Intelligence Squared: Business
In our age of disruption and uncertainty, Covid-19 and climate change, the need to debate our economic future has never been more important. We speak to business leaders, authors, public intellectuals and economists about the future of capitalism and the trends changing the world of economics & business.
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Working Backwards: The Secrets of Amazon's Success
In 2018 Amazon became the world’s second trillion dollar company after Apple: a remarkable success story for a company launched out of a garage in 1994. How did they achieve this? And how can others learn from this extraordinary success and replicate i...
47 min
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Tarzan Economics: Lessons from Spotify, with Wi...
In this week's episode former chief economist at Spotify Will Page speaks to Linda Yueh about the lessons from the music industry's battle with disruption.
47 min
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The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, with Shosha...
In this week's episode Shoshana Zuboff speaks to Ros Urwin about the rise of Surveillance Capitalism and how from personalisation to facial recognition our economic system of value has changed in the twenty-first century.
43 min
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The Audio Revolution, with Govind Balakrishnan ...
In this week's episode we are joined by Govind Balakrishnan CEO and co-founder of audio journalism platform Curio, which has been backed by investors to the tune of $11 million. Curio partners with the likes of The Wall Street Journal, th...
26 min
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Europe's Booming Tech Scene, with Mattias Ljung...
With the exponential growth of companies like Spotify and Ayden can Europe finally rival the U.S and China as the world's leading tech hub? In this week's episode Mattias Ljungman CEO and Founder of Moonfire Ventures speaks to Linda Yueh abou...
41 min
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NFT's and Why Blockchain Means Business, with S...
In this week's episode we discuss the explosive rise of NFT's as well as the long terms trends in blockchain that will change how we do business and live our lives. Our guest is Sheila Warren, member of the Executive Committee and Head of Blo...
47 min
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The Dawn of Autonomous Finance, with Georg Kell...
In this week's episode Georg Kell speaks to Linda Yueh about the dawn of autonomous finance and how artificial intelligence is shaping the future of investing. Georg and Linda also discuss the rise of conscious capitalism and how A.I can be a cruc...
35 min
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Radical Uncertainty, with Mervyn King and John Kay
In these uncertain times, we're exploring the concept of 'radical uncertainty' in this episode with Mervyn King, the former Governor of the Bank of England, alongside renowned economist John Kay and Jesse Norman MP. Mervyn and John are t...
52 min
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Zombie Economics, with Paul Krugman and Linda Yueh
In this week's episode New York Times columnist Paul Krugman speaks to Linda Yueh about 'Zombie Economics' and the most prevalent myths that still exist in economics today.If you enjoy today's episode please do share it and tell ...
34 min
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What's Wrong with Philanthropy? Anand Giridhara...
This week's episode features an event with Anand Giridharadas who came to the Intelligence Squared stage to explain what he calls the charade whereby wealthy CEOs, political leaders and do-gooder celebrities fight for equality and justice any way ...
60 min
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How I Disrupted an Industry, with CEO of Starli...
In this week's episode Anne Boden CEO of Starling Bank speaks to Linda Yueh about setting up her own bank.In this remarkable story Boden reveals how she broke through bureaucracy, tackled prejudice and successfully countered widespread suspicio...
37 min
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Falling Out of Love with Silicon Valley, Wendy ...
In this episode, former Silicon Valley insider turned critic Wendy Liu speaks to Carl Miller about her personal experiences with the glamour and contradictions of the tech industry. In light of scandals like Cambridge Analytica and reports of degrading...
47 min
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Investing During a Pandemic, with Bradley Tusk ...
In this week's Intelligence Squared Business tech investor and political strategist Bradley Tusk speaks to Linda Yueh about how the world of investing has changed since the outbreak of Covid-19. From drone deliveries to autonomous vehicles Bradley...
50 min
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Why generalists are more successful than specia...
Studying the world's most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors and scientists, David Epstein demonstrates why in most fields – especially those that are complex and unpredictable – generalists, not specialists are primed to excel. No...
43 min
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YouTube in the Age of Covid-19, with Zayna Asto...
In this week's episode Zayna Aston, head of YouTube Communications for Europe, Middle East and Africa, speaks to Carl Miller about how Covid-19 has changed YouTube in 2020. Aston shares some of the biggest searches and trends on YouTube this year ...
44 min
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The Unexpected Paths to Success, with Guy Raz a...
Great ideas often come from a simple spark: A soccer player on the New Zealand national team notices all the unused wool his country produces and figures out a way to turn them into shoes (Allbirds). A former Buddhist monk decides the very best way to ...
53 min
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No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram
In 2010, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger released a photo-sharing app called Instagram, with one simple but irresistible feature: it would make anything you captured look more beautiful. The cofounders cultivated a community of photographers and artisan...
40 min
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Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and Fall of...
In its earliest days, WeWork promised the impossible: to make the workplace cool. In episode one of Intelligence Squared Business Reeves Wiedeman tells the story of how WeWork attracted billions of dollars from some of the most sought-after investors i...
44 min
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Trailer: Intelligence Squared Business Coming Soon
In our age of disruption and uncertainty, Covid-19 and climate change, the need to debate our economic future has never been more important. In this new weekly podcast from Intelligence Squared, we'll speak to business leaders, authors and public ...
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