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Patrick O'Shaughnessy
investor & operator deep-dives; "Business Breakdowns" universe / Invest Like the Best
Patrick O'Shaughnessy is CEO of Colossus, an audio and media company producing long-form interviews with investors, founders, and executives. He hosts 'Invest Like the Best', one of the most-followed investing podcasts, and oversaw the creation of 'Business Breakdowns', which dissects individual companies in depth. He previously led O'Shaughnessy Asset Management before its acquisition by Franklin Templeton.
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Frameworks
Attributed to Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Mental models, principles, and operating frameworks extracted from sources where Patrick is the credited author or speaker.
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Islands of Innovation
Innovation doesn't come from the mainstream — it comes from islands. The internet has nearly eliminated islands. Building one is the act of founder sovereignty.
Strategy·from Invest Like the Best EP.394 — Tobi Lütke: Building Islands of Innovation
Raising the Temperature of an Organization
Companies run at room temperature by default. Founders are exothermic — they inject heat into the system. The job is to protect that heat from being politicked away.
Productivity·from Invest Like the Best EP.394 — Tobi Lütke: Building Islands of Innovation
Saturated Sponge Change Management
Load all change at once. Once a sponge is saturated, it cannot absorb more water — all subsequent change is free.
Productivity·from Invest Like the Best EP.394 — Tobi Lütke: Building Islands of Innovation
Trust Battery
Every interaction between two people either charges or drains the battery. You can't skip to high trust — you have to charge it.
Productivity·from Invest Like the Best EP.394 — Tobi Lütke: Building Islands of Innovation
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Framework distribution
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Productivity3 frameworks · 75%
Strategy1 framework · 0%
Bibliography
Sources by Patrick O'Shaughnessy
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Appears alongside
Top neighbors of Patrick O'Shaughnessy
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Aaron Francis
devtools founder + Laravel / Mostly Technical
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02Aarthi Ramamurthy & Sriram Krishnan
founders + ops / The Aarthi and Sriram Show
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03Acquired (Ben Gilbert)
company history deep-dives / Acquired
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04Acquired (David Rosenthal)
company history deep-dives co-host / Acquired
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05Adam Davidson
entrepreneurship + economy / The Bottom Line / Surprisingly Awesome
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06Aimee Pearcy / Hala Taha
Hala Taha: networking & personal brand / Young and Profiting
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07Alex Hormozi
offers, value equation / The Game w/ Alex Hormozi
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08Amy Porterfield
online course business / Online Marketing Made Easy
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Last updated
10 May 2026