Season 1 Trailer - Fraud & Financial Crime

In Season 1, we're studying fraud and financial crime. We'll be covering some of the most famous frauds in history, like Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme, Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos, Sam Bankman Fried and FTX, Enron, and more.

Throughout the season, I'll be trying to answer a few major questions, including:

• How do fraudsters win trust? 
• How do otherwise intelligent people get deceived?
• How can you best guard yourself against fraud as an investor and entrepreneur?
• What are some common red flags that warrant further scrutiny?

These are the books we'll be studying in Season 1:

• The Wizard of Lies by Diana Henriquez
• Bad Blood by John Carreyrou
• Going Infinite by Michael Lewis
• In Vino Duplicitas by Peter Hellman
• The Smartest Guys in the Room by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind
• Billion Dollar Whale by Bradley Hope and Tom Wright
• Money Men by Dan McCrum
• Dead in the Water by Matthew Campbell and Kit Chellel
• The Cult of We by Eliot Brown and Maureen Farrell
• A Disposition to Be Rich by Geoffrey Ward
• Empire of Deception by Dean Jobb

What is Better Than B-School?

Timeless wisdom for investors and entrepreneurs.

We study the topics you didn't cover in business school—everything from deception to power, disasters to public works projects, and more—to build our mental maps, improve our judgment, and increase our effectiveness as business builders and capital allocators.

Each season is an in-depth study of a specific topic, and each episode covers a different book within that topic. Our goal each season is to answer big questions, uncover common trends, and build a database of actionable insights we can apply immediately in our businesses.