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Aswath Damodaran

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70 Gistil Score · median of 11 measured videos

Across 11 measured videos from Aswath Damodaran, the median Gistil Score is 70 out of 100, and 7 of them came out worth watching outright. The median filler share is 30%. In a typical video the value starts at 1:23.

Videos measured
11
Filler · median
30%
Value starts
1:23

Last measured 19 Aug 2026

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The three densest videos we have measured on this channel, each with the minute its value starts.

  1. 01

    Session 35 (of 42): The Case for Passive Investing - Active Investors' Track Record

    Worth skimming 15:35

    Density
    74
    Padding
    36%
    Useful from
    0:35

    A dense, well-sourced lecture that methodically dismantles active investing's track record — genuinely worth a finance-interested viewer's 15 minutes.

    value from 0:35 ↗

  2. 02

    Session 2: Intrinsic Value - Foundation

    Worth it 11:32

    Density
    78
    Padding
    24%
    Useful from
    0:36

    A tight, expert-taught foundation on DCF and intrinsic valuation with almost no filler.

    value from 0:36 ↗

  3. 03

    Session 1: Introduction to Valuation

    Worth it 16:15

    Density
    72
    Padding
    27%
    Useful from
    1:32

    A crisp, credible framing lecture that sets up real valuation work to come without yet doing any of the math.

    value from 1:32 ↗

Questions

Is Aswath Damodaran worth watching?

Across the 11 videos we measured, the median Gistil Score is 70 out of 100, and 7 came out worth watching outright. The score measures how much of the runtime carries substance; it is our own measurement, not a YouTube metric.

What are the best Aswath Damodaran videos?

The three densest ones we have measured are listed above, each with the minute its value starts — so you can open one at the second it begins to pay off.

How honest are the titles on Aswath Damodaran?

Median title honesty across those videos is 90 out of 100 — how closely a title matches what the video actually delivers.

The Gistil Score is our own independent measurement of how much of a video's runtime carries substance. It is not a YouTube metric, not a public rating, and not the video's rating on YouTube. Gistil does not alter, download or cut any part of a video — the videos stay on YouTube and play there. Not affiliated with YouTube or Google.

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