For over a decade, Kris Cordle worked directly with the CEOs at Yahoo, Twitter, and Slack. She joined Twitter and Slack early and helped them scale into public companies. Most recently she was Chief of Staff at Slack but left to launch Devenu Collaborations, a firm dedicated to helping rapid-growth CEOs scale. In this episode, …

Sahil Lavingia is the founder and CEO of Gumroad, an online marketplace for creators. In this conversation we discuss the most critical skills for success, how he hires, his worst mistake, the patterns of success and failure and so much more. Now available on: YouTube | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Transcript Here are a …

The former Dean and Institute Director of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, Roger Martin was 2017’s number one management thinker in the world. You’ll walk away from this conversation a better leader and decision maker as he discusses patterns of good leadership, the hardest skill …

Welcome to a special edition of The Knowledge Project. This episode is all about semiconductors, their key role in society and the future’s dependency on them. Investors at NZS Capital and experts in the global technology industry, Jon Bathgate and Brinton Johns explain the major players in the semiconductor world, what’s important, how things work, …

The founder and co-head of the Leadership Practice at CRA and the Admired Leadership Institute, Randall Stutman is an incredible executive coach with an impressive roster of clients. You’ll walk away from this episode with some tools to put into practice to make you a better leader, partner and parent as Randall discusses the behavioral …

Code Cubitt shares his remarkable journey from being kicked out of university twice to becoming Managing Director of Mistral Venture Partners. Despite early setbacks, Cubitt not only graduated but rapidly ascended through the ranks of several prominent VC firms before launching his own venture program. This episode reveals his methodology for evaluating founders, decision-making framework, …

The Founder and CEO of Social Capital and part-owner of the Golden State Warriors, Chamath Palihapitiya sits down with Shane Parrish to chat about what it means to be an observer of the present, how to think in first principles, the psychology of successful investing, his thoughts on the best public company CEO’s and much …

Matthew Holland, Founder and CEO of Field Effect Security, is one of the world’s leading authorities in cybersecurity. He explains exploits, hacking, and defending while providing insight into the mind of the attacker, Huawei, Snowden, and what you should ask your cybersecurity vendor. Now available on: YouTube | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Transcript Here …

Neuroscientist, psychologist, and author Lisa Feldman Barrett discusses the complexities of the brain, our emotions, improving ourselves and our relationships with others, making good decisions, and giving yourself an existential break. Listen and Learn: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Transcript Here are a few highlights from our conversation: When it comes to emotion, as with …

Author and co-founder of the Enneagram Institute, Russ Hudson, explains how the Enneagram was developed, how it helps us grow personally and with others, the nine interconnected personality types and what it means to be present. Now available on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Transcript Here are a few highlights from our conversation: The Enneagram …