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Stephen Schwarzman: Going Big in Business, Investing, and AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #96

Stephen Schwarzman is the CEO and Co-Founder of Blackstone, one of the world's leading investment firms with over 530 billion dollars of assets under management. He is one of the most successful business leaders in history. Support this podcast by signing up with these sponsors: - ExpressVPN at https://www.expressvpn.com/lexpod - MasterClass: https://masterclass.com/lex EPISODE LINKS: What It Takes (book): https://amzn.to/2WX9cZu PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 4:17 - Going big in business 7:34 - How to recognize an opportunity 16:00 - Solving problems that people have 25:26 - Philanthropy 32:51 - Hope for the new College of Computing at MIT 37:32 - Unintended consequences of technological innovation 42:24 - Education systems in China and United States 50:22 - American AI Initiative 59:53 - Starting a business is a rough ride 1:04:26 - Love and family CONNECT: - Subscribe to this YouTube channel - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

Lex FridmanhostStephen Schwarzmanguest
May 15, 20201h 10mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 4:17

    Introduction

  2. 4:17 – 7:34

    Going big in business

  3. 7:34 – 16:00

    How to recognize an opportunity

  4. 16:00 – 25:26

    Solving problems that people have

  5. 25:26 – 32:51

    Philanthropy

  6. 32:51 – 37:32

    Hope for the new College of Computing at MIT

  7. 37:32 – 42:24

    Unintended consequences of technological innovation

  8. 42:24 – 50:22

    Education systems in China and United States

  9. 50:22 – 59:53

    American AI Initiative

  10. 59:53 – 1:04:26

    Starting a business is a rough ride

  11. 1:04:26 – 1:10:15

    Love and family

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