In this episode, Clay dives deep into the remarkable story of Heico — a quiet compounder that’s delivered over 22% annual returns for more than three decades. While aerospace may seem like a commoditized or slow-moving industry, Heico flips that assumption on its head.
Clay breaks down how the Mendelson family transformed a struggling parts supplier into a $38 billion industry leader through exceptional capital allocation, a culture of ownership, and a nearly unbreakable moat built on regulatory mastery and being a partner that customers can trust. Whether you're an investor, entrepreneur, or business strategist, this episode offers timeless lessons on how to build and sustain a truly durable business.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
01:27 - The story of how the Mendelsons took a tiny parts supplier and turned it into a $38B aerospace powerhouse.
06:47 - How Heico turned strict FAA regulations into its biggest competitive advantage.
10:10 - Why airlines prefer Heico parts over the OEM alternatives.
17:50 - What makes Heico’s acquisition playbook similar to Berkshire Hathaway.
27:58 - Why Heico’s products and services are extremely sticky and provide predictable, recurring revenue streams.
37:25 - Why economic downturns benefit Heico, creating a countercyclical business model.
47:19 - How Heico’s culture is unique and has created hundreds of millionaire factory workers.
And so much more!
Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.
BOOKS AND RESOURCES
Join Clay and a select group of passionate value investors for a retreat in Big Sky, Montana. Learn more here.
Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, Kyle, and the other community members.
Interview with Eric Mendelson.
50x Podcast with Nick Howley.
Book mentioned: Lessons from the Titans.
Related Episode: TIP731: Owning Best-In-Class Businesses w/ Joseph Shaposhnik.
Related Episode: TIP709: The Art of Long-Term Investing w/ Francois Rochon.
Follow Clay on X and LinkedIn.
Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here.
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Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok.
Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here.
Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool.
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BTC243: Jim Chanos Vs Pierre Rochard MSTR mNAV debate (Bitcoin Podcast)
Jim Chanos and Pierre Rochard face off on Bitcoin-native corporates, debating governance, valuation models, capital structure, and whether BTC on the balance sheet adds value or risk.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
02:27 - Why Jim Chanos is short BTC companies but long Bitcoin itself
05:44 - Pierre Rochard's view on using corporate debt/equity to acquire BTC
13:03 - Capital structure tools best suited for BTC-native companies
14:12 - Whether BTC treasuries offer more than just bull-market beta
19:23 - The risks of NAV premiums and misaligned management incentives
20:16 - Debate over proper valuation frameworks: NAV vs. cash flow
24:30 - Could BTC treasuries evolve into financial infrastructure—or stay niche?
26:25 - The systemic implications of too many firms holding BTC on balance sheets
36:22 - 2030 predictions: spot BTC vs. BTC-native equities vs. ETFs
40:17 - What a “responsible” BTC treasury strategy could look like
Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.
BOOKS AND RESOURCES
Jim’s X Account.
Pierre’s X Account.
Related Episode: Bitcoin Energy Survey and the Speculative Attack w/ Pierre Rochard.
Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here.
Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed.
NEW TO THE SHOW?
Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, Kyle, and the other community members.
Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok.
Check out our Bitcoin Fundamentals Starter Packs.
Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here.
Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool.
Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services.
Get smarter about valuing businesses in just a few minutes each week through our newsletter, The Intrinsic Value Newsletter.
Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts.
SPONSORS
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TIP737: Margin Of Safety by Seth Klarman w/ Kyle Grieve
On today’s episode, Kyle Grieve discusses the principles of value investing, including how to distinguish between speculation and true investing, the dangers of Wall Street's incentive structures, and the importance of prioritizing downside protection over upside potential. We’ll also delve into discipline for value investing, how to develop a margin of safety mindset, and how to build a risk-averse strategy and portfolio.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
05:04 - Why most investors speculate rather than invest—and how to tell the difference
11:01 - Why fund managers have structural weaknesses that require them to prioritize the wrong things
13:26 - Why EBITDA can mislead—and how it hides a business’s actual condition
16:46 - Why value investors focus more on downside protection than upside potential
18:47 - How to think about margin of safety when constructing a portfolio
31:51 - The three temperamental traits most critical to successful value investing
36:38 - Why value investors hold cash and how they use it as a strategic weapon
44:00 - A detailed breakdown of how Klarman values businesses
20:06 - The major types of value opportunities—and where to find them
1:02:49 - Klarman’s perspective on diversification and intelligent position sizing
Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.
BOOKS AND RESOURCES
Join Clay and a select group of passionate value investors for a retreat in Big Sky, Montana. Learn more here.
Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, Kyle, and the other community members.
Buy a copy of Margin of Safety here.
Follow Kyle on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here.
Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed.
NEW TO THE SHOW?
Get smarter about valuing businesses in just a few minutes each week through our newsletter, The Intrinsic Value Newsletter.
Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs.
Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok.
Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here.
Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool.
Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services.
Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts.
SPONSORS
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HELP US OUT!
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TIP736: How the Best Investors Execute w/ Clay Finck
In this episode, Clay reviews Lee Freeman-Shor's book — The Art of Execution. Freeman-Shor studied 45 of the world's top investors over seven years, revealing why investment success depends far more on execution than stock picking. Through analysis of nearly 1,000 investments, he discovered that even the best investors are wrong half the time, but their success comes from how they handle both winners and losers.
This episode provides essential lessons on the execution strategies that determine long-term investment success.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
06:07 - The three types of investor behaviors when facing losing positions and their outcomes.
08:37 - The psychological biases that trap investors in losing positions for years.
11:48 - Why even the world's best investors are wrong 51% of the time.
38:17 - Why selling winners early is more damaging than holding losers too long.
56:25 - How concentration beats diversification for generating superior long-term returns.
58:42 - Why execution matters more than stock picking for investment success.
01:00:36 - The five-point winner's checklist for executing investment strategies like top performers.
And so much more!
Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.
BOOKS AND RESOURCES
Join Clay and a select group of passionate value investors for a retreat in Big Sky, Montana. Learn more here.
Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, Kyle, and the other community members.
Lee Freeman-Shor’s book: The Art of Execution.
Michael Lewis’ book: Moneyball.
The Intrinsic Value Podcast.
Shawn and Daniel’s episode on Reddit.
Related Episode: TIP709: The Art of Long-Term Investing w/ Francois Rochon.
Follow Clay on X and LinkedIn.
Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here.
Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed.
NEW TO THE SHOW?
Get smarter about valuing businesses in just a few minutes each week through our newsletter, The Intrinsic Value Newsletter.
Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs.
Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok.
Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here.
Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool.
Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services.
Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts.
SPONSORS
Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors:
SimpleMining
Hardblock
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HELP US OUT!
Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Spotify! It takes less than 30 seconds, and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it!
Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm
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BTC242: Bitcoin Core Vs. Knots w/ NVK (BItcoin Podcast)
Preston Pysh welcomes back NVK, renowned Bitcoin expert and founder of Coinkite, for an in-depth conversation on the future of Bitcoin, the evolving dynamics of its core development, and the promising rise of decentralized platforms like Nostr.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
02:01 - How Bitcoin's increasing price may sustain mining incentives post-halving
09:37 - The evolution from Satoshi’s original code to the current Bitcoin Core
14:15 - Insights into Bitcoin Knots and the separation of wallet and consensus code
19:41 - Critiques of Bitcoin’s development scene and current conference culture
20:09 - The controversy surrounding Bitcoin Core’s GitHub governance
24:22 - Debates around removing the OP_RETURN 83-byte limit
32:23 - Nostr’s potential to revolutionize identity and AI communication
35:45 - Key adoption challenges facing Nostr and possible solutions
44:44 - The philosophy and features behind Coinkite’s hardware wallets
Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.
BOOKS AND RESOURCES
NVK’s Company: ColdCard Bitcoin Hardware Wallets.
Join NOSTR at Primal.
Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here.
Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed.
NEW TO THE SHOW?
Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, Kyle, and the other community members.
Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok.
Check out our Bitcoin Fundamentals Starter Packs.
Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here.
Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool.
Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services.
Get smarter about valuing businesses in just a few minutes each week through our newsletter, The Intrinsic Value Newsletter.
Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts.
SPONSORS
Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors:
SimpleMining
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We Study Billionaires is the largest stock investing podcast show in the world with 180,000,000+ downloads and is hosted by Stig Brodersen, Preston Pysh, William Green, Clay Finck, and Kyle Grieve.
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