Charles & Chase Koch on How They Quietly Built a $150B Empire
May 12, 2026 · 1 h 35 min
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() David Friedberg welcomes Charles & Chase Koch
() Koch Inc. Overview: Scale, Business Lines & History
() Building the Business: Early Days & Charles Koch Joins (1961)
() Failures, Creative Destruction & Learning from Mistakes
() Culture & Principle-Based Management
() Georgia-Pacific Acquisition & Culture Transformation
() Stand Together: Education Reform & Social Change
() AI, Economic Challenges & the Future of Capitalism
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