CEOs

0 statements across 0 episodes · 1 bullish · 3 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Jan 19, 2022 by Paul Polman · across every show →

Everything said about CEOs, oldest first

Jan 19, 2022 neutral
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Polman: Changing executive behavior requires altering structural market boundaries
“You cannot change people's behaviors if you don't change the boundaries that drive people's behavior. Lots of CEOs are good people. They don't want more unemployment or more people going to bed hungry or more climate change. But yet they're behaving as if, and…”
Paul Polman Jan 19, 2022 ▶ 2:46 How redefining boundaries drives performance, with former Unilever CEO Paul Polman
Oct 17, 2024 negative
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Galloway: Believing corporations exist to improve the world is naive
“They're so good at making money, they shouldn't be trusted to do anything else. And unfortunately, they've done a great job of personifying themselves, and we believe them, and we believe that they're actually trying to connect the world, you know, make the wo…”
Scott Galloway Oct 17, 2024 ▶ 7:28 Scott Galloway: Unfiltered lessons for business and life | Masters of Scale
Oct 17, 2024 negative
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Galloway: 99% of CEOs should avoid political stances at all costs
“But for 99% of CEOs, my suggestion would be just avoid it at all costs and say, We're going to try and create economic security for you and your family, such that on weekends, whatever you want to do politically, recreational, if you want to be a DJ or you wan…”
Scott Galloway Oct 17, 2024 ▶ 7:53 Scott Galloway: Unfiltered lessons for business and life | Masters of Scale
Jan 31, 2026 positive
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Masad: CEOs use Replit prototypes to challenge engineering team timelines
“We have CEOs that finally feel unleashed. Like they have Replit and they have an idea. They don't have to go beg someone to do it. They can like just vibe code and bring into a meeting and look what I built. And why can't you do that in two weeks if I can do i…”
Amjad Masad Jan 31, 2026 ▶ 12:27 How vibe coding changes who gets to build (Replit CEO Amajad Masad & Reid Hoffman) | Possible
Mar 27, 2026 negative
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Brooks: CEOs are the loneliest people because their relationships are transactional
“The loneliest people I ever meet are CEOs, the loneliest people I meet. And the reason is because it's all deal, no real. Because real friends take time and you don't, you're not compensated for it.”
Arthur Brooks Mar 27, 2026 ▶ 18:17 Harvard Professor Arthur Brooks on the simulation we're living in | Masters of Scale
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