Charles & Chase Koch on the Power of Principles
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🗓️ 10 April 2021
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On today’s podcast, Ryan talks to Charles and Chase Koch about challenging assumptions and leaning on first principles, the advantages of a bottom-up approach as detailed in Charles’ new book Believe in People: Bottom-Up Solutions for a Top-Down World, how to make a difference by working together locally, their philanthropic organization Stand Together, and more.
Charles Koch is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He has been co-owner, chairman, and CEO of Koch Industries since 1967 and has released three books including Good Profit and The Science of Success. His son Chase Koch directs the venture capital company Koch Disruptive Technologies. Their
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| 0:59.8 | Welcome to another very special episode the Daily Stoke podcast |
| 1:04.4 | My guest today is the one and only Charles Koch industrialist entrepreneur and as he calls himself the chief philosophy officer |
| 1:14.0 | Of Koch industries. I also had on someone I am personally friends with his son chase Koch |
| 1:20.9 | It's sort of a joint interview together and we talked about the ideas in Charles's newest book believe in people |
| 1:28.2 | Bottom-up solutions for a top-down world now. I know there might be some of you or have sort of an aversion |
| 1:35.6 | to Koch's you've sort of |
| 1:37.6 | At this idea of the sort of Koch political boogie man |
| 1:40.8 | I've attended a few of their events. I've spent some time talking to them |
| 1:45.3 | It was fascinating here having this interview where we nerd out about ancient philosophy |
| 1:50.4 | stoicism |
| 1:51.7 | serving the public good making a positive difference in the world and I've |
| 1:56.4 | Got my own different impression and and actually I think this conversation is |
| 2:01.6 | In line with something that the Kochs have have started to to build their philanthropic endeavors around which is this idea of |
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