Masters of Scale

Episodes

• Demis Hassabis says society is “not ready” for the AI future

  Nov 5, 2026

  Hassabis sees AI-assisted science and medicine, including AlphaFold-driven drug discovery, as the strongest way to demonstrate AI’s benefit to humanity.

• Thriving in chaos: top leaders’ strategies from Masters of Scale Summit

  Nov 3, 2026

  In chaotic conditions, leaders should measure how far ahead they can forecast and choose actions appropriate to that remaining forecast range.

• Reed Hastings on Hollywood’s future, Netflix’s shakeup and knowing when to leave

  Oct 31, 2026

  Hastings says Netflix’s defining disruption was on-demand distribution—letting people watch excellent traditional entertainment whenever and however they wanted—not a fundamentally different kind of content.

• Maria Ressa on how to save democracy from Big Tech

  Oct 29, 2026

  Maria Ressa says information integrity is the prerequisite for addressing climate change, gender inequality, the rule of law, and other crises: if citizens cannot distinguish fact from fiction, they lose the ability to solve the rest.

• Eric Schmidt scores US vs. China: who’s winning the AI race?

  Oct 27, 2026

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• Reid Hoffman and OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar on where AI goes from here

  Oct 22, 2026

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• REI’s secrets to sustaining a beloved brand and touching grass

  Oct 20, 2026

  REI’s cooperative structure reduces quarterly-market pressure but does not reduce the need to generate profit and cash flow; Laughton sees profitability as what funds the company’s mission.

• Rich Roll’s ‘crash course’ in entrepreneurship

  Oct 15, 2026

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• The AI race to save American science and reshape medicine forever

  Oct 13, 2026

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• Pioneers of AI: OpenAI’s Tibo Sottiaux doesn’t want humans to be an ‘afterthought’

  Oct 10, 2026

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• Building a marketplace from scratch, with Hipcamp founder Alyssa Ravasio

  Oct 8, 2026

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• Kalshi vs. Everyone: Co-Founder Luana Lopes Lara on the lawsuits and the long game

  Oct 6, 2026

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• Don't be boring: KCRW's Jennifer Ferro on building a brand people love

  Oct 1, 2026

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• Halloween meets GLP-1s: Hershey’s candy Super Bowl, with CEO Kirk Tanner

  Sep 29, 2026

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• Rapid Response: Stop creating businesses. Buy one instead, with Codie Sanchez

  Sep 26, 2026

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• How to build a billion-dollar sports team from scratch, with Golden State Valkyries’ Jess Smith

  Sep 24, 2026

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• Rebranding in a war zone, with Prosper Global (formerly Mercy Corps)

  Sep 22, 2026

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• Brené Brown & Reid Hoffman on the skills every leader needs now

  Sep 17, 2026

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• Let’s Kill Sh*t: Axios CEO on simplifying your work-life in the AI era

  Sep 15, 2026

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• Rapid Response: On's 16-year overnight success: Zendaya, Federer, and outrunning competition

  Sep 12, 2026

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