The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

  • #228 Elad Gil: How to Spot a Billion-Dollar Startup Before the Rest of the World

    What if the world’s most connected tech investor handed you his mental playbook? Elad Gil, an investor behind Airbnb, Stripe, Coinbase and Anduril, flips conventional wisdom on its head and prioritizes market opportunities over founders.…

  • The Knowledge Project Podcast: Trailer

    Trusted by Fortune 500 CEOs and elite performers, this is where you go to think better, live better, and get ahead. Each week, Shane Parrish goes deep with the world’s sharpest minds—founders, economists, bestselling authors—to…

  • #227 Outliers: Rose Blumkin — Women of Berkshire Hathaway

    Rose Blumkin didn’t just build a business. She revolutionized retail. After fleeing Russia with $66 in her purse, she opened a basement furniture store in Omaha at 43 years old—with no English, no education, and…

  • #226 Garry Tan: Billion-Dollar Misfits — Inside Y Combinator’s Startup Formula

    Most accelerators fund ideas. Y Combinator funds founders—and transforms them. With a 1% acceptance rate and alumni behind 60% of the past decade’s unicorns, YC knows what separates the founders who break through from those…

  • #225 Outliers: Henry Singleton – Distant Force

    If Warren Buffett is the king of capital allocation—Henry Singleton is the ghost. Singleton built one of the most successful conglomerates in American history, transforming business while remaining virtually unknown. While Wall Street chased fads,…

  • #224 Bret Taylor – A Vision for AI’s Next Frontier

    What happens when one of the most legendary minds in tech delves deep into the real workings of modern AI? A 2-hour long masterclass that you don’t want to miss.   Bret Taylor unpacks why…

  • #223 Pierre Poilievre: What I Want to Build (and Break) To Fix Canada

    Pierre Poilievre, leader of Canada’s Conservative Party, reveals a roadmap for restoring opportunity and unity across the country. From unleashing innovation by cutting red tape, to reigniting upward mobility and building a powerhouse economy, Poilievre’s…

  • #222 Outliers: Cornelius Vanderbilt — The First Tycoon

    Cornelius Vanderbilt was a force in 19th century America, playing a pivotal role in transitioning the U.S. economy from rural mercantilism to industrial corporate capitalism. Vanderbilt didn’t just compete—he dominated; and didn’t just dominate one…

  • #221 Bruce Flatt on Value, Discipline, and Durability

    Brookfield CEO Bruce Flatt reveals the investment philosophy behind building one of the world’s largest alternative asset managers with over a trillion dollars under management.  At the core of Brookfield’s strategy is a disciplined focus…

  • #220 Outliers: James Dyson — Against the Odds

    How do you turn 5,127 failures into a multi-billion-dollar empire? James Dyson turned dust into possibility, failure into discovery, and frustration into revolution.     Dyson didn’t just build a better vacuum; he redefined a…

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