If you want to grow your business, your goal isn’t to beat the competition — it’s to escape the competition altogether. No one knows this better than PayPal founder Peter Thiel. His theory? “Competition is for losers.” Thiel is a former colleague, frequent co-investor and longtime intellectual sparring partner with host Reid Hoffman. Their combined thinking ... Show More
Apr 14
LIV Golf’s gambit to rewrite global sports, with Scott O’Neil
Scott O'Neil has run NBA and NHL franchises. Now he's betting on a golf revolution. The LIV Golf CEO joins Rapid Response to reveal what it really takes to disrupt a legacy sport, the unique pressures of answering to Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, and why golf may be the m ... Show More
31m 52s
Apr 9
Humanize AI before it dehumanizes us, with Dr. Rana el Kaliouby at SXSW
AI is moving fast. But are we really keeping humans at the center? In this special live Rapid Response, recorded on stage at South by Southwest, host Bob Safian sits down with AI scientist, founder of Affectiva, investor at Blue Tulip, and host of Pioneers of AI, Dr. Rana el Kali ... Show More
43m 19s
Mar 2022
Ep4 "Making Bad Investments Profitable" with Pete Briger
<p>When it comes to investments, value sometimes resides in unlikely places. Pete Briger, CEO of Fortress Investment Group, specializes in buying bad debt and spinning it into gold.</p><p>In this episode of <em>All Else Equal</em>, Briger, who dubs himself a “garbage collector,” ... Show More
27m 28s