The Knowledge Project

Joe Liemandt: Alpha School and the Future of Education

Joe Liemandt is the principal of Alpha School and the founder of Trilogy Software and ESW Capital. Liemandt dropped out of Stanford to build Trilogy, made the cover of Forbes …

Mar 31, 2026 · 2h 13m

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[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 deal-capture, and …

Mar 24, 2026 · 39m

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Connor Teskey: The 90% Rule, AI Infrastructure, and the Future of Investing

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 credit. In …

Mar 17, 2026 · 1h 25m

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[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 …

Mar 10, 2026 · 39m

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Inside the Mind of Robinhood Co-Founder Vlad Tenev

Robinhood's co-founder reveals the brutal reality of surviving an 80% market crash, going "founder mode" to cut corporate bloat, and what actually happened during GameStop. Vlad Tenev is the co-founder …

Mar 03, 2026 · 1h 50m

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[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, …

Feb 24, 2026 · 37m

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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 …

Feb 17, 2026 · 1h 2m

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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 …

Feb 03, 2026 · 1h 36m

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[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 …

Jan 27, 2026 · 50m

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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 …

Jan 20, 2026 · 1h 57m

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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 …

Jan 13, 2026 · 26m

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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 …

Jan 01, 2026 · 2h 17m

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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 …

Dec 30, 2025 · 40m

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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 …

Dec 27, 2025 · 56m

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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 …

Dec 23, 2025 · 1h 10m

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[Outliers] Bernie Marcus: The Home Depot Story

Bernie Marcus is the co-founder and former CEO of Home Depot. This is how he built a culture of ownership, kept going when everyone turned him down, nearly lost it …

Dec 16, 2025 · 1h 0m

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How to Think Like a World-Class Marketer | Rory Sutherland

Ogilvy Vice Chairman Rory Sutherland reveals the formula for persuasion, why people make decisions and how you can use psychology to your advantage. Rory is the world’s leading advertising strategist. …

Dec 09, 2025 · 2h 1m

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Mary Kay Ash: The Greatest Salesperson In History [Outliers]

How do you get ordinary people to achieve extraordinary results? Mary Kay Ash built a two-billion-dollar company by solving that specific problem. After watching men she trained get promoted above …

Dec 02, 2025 · 1h 3m

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7 Principles of Inner Excellence to Stay Calm Under Fire | Jim Murphy

Top Performance Coach Jim Murphy reveals how to eliminate fear, master pressure, and unlock elite performance. Jim spent 5 years writing Inner Excellence, the mental toughness manual that shot from …

Nov 25, 2025 · 1h 17m

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Charlie Munger: The Psychology of Human Misjudgment [Outliers]

Charlie Munger spent his life studying one question: why do smart people make bad decisions? In his legendary talk The Psychology of Human Misjudgement, Munger outlined 25 psychological tendencies that …

Nov 18, 2025 · 1h 13m

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Panera Founder Ron Shaich

Restauranteur Ron Shaich reveals how he built the fast casual industry, scale a business, and spot the trends before they happen. Ron Shaich is an entrepreneur and investor. He was …

Nov 11, 2025 · 1h 43m

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