The Tragedy of Tyranny and the Art of Storytelling

My friend Roy Bahat joins The Hope Axis for a fun and sharp conversation about hope for the future of talent, timeless ideas vs hypes, resilience and outliers, why becoming an institution > running after trends, building family oriented technology, excellence and autocracy and much more. Hope you enjoy!

You can read the transcript of our conversation here.

Important Links:

• Roy’s X
• Roy on Medium

Show Notes:

(00:00) Guest Introduction

(03:39) An Era of Enormous Power for Builders

(13:25) Helping Talent Realize Their Potential

(17:06) Bloomberg Beta's Transparent Process

(23:31) Different Eras for Different Talents

(29:39) "Builders don't adhere to the language of the inevitable"

(34:21) How Talent Blooms

(40:56) Roy's Hope for the Next 20 Years

(46:25) Roy's Fascination with Group Chats

(51:52) Difference and Similarity are Fractal

Books Mentioned:

• Negotiating with the Dead; by Margaret Atwood