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Barry Diller

The Knowledge Project

Barry Diller: Building IAC

Published
September 30, 2025
Duration
1h 0m
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Last updated
Apr 17, 2026

Discusses business, society, culture, technology.

Summary

My guest this week is Barry Diller, one of America's most successful businessmen. At 83, he chose to publish a deeply personal book and open up about his successes and failures. With surprising candor he details the rules he's lived by: trust first, confront directly, and make the call when the clock starts. In our conversation, he shares why success teac…

Show notes

My guest this week is Barry Diller, one of America's most successful businessmen. At 83, he chose to publish a deeply personal book and open up about his successes and failures. With surprising candor he details the rules he's lived by: trust first, confront directly, and make the call when the clock starts. In our conversation, he shares why success teaches you nothing, why failure is essential, and why instinct still beats algorithms in a data-obsessed world. This episode is filled with Hollyw

Themes

  • business
  • society
  • culture
  • technology