How do you build a high-performance culture without turning your company into the Hunger Games? Reed Hastings, co-founder and former CEO of Netflix, shares lessons from a career spent rewriting the rules—from severance as a management tool to “big-hearted champions who pick up the trash.” In this episode, he reveals how Netflix scaled trust, made …

Harvey Firestone built one of America’s great industrial empires from scratch, transforming from a farm boy to Henry Ford’s key partner. This episode reveals timeless principles about building businesses through booms, busts, and technological disruptions. Available now: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Transcript The episode is based on his biography: Men and Rubber: The Story …

What if the greatest coach in NFL history succeeded not through complex schemes, but by relentlessly focusing on doing the simple things right every single time? In this episode, Bill Belichick, the former head coach of the New England Patriots and winner of eight Super Bowls, shares the principles behind building championship teams. The conversation …

Most people protect their identity. Andy Grove would rewrite it again and again. He started as a refugee, became a chemist, turned himself into an engineer, then a manager, and finally the CEO who built Intel into a global powerhouse. He didn’t cling to credentials or titles. When a challenge came up, he didn’t delegate; …

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. Elad decodes why innovation has clustered geographically throughout history, from Renaissance Florence to Silicon Valley, where today 25% of global …

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, with no English, education, or connections. Her formula? Sell cheap, tell the truth, don’t cheat the customer. Nebraska Furniture Mart would survive depressions, fires, lawsuits, tornadoes—and eventually become a …

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 who burn out. It’s not the flashiest résumé or the boldest pitch but something President Garry Tan says is far …

Most people consider Warren Buffett the king of capital allocation, but Buffett considered Henry Singleton the king. Singleton built one of the most successful conglomerates in American history, transforming business while remaining virtually unknown. He quietly turned the industrial conglomerate Teledyne into a business juggernaut with 20.4% annual returns over nearly three decades. Charlie Munger said Singleton …

What if the most successful tech founders succeed not by avoiding acquisitions, but by fundamentally changing their identity when joining larger companies? Bret Taylor, co-founder of Sierra and OpenAI board chair, shares his journey from Google Maps to Salesforce co-CEO, revealing how AI will transform software engineering, why AGI development requires massive compute infrastructure, and …

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 message goes beyond borders. If you care about restoring opportunity, strengthening democracy, and securing a brighter future for North America, …