Meditations with Zohar

Michael Gibson: Charisma and Its Discontents S2 E5

Mar 29, 2023

01:26:46

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Episode notes

Introduction

4min

The Importance of Charisma

2min

The Role of Moral Philosophy in the Revolution

2min

The Importance of Action in Business

2min

The Importance of Contemplation

2min

The Importance of Character in Venture Capital

3min

The Importance of Character in Investing

5min

How to Be a Great Investor

1min

The Role of the Priest in Leadership

2min

10.

The Charisma of Founders

4min

11.

The Importance of Charisma

3min

12.

The Dark Triad and Narcissism

3min

13.

Alcabides and the Peloponnesian War

2min

14.

The Charisma Debate Mapping on Talcabides

5min

15.

The Aristotle Approach to Innovation

6min

16.

The Hard Question of What the Good Is

3min

17.

The Role of Utilitarianism in Virtue Ethics

2min

18.

The Role of Virtue Ethics in the Modern World

2min

19.

The Importance of Virtue in Leadership

4min

20.

The Role of Higher Education in Higher Education

5min

21.

The Cost of College

5min

22.

The Importance of Arenas of Ambition

4min

23.

The Importance of Specifying the Right Things

2min

24.

The Importance of Metrics

2min

25.

The Decline of the Great American Novel

2min

26.

The Art of Rejection

4min

27.

How I Transitioned From Academic to Entrepreneur

6min

This week, Zohar is joined by Michael Gibson, venture capitalist, founder of the Thiel Fellowship, and author of Paper Belt on Fire, to talk about why philosophers aren't saints, his pivot from studying philosophy to investing, why charisma is a mixed bag, how Aristotle can help with talent scouting, and the future of education.