery can create strength
16:37
Tennis is meditation in disguise
21:09
Alignment is the foundation
24:13
Bubbles run on FOMO
26:17
Do not assume capital will always be available
28:17
In venture, you bet on the person
32:11
AI is creating entrepreneurs at unprecedented speed
38:02
AI cannot replace differentiated insight
40:09
Short selling is asymmetry in reverse
43:32
AI can help with medical decisions
47:17
Credibility earns access
50:56
Netflix looked like a dominant business
57:36
The Berkshire Hathaway ambition
1:00:54
Permanent capital enables long-term thinking
1:06:22
Fundraising distraction caused Ackman’s biggest investment mistake
1:12:55
A one-hour test for leaders
1:16:16
The Measure of a Significant Life

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Intro
00:00
The Night His Daughter Nearly Died
00:53
His Plan to Rethink Brain Recovery
08:49
Could Her Ring Have Raised the Alarm?
16:15
How He Holds It Together
17:07
How Bubbles Pull You In
23:17
Is Venture in a Bubble?
23:49
When Easy Money Runs Out
25:23
He Hated the Idea. He Invested.
28:05
Who Actually Profits From AI?
30:05
The Rules He Carved in Stone
35:53
The Trade He Won't Make Again
39:15
Why He Consults "Dr. Claude"
42:02
Waiting for a Cheaper Market?
46:14
Netflix: Why He Changed His Mind
48:20
Howard Hughes and The Assets Nobody Wanted
51:36
What If You Owned a City?
53:22
Berkshire's Most Overlooked Advantage
1:00:02
From Watch Buyer to Company Owner
1:04:36
How He Judges CEOs in an Hour
1:09:42
What's Left to Achieve at 60?
1:14:19

Transcript

Bill Ackman: so the thing that you need to think through is the risk of disruption, and what ai has done is massively increase the risk of disruptions. Shane Parrish: You've had a challenging year this year with Lucy. Bill Ackman: What happened, you know...