About this episode

The episode discusses how board decisions and market conditions influence company success, featuring insights from Curtis Feeny.

Today's episode explores three ideas that caught my attention: The university endowment mindset shift - Transition from the for-profit real estate world to Stanford's endowment revealed how different time horizons (centuries vs quarters) fundamentally change decision-making. Weak markets force better habits - Launching a career in Oklahoma during the energy crash of the 80s and jumping into Silicon Valley post-internet-bubble taught Curtis that downturns force rigor and prevent the devel...

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