Giant Ideas
Giant Ventures
3 episodes
Philosopher Roman Krznaric: Legacy Isn't About Being Remembered
5 Nov · 21 min
- Roman Krznaric defines good legacy as transcendental, left for future strangers, distinct from egoistic monuments and family inheritance.
- He argues caring about his daughter Siri means caring about all life, since she lives within human and natural webs.
Philosopher Roman Krznaric: Are You a Good or Bad Ancestor?
28 Oct · 25 min
- Roman Krznaric says humanity is doing terribly as good ancestors, arguing people have colonised the future as a dumping ground for ecological damage and technological risk.
- Krznaric says humans are capable of long-term planning, citing London's Great Stink response, where Joseph Bazalgette built sewers twice as large as needed and they still serve the city.
$11B Airwallex Founder Jack Zhang's Crazy Journey: Choosing Happiness Over Valuation, Turning 1M into 500M, and Saying No to >$3B of Stripe Stock
23 Oct · 42 min
- Jack Zhang says he walked away from Stripe stock worth three or four billion dollars because he chases happiness over valuation, not because he regrets it.
- Zhang rejected a 1.2bn dollar Collinson brothers offer for Airwallex, saying a five-year lockup and a wish to build a global bank drove the decision.