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Andrei Stetsenko is a first-generation immigrant from Kyiv, Ukraine, where he was born in 1989.  After graduating summa cum laude from Princeton in 2010, he joined Farley Capital as an investment analyst.  In 2015, he was made a partner of the firm.  Over the past dozen years, Andrei has traveled to India 17 times and met with hundreds of listed Indian companies.  Andrei has been cited as an expert on India’s equity market in media including Barron's, Bloomberg News, and the Financial Times.Gymkhana Partners is an India-dedicated long-only investment fund managed by Farley Capital.  You can learn more about Gymkhana Partners on their website and follow their commentary on the Indian economy and stock market by signing up for Dispatches from India at www.gymkhanapartners.com.Gymkhana X/twitter: https://x.com/GymkhanaFundGymkhana LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gymkhanapartnersAndrei X/twitter: https://x.com/astetsenAndrei LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/astetsen

I hope you guys enjoy the latest Q2 2025 Investor Audible series. This week, we read Greystone Capital, SpringView Capital, and Praetorian Capital's Q2 letters. Ideas discussed: APG, KITS, NRP, SYZ.TO, DR.TO, HOOD, SEG, MCY, WS.

Precious metals are starting to move. Otavio Costa was pounding the table on gold and silver back in 2023. This is a replay of that conversation. I hope you guys enjoy!Hey Guys! This episode, we hear from Tavi Costa, portfolio manager at Crescat Capital, and get his insights into the precious metals industry. Tavi talks about the importance of precious metals CAPEX and explains how the demand for precious metals, specifically gold, affects the industry. He also discusses the differing opinions of gold bears. Tavi shares his thoughts on the inflation super cycle and how it impacts investing criteria. He also talks about identifying mistakes and valuing precious metals equities.[0:00] Who is Tavi Costa?[6:00] Precious Metals CAPEX[22:00] PM Demand: The Use of Gold[33:00] Gold Bears[40:00] The Inflation Super Cycle[50:00] Investing Criteria[59:00] Identifying Mistakes[1:08:00] Valuing PM Equities[1:19:00] More from Tavi Costa and Closing QuestionsIf you enjoyed this podcast, please check out Otavio on Twitter ⁠@TaviCosta⁠ and read his latest research at ⁠Crescat Capital⁠. Finally, thanks to the following sponsors for making the podcast a reality!MitimcoThis episode is brought to you by MIT Investment Management Company, also known as MITIMCo, the investment office of MIT. Each year, MITIMCo invests in a handful of new emerging managers who it believes can earn exceptional long-term returns to support MIT's mission. To help the emerging manager community more broadly, they created ⁠emergingmanagers.org⁠, a website for emerging manager stockpickers.I highly recommend the site for those looking to start a stock-picking fund or learn how others have done it. You'll find essays and interviews by successful emerging managers, service providers used by MIT's own managers, essays MITIMCo has written for emerging managers, and more!

In this episode, Kristoffer Lindström—founder and analyst at LIND Research—joins to unpack his investment process and deliver a compelling pitch on Physitrack (ticker: PTRK). I hope you enjoyed the conversation. If you want to learn more about Kris and his process, follow him on X: https://x.com/Lindstroem_K and explore his research at LIND Research: Lindresearch.com.Please note that I do not hold shares in PTAK and do not plan to hold shares in the company following this podcast. This is for education purposes only.

In this episode, Oliver Friesen—CEO of Guardian Metal Resources—joins for a deep dive into tungsten’s resurgence and why this little-known metal is at the center of U.S. national security, supply chains, and industrial resilience. We unpack tungsten’s unique properties—highest melting point of any metal, extreme density, and hardness—and why it’s indispensable in defense applications from armor‑piercing munitions to high‑temperature aerospace systems. Oliver discusses Guardian’s Nevada‑focused strategy, including its flagship Pilot Mountain project, believed to be the largest undeveloped tungsten deposit on American soil, and how the company is positioning to help re‑shore U.S. supply chains.We also explore the shifting policy landscape—China’s dominance over global tungsten supply, looming U.S. procurement bans on adversarial sources by 2027, and new federal initiatives—highlighted by a recent $6.2M U.S. Department of Defense award aimed at sustaining critical domestic tungsten production. Oliver shares how Guardian is building strategic relationships and accelerating project development to meet defense and industrial demand, while balancing responsible development and investor alignment

I hope you guys enjoy the latest Q2 2025 Investor Audible series. This week, we read Laughing Water, Jackson Peak, and Alluvial Capital letters. Ideas discussed: CLAR, SES, THRY, VTY.L, CLAR, META, TTAN, SENEA, SRC.L, and more.

I hope you guys enjoy the latest Q2 2025 Investor Audible series. This week, we read Rowan Street, Desert Lion, and Minot Light Capital Partners. Ideas discussed: META, SHOP, SPOT, ART, TDUP, CURV, LGCY, OM, LAKE, TTGT, RXST

I hope you guys enjoy my podcast with Matthew Pierson, founder of Merit Oak Capital. Merit Oak is a long-biased hedge fund focused on long-term capital appreciation through concentrated, multi-year investments in outstanding public companies that are determined to be undervalued based on extensive fundamental research.”Matt is an American hero, one of the toughest dudes I've ever met, and a solid emerging manager. Enjoy!

Another edition of Investor Audibles is out. This week we read letters from LVS Advisory, Brasada Capital, and Kathmandu Capital. Ideas include: $CW, $ITOS, $WST, $UBER, $UI, $ACMR, Nagacorp, and more. I hope you guys enjoy!

I'm thrilled to have John Swallow, CEO of Idaho Strategic, back on the podcast. John has been one of my favorite guests over the years. He's built Idaho Strategic $IDR from a near-bankrupt entity to a $160M+ company today (as of this podcast). I first had John on the podcast last February. Things were a lot different then. Gold is much higher now. IDR is profitable. They have no net debt. But John isn't satisfied. He's building a real company. One that will last for decades after he's gone. This is the story on how he plans to do that, what makes IDR unique, and why building a business by starting small still makes sense. Finally, a big thanks to our sponsors for making this episode happen.MitimcoThis episode is brought to you by MIT Investment Management Company, also known as MITIMCo, the investment office of MIT. Each year, MITIMCo invests in a handful of new emerging managers who it believes can earn exceptional long-term returns in support of MIT's mission. To help the emerging manager community more broadly, they created ⁠⁠⁠⁠emergingmanagers.org⁠⁠⁠⁠, a website for emerging manager stockpickers.I highly recommend the site for those looking to start a stock-picking fund or just learning about how others have done it. You'll find essays and interviews by successful emerging managers, service providers used by MIT's own managers, essays MITIMCo has written for emerging managers, and more!TIKRTIKR is THE BEST resource for all stock market data, I use TIKR every day in my process, and I know you will too. Make sure to check them out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠TIKR.com/hive⁠⁠⁠⁠.

I had the pleasure of interviewing Sultan Ameerali for this week's Value Hive Podcast. Sultan is a self-taught investor specializing in industries and companies others hate. We covered A LOT in this podcast. We chatted mining stocks, Comstock (LODE), Fat Brands (FATBP), AI, hockey, journalism, and boxing.I thoroughly enjoyed this podcast and I hope you will, too. Finally, a big thanks to the following sponsors for making the podcast a reality.MitimcoThis episode is brought to you by MIT Investment Management Company, also known as MITIMCo, the investment office of MIT. Each year, MITIMCo invests in a handful of new emerging managers who it believes can earn exceptional long-term returns in support of MIT's mission. To help the emerging manager community more broadly, they created ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠emergingmanagers.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, a website for emerging manager stockpickers.For those looking to start a stock-picking fund or just looking to learn about how others have done it, I highly recommend the site. You'll find essays and interviews by successful emerging managers, service providers used by MIT's own managers, essays MITIMCo has written for emerging managers and more!TegusTegus has the world’s largest collection of instantly available interviews on all the public and private companies you care about. Tegus actually makes primary research fun and effortless, too. Instead of weeks and months, you can learn a new industry or company in hours, and all from those that know it best.I spend nearly all my time reading Tegus calls on existing holdings and new ideas. And I know you will too. So if you’re interested, head on over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tegus.co/valuehive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a free trial to see for yourself.TIKRTIKR is THE BEST resource for all stock market data, I use TIKR every day in my process, and I know you will too. Make sure to check them out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TIKR.com/hive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Stoked to have Sustainable Dude on the podcast to dive deep into the world of Rare Earth Elements (or REEs). They're messy, complicated, opaque, and rich with opportunity. We talk processing, refining, production, China's dominance, how the West can build its supply chain, and individual stock names. This was terrific. Give Sustainable dude a follow and subscribe to his Substack. It is WELL worth the read. Finally, a big thanks to the following sponsors for making the podcast a reality.MitimcoThis episode is brought to you by MIT Investment Management Company, also known as MITIMCo, the investment office of MIT. Each year, MITIMCo invests in a handful of new emerging managers who it believes can earn exceptional long-term returns in support of MIT's mission. To help the emerging manager community more broadly, they created ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠emergingmanagers.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, a website for emerging manager stockpickers.For those looking to start a stock-picking fund or just looking to learn about how others have done it, I highly recommend the site. You'll find essays and interviews by successful emerging managers, service providers used by MIT's own managers, essays MITIMCo has written for emerging managers and more!TegusTegus has the world’s largest collection of instantly available interviews on all the public and private companies you care about. Tegus actually makes primary research fun and effortless, too. Instead of weeks and months, you can learn a new industry or company in hours, and all from those that know it best.I spend nearly all my time reading Tegus calls on existing holdings and new ideas. And I know you will too. So if you’re interested, head on over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tegus.co/valuehive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a free trial to see for yourself.TIKRTIKR is THE BEST resource for all stock market data, I use TIKR every day in my process, and I know you will too. Make sure to check them out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TIKR.com/hive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Garrett Goggin is the founder of The Golden Portfolio, a newsletter that exclusively covers gold and silver mining stocks. Garrett has over 15 years experience investing in junior precious metals miners. I spent over an hour picking his brain on portfolio construction, grade hurdle rates, red flags to avoid, and how to value a mining stock. I think you'll like this one. Please note that Garrett or myself might own any of the stocks mentioned in the podcast. None of this is investment advice. Do your own work. Mining investing is extremely risky. You've been warned. Finally, a big thanks to the following sponsors for making the podcast a reality.MitimcoThis episode is brought to you by MIT Investment Management Company, also known as MITIMCo, the investment office of MIT. Each year, MITIMCo invests in a handful of new emerging managers who it believes can earn exceptional long-term returns in support of MIT's mission. To help the emerging manager community more broadly, they created ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠emergingmanagers.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, a website for emerging manager stockpickers.For those looking to start a stock-picking fund or just looking to learn about how others have done it, I highly recommend the site. You'll find essays and interviews by successful emerging managers, service providers used by MIT's own managers, essays MITIMCo has written for emerging managers and more!TegusTegus has the world’s largest collection of instantly available interviews on all the public and private companies you care about. Tegus actually makes primary research fun and effortless, too. Instead of weeks and months, you can learn a new industry or company in hours, and all from those that know it best.I spend nearly all my time reading Tegus calls on existing holdings and new ideas. And I know you will too. So if you’re interested, head on over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tegus.co/valuehive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a free trial to see for yourself.TIKRTIKR is THE BEST resource for all stock market data, I use TIKR every day in my process, and I know you will too. Make sure to check them out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TIKR.com/hive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Excited to have @ContrarianCurse on the podcast for the first time. I also believe it's his first ever podcast. I had a blast chatting with "Suspended Cap" about his switch from analyst to PM, how he covers industries and analyzes stocks, how he thinks about idiosyncratic risk, and his thoughts on brands and retail companies. This was such a fun episode. Stock junkies will love this one. Finally, a big thanks to our sponsors for making this episode happen.MitimcoThis episode is brought to you by MIT Investment Management Company, also known as MITIMCo, the investment office of MIT. Each year, MITIMCo invests in a handful of new emerging managers who it believes can earn exceptional long-term returns in support of MIT's mission. To help the emerging manager community more broadly, they created ⁠⁠⁠⁠emergingmanagers.org⁠⁠⁠⁠, a website for emerging manager stockpickers.I highly recommend the site for those looking to start a stock-picking fund or just learning about how others have done it. You'll find essays and interviews by successful emerging managers, service providers used by MIT's own managers, essays MITIMCo has written for emerging managers, and more!TIKRTIKR is THE BEST resource for all stock market data, I use TIKR every day in my process, and I know you will too. Make sure to check them out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠TIKR.com/hive⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Purple Drink Capital is back for Round 2 at Value Hive. I love talking to Purple Drink. The dude is a Trader's Trader. He's a slave to the tape, respects his biases, and understands the game he's playing. I love the way he views markets and positions himself in various thematics. Even if you're not a "trader" you will learn something new and useful, I promise. Finally, a big thanks to our sponsors for making this episode happen.MitimcoThis episode is brought to you by MIT Investment Management Company, also known as MITIMCo, the investment office of MIT. Each year, MITIMCo invests in a handful of new emerging managers who it believes can earn exceptional long-term returns in support of MIT's mission. To help the emerging manager community more broadly, they created ⁠⁠⁠⁠emergingmanagers.org⁠⁠⁠⁠, a website for emerging manager stockpickers.I highly recommend the site for those looking to start a stock-picking fund or just learning about how others have done it. You'll find essays and interviews by successful emerging managers, service providers used by MIT's own managers, essays MITIMCo has written for emerging managers, and more!TIKRTIKR is THE BEST resource for all stock market data, I use TIKR every day in my process, and I know you will too. Make sure to check them out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠TIKR.com/hive⁠⁠⁠⁠.

We're changing it up a bit this week! I decided to do an Investor Audible on just one "letter" ... Hosking Partner's May 2025 edition of Hosking Post. The letter discusses Capital Cycles, Warren Buffett, and how to view all investments through the capital cycle framework. I recorded this because I wish I had an audiobook version of it, so enjoy!Also -- big thanks to the sponsors!MitimcoFor those looking to start a stock-picking fund or just looking to learn about how others have done it, I highly recommend the site. You'll find essays and interviews by successful emerging managers, service providers used by MIT's own managers, essays MITIMCo has written for emerging managers and more!TegusTegus has the world’s largest collection of instantly available interviews on all the public and private companies you care about. Tegus actually makes primary research fun and effortless, too. Instead of weeks and months, you can learn a new industry or company in hours, and all from those that know it best.I spend nearly all my time reading Tegus calls on existing holdings and new ideas. And I know you will too. So if you’re interested, head on over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tegus.co/valuehive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a free trial to see for yourself.TIKRTIKR is THE BEST resource for all stock market data, I use TIKR every day in my process, and I know you will too. Make sure to check them out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TIKR.com/hive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Excited to replay Episode 21 with y'all! Jeff Sands is a 3x winner of the Turnaround Of The Year award (2017-2019), and he's got a good shot at 2020. He spent his early career working in his family business. When outside pressures rattled the company, Jeff realized two things: a) the importance of cash and b) that nobody taught him how to manage this crisis. Jeff's passion is turning around troubled businesses, and he's one of the best in the world at it. During our chat, we discuss: [0:00 - 9:00] Introduction and Background[10:00 - 13:00] Why Stubbornness Is Death in Turnarounds[14:00-20:00] Jeff's Tools For Turnarounds[21:00-27:00] Why Jeff Doesn't Look at The P&L[28:00-30:00] First Steps in Any Turnaround[31:00-34:00] How To Coach A Bank[35:00-41:00] Founding Dorset Partners[42:00-56:00] Real World Turnaround Examples[57:00-59:00] How To Identify A Core Business[60:00-66:00] Jeff's Failures in Turnarounds[67:00-69:00] How To Spot Failed Turnarounds in Public Companies[70:00-end] Concluding QuestionsIf you want to learn more about Jeff (and his book), check out these links: ⁠Jeff's Twitter⁠⁠Jeff's Book⁠⁠Dorset Partners website⁠If you like what we're doing, please leave us a rating and review on ⁠Apple Podcasts. ⁠ 

This is one of my favorite conversations of the year. James Elbaor of Marlton LLC spent over an hour discussing all things investing. We chatted single stocks, thematics, psychology, how to invest in other investors, and what makes a great investor. We also talked about process, vibes, and of course, mining. If you're an emerging manager, or someone that wants to start their own fund one day, you will LOVE this episode. Also -- big thanks to the sponsors!MitimcoFor those looking to start a stock-picking fund or just looking to learn about how others have done it, I highly recommend the site. You'll find essays and interviews by successful emerging managers, service providers used by MIT's own managers, essays MITIMCo has written for emerging managers and more!TegusTegus has the world’s largest collection of instantly available interviews on all the public and private companies you care about. Tegus actually makes primary research fun and effortless, too. Instead of weeks and months, you can learn a new industry or company in hours, and all from those that know it best.I spend nearly all my time reading Tegus calls on existing holdings and new ideas. And I know you will too. So if you’re interested, head on over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tegus.co/valuehive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a free trial to see for yourself.TIKRTIKR is THE BEST resource for all stock market data, I use TIKR every day in my process, and I know you will too. Make sure to check them out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TIKR.com/hive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

I'm excited to get Erik_YWR back on the podcast this week. Erik pitched European bank stocks on his first episode, and he nailed it. So today, we're asking him about French stocks, revisiting European banks, and South Korea. You'll love this conversation if you enjoy psychology, actionable ideas, and general market banter. Also -- big thanks to the sponsors!MitimcoFor those looking to start a stock-picking fund or just looking to learn about how others have done it, I highly recommend the site. You'll find essays and interviews by successful emerging managers, service providers used by MIT's own managers, essays MITIMCo has written for emerging managers and more!TegusTegus has the world’s largest collection of instantly available interviews on all the public and private companies you care about. Tegus actually makes primary research fun and effortless, too. Instead of weeks and months, you can learn a new industry or company in hours, and all from those that know it best.I spend nearly all my time reading Tegus calls on existing holdings and new ideas. And I know you will too. So if you’re interested, head on over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tegus.co/valuehive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a free trial to see for yourself.TIKRTIKR is THE BEST resource for all stock market data, I use TIKR every day in my process, and I know you will too. Make sure to check them out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TIKR.com/hive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Excited to have the Q1 2025 Investor Audible Series rolling through this quarter.This week, we have letters from:1Main CapitalAlluvial CapitalNZS CapitalBig thanks to the sponsors as well!MitimcoThis episode is brought to you by MIT Investment Management Company, also known as MITIMCo, the investment office of MIT. Each year, MITIMCo invests in a handful of new emerging managers who it believes can earn exceptional long-term returns in support of MIT's mission. To help the emerging manager community more broadly, they created ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠emergingmanagers.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, a website for emerging manager stockpickers.For those looking to start a stock-picking fund or just looking to learn about how others have done it, I highly recommend the site. You'll find essays and interviews by successful emerging managers, service providers used by MIT's own managers, essays MITIMCo has written for emerging managers and more!TegusTegus has the world’s largest collection of instantly available interviews on all the public and private companies you care about. Tegus actually makes primary research fun and effortless, too. Instead of weeks and months, you can learn a new industry or company in hours, and all from those that know it best.I spend nearly all my time reading Tegus calls on existing holdings and new ideas. And I know you will too. So if you’re interested, head on over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tegus.co/valuehive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a free trial to see for yourself.TIKRTIKR is THE BEST resource for all stock market data, I use TIKR every day in my process, and I know you will too. Make sure to check them out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TIKR.com/hive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.