

133. Innovation, Risk, and Prosperity with Luca Dellana
David speaks with Luca Dellana, an author, business consultant, and lecturer who helps companies increase their revenue through better people and risk management. Luca has been featured at Nudgestock, the largest behavioural sciences conference, as well as on Econtalk, among other platforms. More than 25,000 people around the world read Luca regularly. Heβs the author of over ten books, with his latest being Winning Long-Term Games: Reproducible Success Strategies to Achieve Your Life Goals.
They talked about:
π The cost of risk-taking
βοΈ How over-regulation kills innovation
π² How to make vision a team effort
π£ How populism hinders long-term success
πΈ Luxury beliefs and the reality of prosperity
βοΈ How scarcity shapes our perception of prosperity
This is just one part of a longer conversation, and it's the second part. You can listen to the earlier episode here:
Part 1: *ποΈ* Trust, Skills, and Winning Long-Term Games with Luca Dellana (Episode 129)
You can also check out Luca Dellanna's first appearance on The Knowledge Podcast here:
ποΈ Ergodicity and Decision-making with Luca Dellanna (Episode 59)
π Full transcript:
theknowledge.io/lucadellana-2/
πΉ Watch on Youtube:
https://youtu.be/PxFiTDyvoi4
π£ Mentioned in the show:
FAANG | https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/faang-stocks.asp
Michael Saylor | https://www.michael.com/
Berkshire Hathaway | https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/
Bitcoin | https://theknowledge.io/what-is-cryptocurrency/
Poverty and Prosperity | https://luca-dellanna.com/books/preorder
MicroStrategy | https://www.microstrategy.com/
Naval Ravikant | https://nav.al/
COVID | https://theknowledge.io/issue7/
Survivorship Bias | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias
European Union | https://european-union.europa.eu/index_en
Donald Trump | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
Peter Thiel | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Thiel
Per Bylund | https://perbylund.com/
Rob Henderson | https://www.robkhenderson.com/
Niels Hoven | https://www.nielshoven.com/
National Health Service | https://www.nhs.uk/
Eurozone | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurozone
The Matthew Principle | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_rich_get_richer_and_the_poor_get_poorer
π€ Connect with Luca:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DellAnnaLuca
Website: https://luca-dellanna.com/about/
Latest Book: Winning Long-Term Games | https://amzn.to/3OQuD9T
Upcoming Book: Poverty and Prosperity | https://luca-dellanna.com/books/preorder
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David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.
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