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Hello and welcome everyone.

I'm Patrick O'Shaughnessy and this is Invest Like the Best.

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My guest today is John Arnold.

John is probably the most famous energy trader of all time and certainly the most successful.

One of the things John says was that he wanted to cultivate and build the best seat in his industry, the seat with the best perspective, with the most information, with the best systems.

What's most interesting about John is after being the most successful energy trader of all time, you could argue that he's gone on to be the most innovative philanthropist as well.

John has applied this idea of philanthropy to all different sectors,

And what's so exciting about this conversation is it feels like you're talking to a talented entrepreneur or a talented operator in all of these different fields who's willing to share exactly what him and his team have learned about what makes certain problems manifest across our country.

He has an incredible perspective, not just on the things he's worked on, but on his travels, on companies, on technology.

This conversation is a reminder to me that cultivating the seat is such a powerful concept that we probably underinvest in.

Please enjoy this wide-ranging discussion with John Arnold.