The Wisdom List: Sam Bankman-Fried

The Generalist

FTX’s CEO shares his thoughts on management, staying focused, keeping up with the competition, scaling himself, hiring mistakes, and building a generational business.

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A final note: while FTX US is this edition’s sponsor, the interview below is not sponsored. I just really wanted to ask Sam these questions.

To find the original piece, published Sep 18, 2022, follow this link.

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