<p>What separates truly great businesses from the rest? Mala Gaonkar, founder of hedge fund SurgoCap Partners, joins Nicolai Tangen to discuss identifying companies with durable competitive advantages. They cover how old technologies disrupt in new ways, why she keeps her investment team deliberately small, and how data science helps reduce cognitive biases. Mala shares candid investment lessons including the pitfalls of shorting Nokia and not revisiting NVIDIA after selling. She&nbsp;also reflects on balancing her career with creative writing and philanthropic work in global health. With $6 billion in assets under management, SurgoCap proves that focus and curiosity drive results.</p><p>In Good Company is hosted by Nicolai Tangen, CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management. New full episodes every Wednesday, and don't miss our Highlight episodes every Friday.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The production team for this episode includes Isabelle Karlsson and PLAN-B's Niklas Figenschau Johansen, Sebastian Langvik-Hansen and Pål Huuse. Background research was conducted by David Høysæther.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Watch the episode on YouTube:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@norgesbankinvestmentmanage223" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>Norges Bank Investment Management - YouTube</u></a></li><li>Want to learn more about the fund?&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nbim.no/en/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>The fund | Norges Bank Investment Management (nbim.no)</u></a></li><li>Follow Nicolai Tangen on LinkedIn:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolai-tangen/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>Nicolai Tangen | LinkedIn</u></a></li><li>Follow NBIM on LinkedIn:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/12557/admin/feed/posts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>Norges Bank Investment Management: Administrator for bedriftsside | LinkedIn</u></a></li><li>Follow NBIM on Instagram:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/1688331664768381/norges-bank-investment-management/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>Explore Norges Bank Investment Management on Instagram</u></a></li></ul><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>