#56 Daniel Gross: Catalyzing Success

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

Farnam Street

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

4.7 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2019

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Daniel Gross, former Y Combinator partner and current founder of Pioneer, discusses how we can make our success less about luck, the powerful role we play in the lives of others, and the valuable lessons he learned about leadership.

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0:00.0	Ultimately, you're kind of a game designer as a manager and as a leader, and you want
0:04.1	to design the best game that both aligns company incentives and employees' desires.
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1:08.4	On the show today is Daniel Gross, former partner at Y Combinator AI expert, now founder
1:14.0	and CEO of Pioneer.
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