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Proven, Better, New: Mark Pincus on the Rules of Product Innovation
Mark Pincus is the creator behind Farmville and Words with Friends. He built Zynga into one of the biggest gaming companies in the world and helped shape the early era of social products on the…
[Outliers] The Hyundai Founder Who Put a Country on His Back
Chung Ju-yung built Hyundai because he refused to be stopped. He is known for turning Hyundai into an industrial force that helped transform South Korea. The company built highways, ships, cars, and…
Winston Weinberg: Speed, Stress, and Better Decisions
Winston Weinberg is the CEO and co-founder of Harvey, the AI platform built for the legal industry. In this episode, Winston explains how AI is reshaping legal work, why judgment becomes more…
OpenAI Co-Founder: AI Goes Parabolic! Here's What's Next | Greg Brockman
The AI race, the future of AGI, and the inside story of OpenAI. Greg Brockman is the co-founder of OpenAI. This is the most detailed first-person account he has given of the 72 hours after Sam…
The $25B CEO: Most Leaders Are Setting Goals Way Too Small
Mario Harik is the CEO of XPO, one of the largest trucking companies in the world, and leads a team of 40,000 people across a multi‑billion‑dollar operation. He started as employee #3, trained under…
America's Top Principal: AI and The Future of Education
Joe Liemandt quietly built one of the most successful software empires you’ve never heard of—then reappeared with a $1 billion bet that AI can make kids learn ten times faster and love school more…
[Outliers] Harrison McCain: Single-Minded Purpose
Harrison McCain learned salesmanship by talking his way into a pharmaceutical job at 22, then spent five formative years under K.C. Irving, absorbing lessons in vertical integration, relentless…
Brookfield CEO: AI Bubble, Opportunities, and Risk | Connor Teskey
Connor Teskey is the CEO of Brookfield Asset Management, one of the world’s largest investors, managing about a trillion dollars across infrastructure, power, real estate, private equity, and…
[Outliers] J.W. Marriott: Building an Empire Without a Master Plan
Bill Marriott built the largest hotel company in the world. But he didn’t open his first hotel until he was 55 and he fought against it the whole way. In fact, the man that would go on to build the…
The CEO Who Lost 80% of His Company's Value (And Built It Back): Vlad Tenev
In January 2021, Vlad Tenev made a decision that nearly destroyed Robinhood. Wall Street called it betrayal. Customers called it cowardice. He has never fully explained what happened — until…
[Outliers] The Obsession That Built Nike | Phil Knight
Phil Knight is the founder of Nike, the brand that reshaped sports and became one of the most powerful companies in the world. What would you do if your bank, your supplier, and your government all…
The $2 Trillion Mind | Nicolai Tangen
Nicolai Tangen is the CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management, the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund. He is responsible for managing $2.1 trillion. That's roughly 1.7% of every listed company on…
The Psychology of Power | Michael Ovitz
Michael Ovitz co-founded CAA and helped reshape Hollywood, then took the same playbook into tech investing and advising founders. In this conversation, he breaks down the operating rules that kept…
[Outliers] How McDonald’s Took Over America | Ray Kroc
Ray Kroc turned McDonald’s from a single roadside restaurant into a system built to scale. At 52, after decades selling paper cups and milkshake machines, he opened the first McDonald’s in 1955 and…
Morgan Housel: Wealth is What You Have Minus What You Want
Morgan Housel breaks down the exact framework he uses to build wealth, minimize financial stress, and buy freedom. While most financial advice focuses on how to get rich, Morgan explains why the…
The Multidisciplinary Approach to Thinking | Peter D. Kaufman [Outliers]
Peter D. Kaufman is the Chairman and CEO of GlenAir, the editor of Poor Charlie’s Almanack, and was a decades-long friend of Charlie Munger. In a talk that was never meant to be made public, one of…
How to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones | James Clear
James Clear is the author of Atomic Habits, a global bestseller that has shaped how millions of people think about habits, consistency, and long-term change. In this conversation, James explains how…
The Outlier Playbook: The Patterns Behind Enduring Success
What do some of the greatest outliers in business history have in common? For the past year, I’ve been sharing the stories of history's greatest outliers like James Dyson, Estée Lauder, Sol Price,…
Pierre Poilievre on the Role of Government, Freedom, and Affordability
This week, we're releasing a special episode of TKP with Pierre Poilievre. While we don't often tackle politics on the show, we are trying to improve political discourse by offering a platform for…
Be Your Best in 2026: The Most Important Lessons from The Knowledge Project (2025)
The Knowledge Project closes 2025 with a look back at the most meaningful conversations of the year. Featuring insights from some of our most impactful episodes, this collection brings together…
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