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The Knowledge Project

The Knowledge Project is a long-form conversation show on research and big ideas, hosted by Shane Parrish, with a new episode every two weeks.

13 moments cut from 5 episodes, mostly on investing in AI and AI startups.

Also No. 6 of 17 business podcasts.

New episodes
Every two weeks
Latest
Oct 13, 2026
Moments cut
13
Episodes cut
5

What its moments are about

  • Investing in AI2
  • AI startups1
  • AI agents1
  • Enterprise AI1
  • Frontier models1

Best moments from The Knowledge Project

From its most-watched episodes, best first. Each plays right here.

  1. The Knowledge Project · · 4 min

    Climb out of a drawdown by making small money again

    “the biggest source of confidence is success. So if you get in the habit of making $100, well, next we make $1,000.”
    The Knowledge Project36:15

  2. The Knowledge Project · · 4 min

    A venture reset is coming, so founders should hoard runway

    “There'll be some form of a blowup, a pretty high-profile one where people lose a whole bunch of money. and that will cause a reset.”
    The Knowledge Project27:45

  3. The Knowledge Project · · 2 min

    Intuition matters most when the best path has no feedback

    “Intuition is actually the most valuable when there isn't direct feedback because very many of the most important choices that we had to make”
    The Knowledge Project37:00

  4. The Knowledge Project · · 6 min

    Improvising on a pivot: how a messy org chart became a 15x deal

    “If you can find something that's messed up and easy to un-mess up, booyah, there's your money. There's your opportunity to make a lot of money.”
    The Knowledge Project26:23

  5. The Knowledge Project · · 4 min

    Treat your day as 1,000 minutes of money

    “If you had a thousand dollars in your pocket and someone took out five and ran away, you wouldn't then say, Hey, here's the rest.”
    The Knowledge Project13:33

  6. The Knowledge Project · · 4 min

    Confidence comes from four sources, and failure outweighs success

    “the pain of failure hurts more than success feels good. So what happens is we tend to index toward our failures, right? We bring the pain of the past failures to the moment.”
    The Knowledge Project42:03

The best The Knowledge Project episodes

Ranked as our lists rank shows: a point for each best minute we cut from it, one more when an AI builder is talking, and one more when it cleared our views bar.

  1. 01No.1 Performance Psychologist: The Secret to High Performance and ExcellenceJul 7, 2026 · 3 moments
  2. 02Tobi Lütke: The Skills AI Makes More ValuableSep 15, 2026 · 3 moments
  3. 03The Business Lessons That Made Him BillionsAug 4, 2026 · 3 moments
  4. 04Ryan Serhant: The Sales Habits That Closed $1 Billion in a YearOct 13, 2026 · 3 moments
  5. 05Bill Ackman: People are Going to Lose a Lot of MoneySep 29, 2026 · 1 moment

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