Bill Ackman: Investing, Financial Battles, Harvard, DEI, X & Free Speech | Lex Fridman Podcast #413

Bill Ackman is an investor who has led some of the biggest and controversial financial trades in history. He is founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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TRANSCRIPT:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Bill’s X: https://twitter.com/BillAckman
Pershing Square Holdings: https://pershingsquareholdings.com/
Pershing Square Foundation: https://pershingsquarefoundation.org
Neri Oxman conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbPHojL_61U
Books mentioned:
The Intelligent Investor: https://amzn.to/3ONnaZy
America’s Cultural Revolution: https://amzn.to/3SDz1dY

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OUTLINE:
0:00 – Introduction
0:47 – Investing basics
5:39 – Investing in music
14:00 – Process of researching companies
18:39 – Investing in restaurants
24:08 – Investing in Google
29:50 – AI
35:05 – Warren Buffet
37:14 – Psychology of investing
46:45 – Activist investing
56:33 – General Growth Properties
1:12:49 – Canadian Pacific Railway
1:20:13 – OpenAI
1:24:24 – Biggest loss and lowest point
1:39:13 – Herbalife and Carl Icahn
1:56:03 – Oct 7
2:02:34 – College campus protests
2:21:01 – DEI in universities
2:41:52 – Neri Oxman
3:07:22 – X and free speech
3:11:46 – Trump
3:19:22 – Dean Phillips
3:26:28 – Future

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20 Comments

  1. Here are the timestamps. Please check out our sponsors to support this podcast.

    0:00 – Introduction & sponsor mentions:

    – LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free sample pack

    – Policygenius: https://policygenius.com/lex

    – AG1: https://drinkag1.com/lex to get 1 month supply of fish oil

    – Eight Sleep: https://eightsleep.com/lex to get special savings

    – BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off

    0:47 – Investing basics

    5:39 – Investing in music

    14:00 – Process of researching companies

    18:39 – Investing in restaurants

    24:08 – Investing in Google

    29:50 – AI

    35:05 – Warren Buffet

    37:14 – Psychology of investing

    46:45 – Activist investing

    56:33 – General Growth Properties

    1:12:49 – Canadian Pacific Railway

    1:20:13 – OpenAI

    1:24:24 – Biggest loss and lowest point

    1:39:13 – Herbalife and Carl Icahn

    1:56:03 – Oct 7

    2:02:34 – College campus protests

    2:21:01 – DEI in universities

    2:41:52 – Neri Oxman

    3:07:22 – X and free speech

    3:11:46 – Trump

    3:19:22 – Dean Phillips

    3:26:28 – Future

  2. Get Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick?????????????? Thanks for all the great shows Lex, and team. You are awesome.

  3. Again, very informative. To say I am amazed is an understatement. Thank you Lex Fridman and Bill Ackerman

  4. Once you get into the indigenous treatment, modalities, which are much cheaper, and I’m going to replace the pharmaceutical industry once the insurance industry collapsed which we know it is

  5. Entire paradise is shifting from the Agriculture to the music and the new 21 streaming platform is being established post beta tested twice satellite Wi-Fi unrated

  6. The individual instruments that humans play uniquely and has unplanned flaws is not repilicatable

  7. Hate to tell you Lex but the problem at these institutions is the faculty. If you and your ilk aren't out there defending Dorian Abbot and harassed Jewish students we'll be talking about this issue next year and years after.

  8. This is the kind of conversations need for any who wants to build their business to gain perspective and see what you can apply.

    Shout out to Lex and Bill. Thank you.

  9. Puke again Lex. I love how blatantly you ignore the 30,000 civilians killed. But, but do you condemn Hamas. So gross.

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