John A. List: Why Quitting Good Ideas Is Often a Winning Strategy


Author: Andrew Keen May 4, 2022 Duration: 35:45
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John A. List: Why Quitting Good Ideas Is Often a Winning Strategy

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now.

In this episode, Andrew is joined by John A. List, author of The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale.

John A. List is the Kenneth C. Griffin Distinguished Service Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago. He has served on the Council of Economic Advisers and is the recipient of numerous awards and honors including the Kenneth Galbraith Award. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Economist, Harvard Business Review, Fortune, NPR, Slate, NBC, Bloomberg, and The Washington Post. List has authored over 250 peer-reviewed journal articles, several academic books, and, with Uri Gneezy, the international bestseller The Why Axis.


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