Reid Hoffman is a venture capitalist and entrepreneur. He co-founded LinkedIn, a business-oriented social networking service, and was an executive at PayPal, an online payment company. Hoffman is also a partner at Greylock Partners, a venture capital firm. In addition, he is a board member or advisor to several technology companies and is the host of the podcast "Masters of Scale."
Reid Hoffman is also an author; he has written two books, The Startup of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career and Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies. In "The Startup of You," Hoffman writes about how to create a career and life adaptable to change and position oneself to take advantage of new opportunities.
In "Blitzscaling," Hoffman shares his experiences as an entrepreneur and venture capitalist and provides insights on how to scale a business quickly while maintaining a solid company culture and sustainable growth. Both books have been well-received by critics and praised for giving practical advice for entrepreneurs and career-minded individuals.
Reid Hoffman co-founded LinkedIn in 2002 and served as its Executive Chairman until Microsoft acquired the company in 2016. Under Hoffman's leadership, LinkedIn became one of the most popular social media platforms for professionals, with over 700 million members as of 2021.
He was also instrumental in the company's initial public offering (IPO) in 2011 and its growth and expansion in the following years. He has also been recognized for his role in developing LinkedIn as a pioneer in social networking for professionals and for his contributions to the technology industry as an entrepreneur and venture capitalist.

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Tim Ferriss is an American author, entrepreneur, and public speaker. He is best known for his bestselling book, The 4-Hour Workweek, and for his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show. Ferriss has been featured in the Time 100 Most Influential People list and has been recognized as one of Fast Company's "Most Innovative Business People."
Ferriss was born in East Hampton, New York, in 1977. He attended St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, and graduated from Princeton University with a degree in East Asian Studies in 2000. After college, he worked in sales and marketing for a data storage company before starting his own business, BrainQUICKEN, which he eventually sold.
In 2007, Ferriss wrote The 4-Hour Workweek, which became an international bestseller. The book proposed a new way of working that focused on efficiency and productivity and encouraged readers to pursue their dreams and passions. The book was credited with launching the "lifestyle design" movement and has been translated into 35 languages.
In 2010, Ferriss launched his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which is now one of the most popular podcasts in the world. He interviews high-profile guests from various fields, including business, sports, and entertainment. Ferriss has also written several other books, including The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans, and Tribe of Mentors.
Ferriss has been an active investor, advisor, and board member for a number of companies, including Uber, Evernote, Shopify, and Duolingo. He is a founding member of the Silicon Valley investment firm K9 Ventures and is also a venture partner at the venture capital firm Collaborative Fund.
Ferriss is active in the philanthropic community and has been involved with a number of charities, including DonorsChoose.org, The International Rescue Committee, and the Michael J. Fox Foundation. He is also a member of the Clinton Global Initiative.

Adam Grant is an American psychologist and author widely known for his work on the science of giving, creativity, and organizational psychology. He is the top-rated professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a former professor at the University of Michigan. His first book, Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success, was a New York Times bestseller.
Grant is a leading authority on the science of giving, creativity, and organizational psychology. He has written or co-written six books, including Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World and Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy. He has also written for The New York Times, The Atlantic Monthly, Harvard Business Review, and other publications.
Grant's research focuses on how giving, taking, and exchanging advice affects an individual’s success. He has studied how to maximize the benefits of giving, how to encourage more successful collaborations, and how to foster an environment of innovation and creativity. He has also explored how to assess and develop leadership potential within organizations and how to build workplace cultures where employees are empowered to do their best work.
Grant has received numerous awards and honors, including being named one of the world's 40 most influential management thinkers by Thinkers50 in 2015, one of the world's 50 most influential management thinkers by Thinkers50 in 2018, and one of the world's most influential management gurus by The Observer in 2018. He is a recipient of the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Mentoring and was named the Most Influential Thinker of the Decade by Poets &amp; Quants in 2020.
In addition to his academic and writing career, Grant is a frequent speaker for organizations, universities, and conferences around the world. He has presented to audiences of thousands at TEDx events, and he has been featured on television and radio programs such as The Oprah Winfrey Show, 60 Minutes, and NPR’s Fresh Air. He has also served as a visiting professor at Stanford, Cornell, and INSEAD, and he is currently a visiting professor at the London School of Economics.

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Paul Hawken is an environmentalist, entrepreneur, author, and activist who has dedicated his life to environmental sustainability and changing the relationship between business and the environment. He is one of the environmental movement’s leading voices and a pioneering architect of corporate reform with respect to ecological practices. His work includes founding successful, ecologically conscious businesses, writing about the impacts of commerce on living systems, and consulting with heads of state and CEOs on economic development, industrial ecology, and environmental policy.&nbsp;
Paul is the Founder of Project Drawdown, a non-profit dedicated to researching when and how global warming can be reversed. The organization maps and models the scaling of one hundred substantive technological, social, and ecological solutions to global warming. Paul has appeared in numerous media, including the Today Show, Bill Maher, Larry King, Talk of the Nation, and Charlie Rose. He has been profiled or featured in hundreds of articles, including the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Washington Post, Business Week, Esquire, and US News and World Report.&nbsp;
His writings have appeared in the Harvard Business Review, Resurgence, New Statesman, Inc, Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, Mother Jones, Orion, Libération, and other publications. Paul authors articles, op-eds, and peer-reviewed papers and has written eight books, including five national bestsellers: The Next Economy (Ballantine 1983), Growing a Business (Simon &amp; Schuster 1987), and The Ecology of Commerce (HarperCollins 1993) Blessed Unrest (Viking, 2007), and Drawdown, The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming (Penguin).&nbsp;
The Ecology of Commerce was voted as the #1 college text on business and the environment by professors in 67 business schools. Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution (Little Brown, September 1999), co-authored with Amory Lovins, has been read and referred to by several heads of state, including President Bill Clinton, who called it one of the five most important books in the world during his tenure as President. His books have been published in over 50 countries in 30 languages. Growing a Business became the basis of a 17-part PBS series, which he hosted and produced.&nbsp;
The program, which explored the challenges and pitfalls of starting and operating socially responsive companies, was shown on television in 115 countries and reached more than 100 million people. Paul co-authored and edited Drawdown in collaboration with its extraordinary research team. He is currently writing Carbon, The Business of Life, to be published by Penguin RandomHouse.
Paul founded several companies, starting in the 1960s with Erewhon, one of the first natural food companies in the U.S. that relied solely on sustainable agricultural methods. He went on in 1979 to co-found Smith &amp; Hawken, the retail and catalog garden company. In 2009 Paul founded OneSun, an energy company focused on ultra-low-cost solar based on green chemistry and biomimicry that is now known as Energy Everywhere.
In 1965, Paul worked with Martin Luther King Jr.’s staff in Selma, Alabama, prior to the historic March on Montgomery. As press coordinator, Paul registered members of the press, issued credentials, gave updates and interviews on national radio, and acted as a marshal for the final march. That same year, he worked in New Orleans as a staff photographer for the Congress of Racial Equality, focusing on voter registration drives in Bogalusa, Louisiana, and the panhandle of Florida, and photographing the Ku Klux Klan in Meridian, Mississippi, after three civil rights workers were tortured and killed.&nbsp;
In Meridian, he was assaulted and seized by Klan members but escaped due to FBI surveillance and intervention. Paul has spoken, conducted research, and traveled extensively throughout the world, undertaking journeys into insurgent-held territories of Burma to research tropical teak deforestation, as well as a 1999 humanitarian/photojournalistic trek to war-torn Kosovo.

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Ryan Holiday is an American author, marketer, media strategist, and entrepreneur. He is the author of several bestselling books, including his most recent, Perennial Seller, as well as popular titles such as The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy, Conspiracy, and Growth Hacker Marketing. Holiday has written for the New York Times, Forbes, the Wall Street Journal, and other publications. He has also been featured in Time, The New Yorker, and The Washington Post.
Holiday is the founder of Brass Check, a creative consulting agency that specializes in marketing, media strategy, and creative consulting. He has worked with some of the world’s most successful authors, entrepreneurs, and public figures, including Tony Robbins, Tim Ferriss, Robert Greene, and Tucker Max. His clients also include media companies such as VICE, MTV, and Complex. He has also served as a consultant to brands such as American Apparel, Google, and Gillette.
As an author, Holiday has written nine books, three of which have become New York Times bestsellers. His books focus on topics such as personal and professional development, marketing, and media strategy. His most recent book, Perennial Seller, is a guide to creating and sustaining success in business, publishing, and life.
As a media strategist and consultant, Holiday has helped launch and reinvigorate several brands and campaigns. His work spans from creating marketing campaigns for startups and Fortune 500 companies to working as a creative consultant for media companies and major brands.
Holiday's work has been featured in major publications, including the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, and The Washington Post. He has also appeared on television shows such as the Colbert Report, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Today Show, and podcasts such as the Tim Ferriss Show and the Joe Rogan Experience.&nbsp;
In addition to his work as an author, media strategist, and consultant, Holiday is a frequent public speaker. He has been a keynote speaker at events such as SXSW, the World Business Forum, and the Inc. 5000 Conference. He also teaches marketing and media strategy classes at the University of California, Berkeley.
Holiday is passionate about helping others achieve their goals and dreams. He has created several online courses and resources to help entrepreneurs, creatives, and marketers better understand the media landscape, marketing, and creative strategies. He also serves as the Managing Director of the media startup, Contently and is an adviser to several startups and companies. He is also a mentor to many aspiring entrepreneurs and creators.

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Peter Lynch is an American investor, mutual fund manager, and philanthropist. As the manager of the Magellan Fund at Fidelity Investments between 1977 and 1990, Lynch averaged a 29.2% annual return, consistently more than double the S&amp;P 500 stock market index and making it the best-performing mutual fund in the world. During his 13-year tenure, assets under management increased from US$18 million to $14 billion.
A proponent of value investing, Lynch wrote and co-authored a number of books and papers on investing strategies, including One Up on Wall Street, published by Simon &amp; Schuster in 1989, which sold over one million copies. He coined a number of well-known mantras of modern individual investing, such as "invest in what you know" and "ten baggers." Lynch has been described as a "legend" by the financial media for his performance record.
Peter Lynch was born in Newton, Massachusetts, on January 19, 1944. In 1951, when Lynch was seven, his father was diagnosed with cancer. He died three years later, and Lynch's mother had to work to support the family. Lynch reports that from his early teens, he worked as a caddie to help support the family. During Lynch's time as a sophomore at Boston College, he used his savings to buy 100 shares of Flying Tiger Airlines at $8 per share.&nbsp;
The stock would later rise to $80 per share, profits from which helped pay for his education. In 1965, Lynch graduated from Boston College (BC), where he studied history, psychology, and philosophy. He later earned a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1968. In 1966, Lynch was hired as an intern with Fidelity Investments partly because he had been caddying for Fidelity's president, D. George Sullivan, (among others) at Brae Burn Country Club in Newton, Massachusetts.
He initially covered the paper, chemical, and publishing industries, and when he returned after a two-year Army stint, he was hired permanently in 1969. This time Lynch was charged with following the textiles, metals, mining, and chemicals industries, eventually becoming Fidelity's director of research from 1974 to 1977. In 1977, Lynch was named head of the then-obscure Magellan Fund which had $18 million in assets.&nbsp;
By the time Lynch resigned as a fund manager in 1990, the fund had grown to more than $14 billion in assets with more than 1,000 individual stock positions. Taking over when Magellan was a small fund, Lynch had no restrictions on what assets he could buy (other than laws, such as an SEC-enforced federal law that prohibits investment company funds that are registered as "diversified" from holding more than 5% of total portfolio assets in a single company at the time of purchase ).
He focused on individual companies rather than any overarching strategy, starting with large US companies and gradually emphasizing smaller and international stocks. From 1977 until 1990, the Magellan fund averaged a 29.2% annual return and, as of 2003, had the best 20-year return of any mutual fund ever. Lynch found successes in a broad range of stocks from different industries; according to Beating the Street, his most profitable picks were Fannie Mae, Ford, Philip Morris, MCI, Volvo, General Electric, General Public Utilities, Student Loan Marketing, Kemper, and Lowe's.

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Warren Buffett is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He is the chairman and largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway, a multinational conglomerate holding company. Buffett began his career as a stockbroker and later formed his investment partnership, which eventually became Berkshire Hathaway. He is widely considered one of the most successful investors in history, and many have studied and emulated his investment strategies and philosophies. He is often referred to as the "Oracle of Omaha" due to his successful investment decisions.
Buffett is considered one of the wealthiest people in the world. According to Forbes, as of 2021, he is the 4th richest person in the world, with a net worth of over $100 billion. He has consistently been among the top 10 wealthiest people worldwide for many years. Much of his wealth comes from his controlling stake in Berkshire Hathaway and his successful investment decisions. He is also known for his philanthropy, having pledged to give away the majority of his wealth to charitable causes through the Giving Pledge.
Warren Buffett is also a well-known philanthropist. He has pledged to give away the majority of his wealth to charitable causes through the Giving Pledge, an initiative he started with Bill and Melinda Gates in 2010. Through the pledge, Buffett and other billionaires commit to giving away at least half their wealth to charitable causes during their lifetime or in their will.
Buffett has also made significant donations to various charitable organizations, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation (named after his late wife), and the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, named after his father. He has also contributed to education, healthcare, and poverty-reduction initiatives.

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Antonio García Martínez is an entrepreneur, investor, writer, and tech industry veteran. He has had a long and varied career, beginning in the early days of the dot-com boom and continuing today. Early in his career, Antonio worked in a variety of roles at companies such as Apple, Microsoft, and Goldman Sachs.
At Apple, Antonio held a variety of positions, including working on the retail side of the business, developing software, and helping to launch the Apple Store. At Microsoft, Antonio was involved in the development of a number of products, including Windows 95 and Windows 98. After leaving Microsoft, Antonio founded Adify, a venture-backed ad network that WPP eventually acquired.
More recently, Antonio has become an investor, author, and thought leader in the technology and venture capital industries. He has invested in a variety of startups, including Twitter, Uber, and Stripe. He is also the author of the book Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley, which chronicles his experiences in the tech industry.
In addition to his work as an investor and author, Antonio is a sought-after speaker and thought leader. He has appeared on the TED stage, as well as at conferences including SXSW, DLD, and TechCrunch Disrupt. Antonio is often called upon to provide his expertise and insight into the tech industry, as well as his views on the current state of venture capital and startups.
Overall, Antonio García Martínez is an accomplished entrepreneur, investor, author, and thought leader. His wealth of experience and knowledge from working in and around the tech industry, combined with his excellent communication skills, make him a highly sought-after individual in the industry.

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Henry Stuart Hazlitt was an American journalist who wrote about business and economics for such publications as The Wall Street Journal, The Nation, The American Mercury, Newsweek, and The New York Times. Henry Hazlitt was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He was a collateral descendant of the British essayist William Hazlitt but grew up in relative poverty, his father having died when Hazlitt was an infant.&nbsp;
His early heroes were Herbert Spencer and William James, and his first ambition was for an academic career in psychology and philosophy. He attended New York City College but left after only a short time to support his twice-widowed mother. As he later wrote, his short time at college "had a greater influence than may, at first sight, be supposed, not as much from the knowledge gained there, as from the increased consciousness of the knowledge which I still had to gain and the consequent ambition to attain it."
Hazlitt started his career at The Wall Street Journal as secretary to the managing editor when he was still a teenager, and his interest in the field of economics began while working there. His studies led him to The Common Sense of Political Economy by Philip Wicksteed, which, he later said, was his first "tremendous influence" on the subject.&nbsp;
Hazlitt published his first book, Thinking as a Science, at age 21. He wrote the book because he realized—through his intense process of self-education—that it was more important to think clearly than to absorb information merely. During World War I, he served in the Army Air Service. While residing in Brooklyn, he enlisted in New York City on February 11, 1918, and served with the Aviation Section of the Signal Enlisted Reserve Corps until July 9, 1918.
In the early 1920s, he was the financial editor of The New York Evening Mail. During this period, Hazlitt reported his understanding of economics was further refined by frequent discussions with former Harvard economics professor Benjamin Anderson, who was then working for Chase National Bank in Manhattan. Later, when the publisher W. W. Norton suggested he write an official biography of their author Bertrand Russell, Hazlitt spent "a good deal of time," as he described it, with the famous philosopher.&nbsp;
Lord Russell "so admired the young journalist's talent" that he had agreed with Norton's proposal. Still, the project ended after nearly two years of work when Russell declared his intention to write his own autobiography. During the interwar decades, a vibrant period in the history of American literature, Hazlitt served as literary editor of The New York Sun (1925–1929) and as literary editor of the left-leaning journal, The Nation (1930–1933).&nbsp;
In connection with his work for The Nation, Hazlitt also edited A Practical Program for America (1932), a compilation of Great Depression policy considerations. Still, he was in the minority in calling for less government intervention in the economy. After a series of public debates with socialist Louis Fischer, Hazlitt and The Nation parted ways. In 1933, Hazlitt published The Anatomy of Criticism, an extended "trialogue" examining the nature of literary criticism and appreciation, regarded by some to be an early refutation of literary deconstruction.
From 1934 to 1946, Hazlitt was the principal editorial writer on finance and economics for The New York Times, writing both a signed weekly column and most of the unsigned editorials on economics, producing a considerable volume of work. Hazlitt became well known both through his articles and by frequently debating prominent politicians on the radio, including Vice President Henry A. Wallace, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, and U.S. Senators Paul Douglas and Hubert H. Humphrey, the future Vice President.&nbsp;
In the early 1950s, he also occasionally appeared on the CBS Television current events program Longines Chronoscope, interviewing figures such as Senator Joseph McCarthy and Congressman Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., along with co-editor William Bradford Huie. At the invitation of philosopher Sidney Hook, he was also a participating member of the American Committee for Cultural Freedom in the 1950s.
Hazlitt died at the age of 98 in Fairfield, Connecticut. At the time of his death, he resided in Wilton, Connecticut.

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Jake Knapp is an inventor, designer, and author. He is most well-known for inventing the Design Sprint, a five-day process for solving problems and creating new products, services, and strategies. He is also a New York Times bestselling author, having written two books, Sprint and Make Time.&nbsp;
As a design thinker, Jake has worked with some of the world’s leading companies, such as Slack, LEGO, IDEO, and NASA. He has coached on design strategy and time management, helping these companies take their products and services from ideas to reality.
An advocate of the design-thinking approach, Jake has been a keynote speaker at conferences and workshops around the world. He has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Wired, and Forbes and has been invited to TEDx and Google's Zeitgeist conferences to discuss his methodologies.
Jake is currently a Design Partner at Google Ventures, where he helps companies use design sprints to create innovative products and services. He also serves as a lecturer at Stanford University's Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, where he teaches Design Thinking and Design Sprints.
Jake has a passion for creating and innovating, and his approach to design has helped countless companies realize their potential. He is a firm believer that with the right combination of processes, people, and tools, any problem can be solved.

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William N. Goetzmann is the Edwin J. Beinecke Professor of Finance and Management Studies at the Yale School of Management, and a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. In 2018, he received the James R. Vertin Award by the Chartered Financial Analysts Institute Research Foundation "for a body of research notable for its relevance and enduring value to investment professionals".
Goetzmann is the son of Pulitzer and Parkman Prize-winning historian, William H. Goetzmann, and Mewes Mueller Goetzmann. He graduated from Yale College in 1978 with a degree in Art History and Archaeology, earned his MBA in 1986 from the Yale School of Management, and his Ph.D. from Yale University in Operations Research with a dissertation on topics in finance in 1990.
Prior to his academic career, Goetzmann worked as an archaeologist, a writer and producer of PBS documentaries, and served as the director of the American Museum of Western Art in Denver, Colorado during 1984–85.
Goetzmann was made an assistant professor of finance at Columbia University Graduate School of Business beginning in 1990 and returned to Yale as an associate professor at the Yale School of Management in 1994, where he is currently a chaired professor. Since January 2021, he has served as the Executive Editor of the Financial Analysts Journal. He is the faculty director of the International Center for Finance at the Yale School of Management, and faculty director of the school's Executive MBA program in Asset Management.
His research focuses on asset management, investor behavior, and the history of global capital markets. He has written widely cited papers about investment fund performance, real estate, the long-term history of stock markets the economics of the art market. Following the 2008 financial crisis, Goetzmann co-authored a 2009 research report with Andrew Ang and Stephen Schaefer for the Norwegian Ministry of Finance evaluating the sovereign wealth fund's use of active management. This research provided ground-breaking recommendations on the use of factor investing for institutional portfolios.
He has authored and co-edited a number of books, including Money Changes Everything: How Finance Made Civilization Possible, a history of finance from antiquity to the modern era, and The Great Mirror of Folly: Finance, Culture, and the Great Crash of 1720, about the world's first global stock market bubble. In 2020, he was featured in the newsletter, Yale Insights, with an article and a video that focus on the global financial bubbles that have occurred since the one that crashed in 1720.

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Jocko Willink is an American retired Navy Seal officer, author, podcaster, and public speaker. He is best known for his involvement in the Battle of Ramadi, his success in the Navy SEALs, and his leadership philosophy, which is based on discipline, hard work, and respect for others.
Willink was born in Easton, Pennsylvania, on September 8, 1971. He joined the Navy in 1990 and, after graduating from Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training, was assigned to SEAL Team 3. During his service in the Navy, Willink completed multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan and was eventually assigned to Task Unit Bruiser, the most decorated special operations unit of the Iraq War. During the Battle of Ramadi, Willink and his team helped to clear the city of insurgent forces, and their exemplary performance earned them the Navy Cross.
Willink retired from the Navy in 2010 and soon after began to share his leadership philosophy. He has authored several books, including Extreme Ownership, Leadership Strategy and Tactics, and Way of the Warrior Kid, as well as co-hosting the popular podcast Jocko Podcast.
Willink is also a respected public speaker, giving talks all over the world on topics such as leadership, discipline, and team building. He is a sought-after keynote speaker for both corporate and military events.
Willink is an advocate for physical and mental fitness, often speaking about the importance of proper nutrition and exercise. He also encourages people to push themselves and strive to become the best versions of themselves.
Willink is a highly respected figure in the military and business worlds, and his words have been an inspiration to many. His leadership philosophy is one that emphasizes discipline, hard work, and respect for others, and these values are ones that have served him well throughout his career.

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Ashvin B. Chhabra is the author of The Aspirational Investor: Taming the Markets to Achieve Your Life’s Goals. He is widely recognized as one of the founders of goals based wealth management and for his seminal work “Beyond Markowitz,” which integrates Modern Portfolio Theory with Behavioral Finance.&nbsp;
Dr. Chhabra was Chief Investment Officer for Merrill Lynch Wealth Management from 2013-2015. He was the Chief Investment Officer at the Institute for Advanced Study from 2007-2013 and Managing Director and head of wealth management strategies and analytics for Merrill Lynch’s Global Private Client Group from 2001-2007. Prior to that, he was head of quantitative research at J.P. Morgan Private Bank.
Dr. Chhabra is the chair of the Board of Regents for the Financial Analysts Seminar of CFA Institute. He is also a member of the international advisory board of EDHEC-Risk Institute, the Board of Trustees of the Stony Brook Foundation, and the investment committee of the Institute for Advanced Study. Dr. Chhabra has lectured at Yale University, Carnegie Mellon University, Columbia Business School, Baruch College CUNY, and the University of Chicago. He holds a Ph.D. in applied physics from Yale University on the topic of Chaos Theory.

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Ross Baird is an entrepreneur and investor who is best known for finding, developing, and investing in entrepreneurs in places and industries where most people aren’t looking.
He founded Village Capital in 2009 and has worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs in over fifty countries since then. He has visited over a hundred cities worldwide by train, plane, and bus in an effort to find new entrepreneurs and help people supporting them, and he and Village Capital have partnered with over twenty Fortune 500 companies to help large institutions uncover new innovations. Before joining Village Capital, Ross worked for a venture capital firm and was on the founding team of four different startups.
Ross and his work have been featured by more than fifty media outlets, including the New York Times, Bloomberg Business Week, Inc., and FastCompany. He has also lectured in entrepreneurship at the University of Virginia since 2012. He has an MPhil from the University of Oxford, where he was a Marshall Scholar, and a BA from the University of Virginia, where he was a Truman Scholar and a Jefferson Scholar.

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Seth Andrew Klarman is an American billionaire investor, hedge fund manager, and author. He is a proponent of value investing. He is the chief executive and portfolio manager of the Baupost Group, a Boston-based private investment partnership he founded in 1982. He closely follows the investment philosophy of Benjamin Graham. He is known for buying unpopular assets while they are undervalued, seeking a margin of safety and profiting from any rise in price.&nbsp;
Since his fund's $27 million-dollar inception in 1982, he has realized a 20% compounded return on investment. He manages $30 billion in assets. In 2008, he was inducted into Institutional Investor Alpha's Hedge Fund Manager Hall of Fame. Forbes listed his personal fortune at US$1.50 billion and said he was the 15th highest-earning hedge fund manager in the world in 2017. He has drawn numerous comparisons to fellow value investor Warren Buffett, and akin to Buffett's notation as the "Oracle of Omaha," he is known as the "Oracle of Boston."
Klarman was born on May 21, 1957, in New York City. When he was six, he moved to the Mt. Washington area of Baltimore, Maryland, near the Pimlico Race Course. His father, Herbert E. Klarman, was a public health economist at Johns Hopkins University, and his mother was a psychiatric social worker. His parents divorced shortly after moving to Baltimore.
When he was four years old, he redecorated his room to match a retail store putting price tags on all of his belongings and gave an oral presentation to his fifth-grade class about the logistics of buying a stock. As he grew older, he had a variety of small-time business ventures, including a paper route, a snow cone stand, and a snow shoveling business, and sold stamp-coin collections on the weekends.
When he was 10 years old, he purchased his first stock, one share of Johnson &amp; Johnson (the stock split three-for-one and, over time, tripled his initial investment). His reasoning behind buying a share of Johnson &amp; Johnson was that he had used a lot of band-aids (a product of the company) during his earlier years. At age 12, he was regularly calling his broker to get stock quotes.
Klarman attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and was interested in majoring in mathematics but instead chose to pursue economics. He graduated magna cum laude in economics with a minor in history in 1979. He was a member of the Delta Chi fraternity. In the summer of his junior year, he interned at the Mutual Shares fund and was introduced to Max Heine and Michael Price.&nbsp;
After graduating from college, he went back to the company to work for 18 months before deciding to go to business school. He went on to attend Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar and was classmates with Jeffrey Immelt, Steve Burke, Stephen Mandel, James Long, and Jamie Dimon.

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Seth Godin is an American entrepreneur, author, speaker, and thought leader. He is best known for his work in marketing, and he has written 18 international bestsellers, including Tribes, Permission Marketing, Purple Cow, and The Dip. He is the founder of several companies, and he currently serves as the founder and CEO of The Domino Project and Squidoo.
Godin has been a leader in the marketing industry for more than 20 years, and he has become one of the most influential and respected voices in the industry. His books have been translated into 35 languages, and his blog is one of the most popular in the world. He has also been featured in many prestigious publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and Fast Company.
Godin is a strong advocate for the use of digital marketing, and he has been instrumental in the development of many innovative marketing strategies. He is a proponent of permission marketing, which involves building relationships with customers instead of using intrusive advertising. He also believes in the importance of giving away content for free as part of a customer acquisition strategy. Additionally, Godin is a strong believer in the power of storytelling to engage and inspire customers.
Godin is also a sought-after speaker, and he has given keynote addresses and lectures around the world. He is a frequent guest on radio and television programs, and he has been a keynote speaker at conferences such as TED, South by Southwest, and PopTech. He also regularly speaks at universities and colleges, and he has been a visiting professor at several universities.
In addition to his work in marketing, Godin is an active philanthropist and a proponent of social change. He is a vocal advocate for education reform, and he has worked with several organizations to improve access to education in underserved communities. He is also a strong supporter of animal rights and environmental protection.
Godin's work has been recognized with several awards, including the Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Award and the Marketing Hall of Fame Award from the American Marketing Association. His books have also been selected as “Best Books of the Year” by the New York Times and BusinessWeek.

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A New York Times Notable Book! A finalist for the 2018 National Book Critics Circle Award in Nonfiction! Something has been going wrong on many college campuses in the last few years. Speakers are shouted down. Students and professors say they are walking on eggshells and are afraid to speak honestly.&nbsp;
Rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide are rising—on campus as well as nationally. How did this happen? First Amendment expert Greg Lukianoff and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt show how the new problems on campus have their origins in three terrible ideas that have become increasingly woven into American childhood and education.
&nbsp;What doesn’t kill you makes you weaker; always trust your feelings, and life is a battle between good people and evil people. These three Great Untruths contradict basic psychological principles about well-being and ancient wisdom from many cultures.

Bill Gates is an American business magnate, investor, author, philanthropist, and humanitarian who co-founded Microsoft Corporation, one of the world's largest and most successful technology companies, in 1975. Gates has been regularly ranked as one of the world's wealthiest people and was the richest from 1995 to 2017. As of November 2020, Gates had a net worth of US$132.1 billion, making him the fourth-wealthiest person in the world.
Gates held the positions of Chairman, CEO, and Chief Software Architect at Microsoft until 2000 when he stepped down from day-to-day operations. After leaving Microsoft, Gates and his wife, Melinda Gates, co-chaired the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation, a private charitable foundation dedicated to improving healthcare and education worldwide. Gates remains a board member of Microsoft and a Technology Advisor to its current CEO, Satya Nadella.
Gates is one of the most influential figures in technology and business. He has received numerous awards and honors for his philanthropic work, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Order of the Aztec Eagle. He is also a member of the Giving Pledge, an organization created by billionaires Warren Buffett and Gates to promote charitable giving.
Gates has been a passionate advocate for using technology to improve the world. His vision of a computer on every desk and home has been realized. He is one of the most vocal proponents of using technology to address social and environmental challenges. He has also been outspoken in supporting government funding for scientific research, particularly renewable energy and artificial intelligence.
Gates' philanthropic efforts have been focused on improving global health, providing access to technology for underserved populations, and promoting educational opportunities for children and young adults. He has made significant investments in initiatives to fight poverty and increase access to medical care, particularly in the developing world. In addition, the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation has partnered with numerous organizations to promote improved sanitation, clean water, and disease prevention among the world's poorest people.
Gates' commitment to giving back has been an inspiration to many. His dedication to using technology and business to improve the lives of people around the world is an example of how successful people can use their resources to make a difference.
Gates has also been a vocal proponent of open-source technology, advocating for the development of software and hardware that is freely available to the public. He has also been a vocal proponent of the open internet and a leader in the fight against censorship and government surveillance. In addition, he has been a strong advocate for using technology to combat climate change and has invested in numerous renewable energy initiatives.
Gates has also been a vocal proponent of net neutrality and has spoken out in favor of increased competition in the technology sector. His efforts to improve people's lives worldwide have earned him the admiration of many, and his commitment to philanthropy and innovation has made him one of the world's most influential and respected figures.

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Alfred Lin is a prominent venture capitalist and business leader known for his work with companies such as Zappos, where he served as CFO and COO and as a partner at venture capital firm Sequoia Capital.
He began his career in the late 1990s, working at the management consulting firm McKinsey &amp; Company. He then joined Zappos, an online shoe retailer, in 1999 as the CFO and COO, helping to grow the company to over $1 billion in annual revenue before Amazon acquired it in 2009.
After leaving Zappos, Lin joined Sequoia Capital as a venture capitalist, where he has been involved in investments in companies such as Airbnb, Instacart, and DoorDash. He is also known for his work as an angel investor, with investments in companies such as Wish, Front, and Mixpanel.
Lin has been recognized for his business acumen and leadership skills, receiving awards such as the Ernst &amp; Young Entrepreneur of the Year award and the CFO of the Year award from the Las Vegas Business Press. He is also a frequent speaker at industry events, sharing his insights on entrepreneurship, venture capital, and business strategy.
Lin is also a philanthropist and actively involved in social issues. He also serves on the board of several non-profit organizations, such as the Kapor Center for Social Impact and Opportunity Fund.
In addition to his business and philanthropic work, Lin is known for his support of diversity and inclusion in the tech industry. He has been vocal about the need for more diversity in leadership positions and has worked to promote the careers of underrepresented groups in the tech industry.
Overall, Alfred Lin is a prominent and accomplished business leader known for his work in venture capital, his successes as an executive, his dedication to philanthropy, and his commitment to diversity and inclusion.

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Michael Mauboussin is a well-known thinker and researcher in behavioral finance and investment management. He is currently the Head of Consilient Research at Counterpoint Global, a division of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, and a member of the board of trustees of the Santa Fe Institute, a leading research institution in the field of complex systems science.
Mauboussin has published extensively on a wide range of topics related to finance and investing, including the role of psychology in decision-making, the impact of information and information asymmetry on markets, and the limitations of traditional financial models. He is also a regular speaker at industry conferences and has been a guest on numerous financial news programs.
Michael Mauboussin has authored several books that have been well-received in the investment and finance community. Some of his notable books include:
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<li>"The Success Equation: Untangling Skill and Luck in Business, Sports, and Investing" - This book explores the role of skill and luck in various fields, including business, sports, and investing.&nbsp;</li>
<li>"More Than You Know: Finding Financial Wisdom in Unconventional Places" - In this book, Mauboussin examines how seemingly unrelated fields such as science, philosophy, and history can inform our understanding of finance.&nbsp;</li>
<li>"Think Twice: Harnessing the Power of Counterintuition" This book focuses on how our intuition can lead us astray when making decisions and the importance of using counterintuitive thinking to avoid common biases.</li>
<li>"The Knowledge Illusion: Why We Never Think Alone" - This book explores how our minds are connected to the more extensive web of knowledge and how this shapes our thinking and decision-making.</li>
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All of these books are widely read by investment professionals and general readers alike. They offer a unique perspective on various topics and are widely considered thought-provoking and informative.
Mauboussin holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Colgate University and a Master of Business Administration from the Columbia Business School, where he was a recipient of the John M. Bryan scholarship. He has also earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
Mauboussin is known for his ability to explain complex financial concepts in a clear and accessible way and is highly respected by his peers in the industry. His research and insights have significantly impacted the field of finance and continue to shape the way many investors and financial professionals think about markets and decision-making.

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Alexis Ohanian is an American entrepreneur, investor, and best-selling author best known as the co-founder of the social news website Reddit. Ohanian is also the executive chairman of the social enterprise Breadpig, an adjunct professor at the University of Virginia, and the author of the bestselling book Without Their Permission: How the 21st Century Will be Made, Not Managed.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Ohanian attended the University of Virginia in 2005, where he majored in history and business. While attending UVA, Ohanian created the social news website Reddit with Steve Huffman. The website quickly gained popularity and was acquired by Conde Nast publications in 2006. Ohanian continued to serve as an advisor for the company until 2010.
In 2007, Ohanian founded Breadpig, a philanthropic organization that sells geeky merchandise and donates the profits to charity. He also co-founded the travel search website Hipmunk and serves as an advisor to it.
Ohanian is a vocal proponent of internet freedom, net neutrality, and open access to the internet. He is a vocal opponent of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA). He has also been involved in the fight against the National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance of the internet.
In 2013, Ohanian authored the book Without Their Permission: How the 21st Century Will be Made, Not Managed. The book focuses on the power of the internet to empower entrepreneurs and innovators.
Ohanian is a frequent speaker at technology conferences around the world and served as a judge on the reality television series Shark Tank. He also serves on the board of the non-profit organization Kiva.
In 2017, Ohanian married tennis superstar Serena Williams. The couple has a daughter together, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr.
Ohanian is an active philanthropist who has donated to several charities and causes. He is also the co-founder of the non-profit organization The 776 Fund, which provides grants to local charities and non-profits.

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Raoul Pal is the CEO and Co-Founder of Real Vision, a financial media platform that provides in-depth analysis on global markets and macroeconomics. A former hedge fund manager, Pal has over two decades of experience in global macro investing and has held influential positions at Goldman Sachs and GLG.
Raoul Pal was born in England and grew up in the suburbs of London. He attended Oxford University, where he earned a degree in philosophy, politics and economics. After graduating, he began working as a strategist at Goldman Sachs in London, eventually becoming the head of European Equity Strategy.
In 2003, Pal left Goldman Sachs to become the co-founder and CEO of hedge fund GLG Partners. Under his leadership, the firm grew to become one of the largest and most successful hedge funds in Europe. In 2012, Pal retired from GLG and began to focus on macroeconomic analysis.
In 2014, Pal founded Real Vision, a financial media platform that provides in-depth analysis on global markets and macroeconomics. Through Real Vision, Pal provides his insights on global macroeconomics and the global economy, giving investors an edge in making informed decisions. He also hosts a weekly podcast, The Global Macro Show, which features interviews with top investors and economists.
Pal is highly respected in the world of finance and is regularly invited to speak at major financial conferences and events. He has been featured in numerous publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and TIME Magazine.
Raoul Pal is an astute financial analyst and entrepreneur with a passion for global macroeconomics. He has a deep understanding of global markets and macroeconomics, and his insights have helped countless investors make informed decisions.
In addition to his work at Real Vision, Pal is also a contributing editor for The Economist and a fellow of the Adam Smith Institute. He is a sought-after speaker, having appeared at numerous conferences and events around the world. He also writes regularly for several publications, including The Economist, Forbes, and Fortune.
Pal is a strong advocate for financial education and is passionate about helping people build their financial literacy. He is the author of several books, including The Global Macro Investor, which is a comprehensive guide to global macro investing. He is also the creator of The Raoul Pal Money Principles, which are a series of principles that help people make smarter financial decisions.

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Anthony Pompliano, also known as Pomp, is well-known in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. He is the founder and partner at Morgan Creek Digital, a digital asset management firm that invests in cryptocurrencies and blockchain-based companies. Pompliano is also a popular speaker and commentator on the cryptocurrency market and has been featured in various media outlets such as Bloomberg, CNBC, and Forbes.
Pompliano began his career in finance, working as an analyst at Bear Stearns and later as a portfolio manager at Blackstone. In 2013, he became interested in the potential of blockchain technology and started investing in cryptocurrencies. He then co-founded Full Tilt Capital, a venture capital firm that invested in early-stage technology companies.
In 2018, Pompliano founded Morgan Creek Digital to bring institutional-grade investment strategies to the digital asset market. The firm manages various digital asset investment funds and provides consulting services to institutional investors looking to enter the cryptocurrency market.
Pompliano is also the host of the popular podcast "Off The Chain," where he interviews industry leaders and shares his thoughts on the latest developments in the cryptocurrency market. He is a strong advocate for the potential of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies and is known for his bullish outlook on the future of the digital asset market.
Pompliano is a regular speaker at industry conferences and events and is considered one of the most influential figures in cryptocurrency and blockchain. In addition, he has a large following on social media platforms such as Twitter, where he frequently shares his thoughts and insights on the digital asset market.
n addition to his work at Morgan Creek Digital and his role as host of "Off The Chain," Pompliano is also a frequent contributor to various publications, including Forbes, Entrepreneur, and TechCrunch. He is known for his thoughtful and well-researched articles on the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. In addition, he is often sought out for his opinions on the latest developments in the space.
Pompliano is also a strong advocate for using blockchain technology in various industries. He believes that technology has the potential to revolutionize the way that businesses operate and can bring transparency and efficiency to various industries, such as supply chains, voting systems, and more. In addition, he often speaks about the potential of blockchain and cryptocurrencies to empower individuals and create a more inclusive financial system.
Pompliano is also a strong supporter of decentralized finance (DeFi) and has been vocal about the potential of DeFi to change how financial services are delivered. He believes that DeFi has the potential to disrupt traditional financial institutions and bring financial services to underbanked and unbanked populations around the world.
Overall, Anthony Pompliano is a respected thought leader and influencer in cryptocurrency and blockchain. His work as a founder, investor, and commentator on the market has earned him a reputation as a leading expert in the field. In addition, he is known for his bullish outlook on the potential of blockchain and cryptocurrencies and his dedication to promoting technology and its potential to change the world.

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In Billion Dollar Whale, Bradley Hope explores the story of Jho Low, a man who managed to deceive the global financial system and siphon off billions from Malaysia's wealth fund. This book shows us the extent to which deception can go and the importance of transparency and accountability in financial systems.

The Power of Deception

Hope's book shows us how Jho Low used his connections to manipulate the system. He was able to get close to influential people, including Hollywood celebrities and politicians, and use these relationships to his advantage. It's a reminder to always be aware of who you're dealing with and the potential motives behind their actions.

The Role of Connections

Billion Dollar Whale is a deep dive into the destructive power of greed. Jho Low's insatiable desire for wealth led to one of the biggest financial scandals in history. This book serves as a warning about the dangers of unchecked greed and the importance of ethical behavior.

The Impact of Greed

Bradley Hope's research into Jho Low's scandal highlights the importance of financial literacy. Many people were duped because they didn't understand the complexities of the financial transactions involved. By improving our financial literacy, we can protect ourselves from such scams.

The Importance of Financial Literacy

The book also emphasizes the need for stronger regulatory oversight in the financial sector. Jho Low's scam was able to continue for so long because of lax regulations and oversight. This book encourages us to advocate for stronger financial regulations to prevent such scandals in the future.

The Need for Regulatory Oversight

Billion Dollar Whale

Tom Wright is cofounder of Project Brazen, a journalism-focused content studio, an NYT bestselling author, and a Pulitzer finalist. In 2018, he coauthored Billion Dollar Whale, the definitive account of one of the world’s most audacious frauds. He’s the creator and host of Fat Leonard, a nine-part podcast about a man who corrupted the U.S. Navy.&nbsp;
Both Billion Dollar Whale and Fat Leonard are being adapted for the screen. In 2020, Stanford University honored Tom with its Shorenstein award for services to journalism in Asia over a twenty-year career.&nbsp;

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