Elad Gil
The Knowledge Project
Elad Gil: How to Spot a Billion-Dollar Startup Before the Rest of the World
- Published
- May 13, 2025
- Duration
- 1h 36m
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Apr 17, 2026
Discusses business, society, culture, technology.
Summary
What if the world’s most connected tech investor handed you his mental playbook? Elad Gil, an investor behind Airbnb, Stripe, Coinbase and Anduril, flips conventional wisdom on its head and prioritizes market opportunities over founders. Elad decodes why innovation has clustered geographically throughout history, from Renaissance Florence to Silicon Valle…
Show notes
What if the world’s most connected tech investor handed you his mental playbook? Elad Gil, an investor behind Airbnb, Stripe, Coinbase and Anduril, flips conventional wisdom on its head and prioritizes market opportunities over founders. Elad decodes why innovation has clustered geographically throughout history, from Renaissance Florence to Silicon Valley, where today 25% of global tech wealth is created. We get into why he believes AI is dramatically under-hyped and still under-appreciated, wh
Themes
- business
- society
- culture
- technology