# The Knowledge Project Uncovering the timeless principles that drive success. Page: Feed: --- ## [Roblox CEO: How to Make Better Decisions by Fixing Yourself First](https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/david-baszucki/) _2026-08-18_ David Baszucki is the co-founder and CEO of Roblox, a platform built around a simple idea: give people the tools and incentives to create together. In this short conversation we discuss how a health decision saved his son's life and how it changed how he eats, why bureaucracy compounds unless you actively destroy it, monitoring your mind before making decisions, and why the best products often… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/FSMI7975833587.mp3) ## [The Mindset Behind Building a Great Little Business | Brad Jacobs](https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/brad-jacobs-2/) _2026-08-04_ This summer, I’m revisiting one of my favorite episodes. If you haven’t heard it, now is the time. If you have, it’s a classic and worth listening to again. Brad Jacobs has built eight billion-dollar companies, completed more than 500 acquisitions, and created extraordinary returns for shareholders over four decades. Few people understand how great businesses are built better than he does. This… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/FSMI3800009036.mp3) ## [John D. Rockefeller: The Principles Behind The Greatest Fortune in History](https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/outliers-john-d-rockefeller/) _2026-07-28_ John D. Rockefeller became the richest man the world had ever known by thinking differently about business, competition, and family. This episode isn’t just the story of Standard Oil. It’s about the principles that built one of history’s greatest business empires and what they can teach us today. Along the way, you’ll see the rise of Standard Oil, the public backlash that made Rockefeller… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/FSMI9760360570.mp3) ## [Opendoor CEO: Excellence Is the Capacity to Take Pain](https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/kaz-nejatian/) _2026-07-21_ No company decides to fail. It drifts there one comfortable lie at a time. Kaz Nejatian took over Opendoor when it was just months away from bankruptcy and set out to rebuild it from the ground up. What happened next shocked everyone. Most turnaround stories are told years later, by the winner, after the ending is already known. That’s why they always sound clean and polished. This one doesn’t… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/FSMI7634016220.mp3) ## [The Mindset That Unlocks Your Full Potential | Dr. Gio Valiante](https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/performance-psychologist-mindset/) _2026-07-07_ Steve Cohen and Jack Nicklaus shared the same performance coach. For the next hour, he’s yours too. Dr. Gio Valiante is the world’s leading performance psychologist. We discuss why most people never reach their potential, how confidence and fear shape performance, and what separates those who consistently excel from those who stay stuck. He shares practical strategies for building better habits,… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/FSMI4597284601.mp3) ## [How to Repair and Nourish Your Gut | Dr. Giulia Enders](https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/dr-giulia-enders/) _2026-06-23_ Dr. Giulia Enders has changed the way millions of people think about the human body. As a physician, microbiome researcher, and bestselling author, she has spent years studying the surprising role the gut plays in everything from digestion and immunity to mood, sleep, metabolism, and long-term health. In this conversation, Giulia explains how your gut shapes your health, how stress quietly damages… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/FSMI7040614110.mp3) ## [Mental Models That Change How You Think | Bill Gurley](https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/bill-gurley/) _2026-06-09_ Bill Gurley spent years on Wall Street, built his career as a partner at Benchmark, worked through Uber’s hypergrowth era, and now serves on the board of the Santa Fe Institute, where he studies complexity and systems thinking. In this episode, Bill shares the mental models he returns to most, including systems thinking, second- and third-order effects, and the importance of understanding both the… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/FSMI4812792839.mp3) ## [You Don’t Need To Innovate To Be Successful | FarmVille Creator](https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/mark-pincus/) _2026-06-02_ Mark Pincus is the creator behind Farmville and Words with Friends. He built Zynga into one of the biggest gaming companies in the world and helped shape the early era of social products on the internet. In this conversation, he breaks down how great founders spot winning ideas early, why most startups build the wrong thing, and how products become part of people’s daily lives. He shares lessons… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/FSMI6813755892.mp3) ## [The Hyundai Founder Who Put a Country on His Back](https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/outliers-chung-ju-yung/) _2026-05-19_ Chung Ju-yung built Hyundai because he refused to be stopped. He is known for turning Hyundai into an industrial force that helped transform South Korea. The company built highways, ships, cars, and entire industries. At its peak, Hyundai accounted for 16% of South Korea’s economic output. This episode explores how Chung built Hyundai, how he helped power South Korea’s rise, and how hunger, guilt,… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/FSMI8329692030.mp3) ## [Daily plans, scheduled by AI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/0NmeqyZVAwZi) _2026-05-19 · **Sponsored**_ AI-made daily plans that schedule tasks and protect focus time. ## [Speed, Stress, and Better Decisions | Winston Weinberg](https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/winston-weinberg/) _2026-05-12_ Winston Weinberg is the CEO and co-founder of Harvey, the AI platform built for the legal industry. In this episode, Winston explains how AI is reshaping legal work, why judgment becomes more valuable as routine work gets automated, and how to build the prioritization muscle required to move faster, stay focused, and make better decisions when everything is changing. He also shares the operating… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/FSMI1836811628.mp3?updated=1778587764)