Leadership · 20 min
Going Infinite
By Michael Lewis
This episode explores how the intoxicating belief in limitless potential and a game-theory approach to life led Sam Bankman-Fried to build and then spectacularly dismantle the FTX empire.
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Leadership
Duration
20 min
What it is about
Finance, Ethics, Human Behavior, Risk
Who it is for
If you've ever seen brilliant people rationalize catastrophic decisions, or wondered how abstract ideals detach from reality, this clarifies the subtle shifts that lead to collapse, and this will help you see what to do next.
The author
Michael Lewis, with his signature ability to humanize complex financial narratives, meticulously reconstructs the inner world and external actions of Sam Bankman-Fried, revealing the mindset behind one of history's most audacious financial collapses.
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