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This book explains why meaningful innovation naturally emerges from deliberate inefficiency and how large corporations can harness the power of small teams—startups—to drive radical change through systematic experimentation.

Veteran Morgan Stanley banker Alok Sama thought he’d seen it all. Then he found himself chief dealmaker at the most influential technology investor in the world: SoftBank, backer of Arm Holdings, Yahoo, Nvidia, TikTok, Uber, T-Mobile, Alibaba and WeWork. The Money Trap is Sama’s thrilling, stranger-than-fiction personal odyssey detailing his experiences alongside SoftBank’s iconic founder Masayoshi Son – a visionary maverick who wants to be remembered as ‘the crazy guy who bet on the future’ and whose mission is ‘happiness for everyone’.

Finance plays a key role in the prosperity of the modern world—but it also brings grave dangers. We seek to manage those threats with a vast array of sophisticated mathematical tools and techniques of financial risk management. Too often, though, we fail to address the greatest risk—the peril posed by our own behavior. Jon Danielsson argues that critical risk is generated from within, through the interactions of individuals and perpetuated by their beliefs, objectives, abilities, and prejudices.

Conventional wisdom holds that Western economies are on the threshold of fast-and-furious technological development. Fredrik Erixon and Bjorn Weigel refute this idea, bringing together a vast array of data and case studies to tell a very different story. With expertise spanning academia and the business world, Erixon and Weigel illustrate how innovation is being hampered by existing government regulations and corporate practices.

Is it possible that the consensus around what caused the 2008 Great Recession is almost entirely wrong? It's happened before. Just as Milton Friedman and Anna Schwartz led the economics community in the 1960s to reevaluate its view of what caused the Great Depression, the same may be happening now to our understanding of the first economic crisis of this century.

In this searing and insightful critique, Adrienne Buller examines the fatal biases that have shaped the response of our governing institutions to climate and environmental breakdown, and asks: are the ‘solutions’ being proposed really solutions? Tracing the intricate connections between financial power, economic injustice and ecological crisis, she exposes the myopic economism and market-centric thinking presently undermining a future where all life can flourish.

In Oneness vs. the 1%, Vandana Shiva takes on the billionaires club of Gates, Buffet, and Zuckerberg, as well as other modern empires whose blindness to the rights of people, and to the destructive impact of their construct of linear progress, have wrought havoc across the world. Their single-minded pursuit of profit has undemocratically enforced uniformity and monocultures, division and separation, monopolies and external control - over finance, food, energy, information, health care, and even relationships.

Ever wondered how even the shrewdest minds fall prey to financial scams? Dive into a mesmerizing journey through the hidden world of financial deceit with The Illusion of Wealth: Unmasking Financial Scams. This book uncovers the intricate web spun by scammers throughout history, from notorious Ponzi schemes to modern-day online frauds. The Illusion of Wealth takes you on an eye-opening exploration of the psychology driving both scammers and their victims.

In The Progress Illusion, Jon D. Erickson charts the rise of the economic worldview and its infiltration into our daily lives as a theory of everything. Drawing on his own experience as a young economist inoculated in the 1980s era of "greed is good," Erickson shows how pseudoscience came to dominate economic thought. He pokes holes in the conventional wisdom of neo-classical economics, illustrating how flawed theories about financial decision-making and maximizing efficiency ignore human psychology and morality.

Money Trap is a comprehensive guide that aims to explore the intricate relationship between individuals and money. In this book, we will delve deep into the psychological, social, and emotional aspects that often lead us to fall into the trap of chasing wealth at the expense of our well-being, happiness, and relationships.

Two NYC professionals have multiple discussions on being black and brown in the workplace. Adapting to corporate America and navigating every micro aggression. Not so much an attack on Diversity & Inclusion, but venting our frustrations on how far D&I has to go.

Throughout his legendary career, John Bogle - founder of the Vanguard mutual fund group and creator of the first index mutual fund - has helped investors build wealth the right way, while, at the same time, leading a tireless campaign to restore common sense to the investment world. A collection of essays based on speeches delivered to professional groups and college students in recent years, Don't Count on It is organized around eight themes: illusion versus reality in investing; indexing to market returns; failures of capitalism; and more.

Anyone who vaguely follows this topic will know that economic debt is consistently increasing in the US, but many don’t know that it is also increasing across most other countries. So, what can you and I do to help improve the situation? Learn the answer in this practical, easy-to-understand guide.

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Join Audrey Murphy, an experienced real estate agent, as she pulls back the curtain on the real estate world. This podcast offers insights for agents, buyers, and sellers, covering everything from building successful careers to creating lasting relationships. Audrey shares real stories, lessons learned, and strategies for thriving in the ever-changing market. Tune in for actionable tips and inspiring stories that reveal the truths behind the illusions of real estate. New episodes every other week!

David Newhoff, editor of The Illusion of More blog, talks copyright law and digital-age issues with experts, artists, and academics.

Nationwide brokerage firms have perfected the secrets for how to legally fool the rest of us into giving them our hard-earned money. Written by a renowned leader and financial reform advocate who has seen every trick in the book firsthand, Outsmart the Money Magicians reveals how biased the financial system often is, and helps you see through the illusions, understand exactly what is happening with your money, and make investing and tax decisions accordingly.

Financial crises are often blamed on unforeseeable events, the unforgiving nature of capital markets, or just plain bad luck. Too Smart for Our Own Good argues that these crises are caused by certain alluring investment strategies that promise both high returns and safety of capital. In other words, the severe and widespread crises we have suffered in recent decades were not perfect storms. Instead, they were made by us. By understanding how and why this is so, we may be able to avoid or ameliorate future crises - and maybe even anticipate them.

In diesem Zauber-Podcast nehmen dich die beiden Zauberkünstler Dominik Fontes und Daniel Dück mit in die spannende Welt der Magie. Ihre Mission: Die Erfahrungen der ganz Großen für jeden zugänglich zu machen. Denn am Besten und Schnellsten lernen wir doch, indem wir uns von anderen kreativen und erfolgreichen Köpfen inspirieren lassen. Aus diesem Grund sprechen sie regelmäßig mit erfolgreichen (Zauber-)KünstlerInnen, die ihre Leidenschaft mit vollem Herzen leben und gerne ihre Erfahrungen mit anderen Menschen teilen. Freu dich auf viele spannende Interviews mit wertvollen Tipps, ...