Charlie Munger

5 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Tren Griffin · said 50 times in 4 episodes since 2018 · across every show →

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Jan 2, 2019
Insight
Griffin: Munger's two-track analysis combines rational evaluation with bias checks
“He calls it a two-track analysis, which is first be rational, and then look for decisional errors.”
Tren Griffin Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 7:19 a16z Podcast | The Best Way To Be Smart ... Is To Not Be Stupid
Jan 2, 2019 positive
Insight
Griffin: Munger advises patient study followed by aggressive bets on rare opportunities
“People need to be patient and read and understand, but then when they see the big opportunity, you know, like social networking or You know, something in computational biology or, you know, name the field. When you see it, you'll know it, and when you see it, …”
Tren Griffin Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 17:11 a16z Podcast | The Best Way To Be Smart ... Is To Not Be Stupid
Jan 2, 2019
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Griffin: Charlie Munger reads five newspapers every day
“He reads five newspapers a day”
Tren Griffin Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 15:30 a16z Podcast | The Best Way To Be Smart ... Is To Not Be Stupid
May 5, 2026 negative
Insight
Charlie Munger: Newspapers are depleting oil wells; WSJ is a trade journal
“This is not a business, Tony. It's an oil well. It's depleting to zero. And I said, well, What about the Wall Street Journal? Well, that's not a newspaper. That's a trade journal.”
Tony James May 5, 2026 ▶ 24:20 Building Blackstone, Backing Costco, and Working with Munger | Tony James on The a16z Show
May 5, 2026
Disclosure
Tony James spoke with Charlie Munger biweekly for decades
“I talked to him every two weeks, whether we were on the board or not.”
Tony James May 5, 2026 ▶ 24:41 Building Blackstone, Backing Costco, and Working with Munger | Tony James on The a16z Show
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