Elad Gil: The Guy Behind Silicon Valley’s Greatest Unicorns [The Knowledge Project Ep. #228]

Elad Gil is a prominent entrepreneur, investor, and advisor who has played significant roles in the growth of numerous successful technology companies. Known for his strategic insights into scaling companies and his bestselling book High Growth Handbook, he combines practical experience with investment acumen to help build and scale technology businesses.

Shane Parrish: You’ve had a front-row seat at some of the biggest, I would say, surprises in a way, like Stripe, Coinbase, Airbnb, when they were just ideas. What was the moment where you recognized these were going to be outliers?