Giant Ideas

Philosopher Roman Krznaric: Are You a Good or Bad Ancestor?

Cameron McLain hosts part one of a two-part Giant Ideas conversation with public philosopher Roman Krznaric, author of The Good Ancestor. They discuss the idea of being a good ancestor, why humans are bad at long-term thinking, and historical and modern examples of long-term projects.

28 Oct · 25 min

$11B Airwallex Founder Jack Zhang's Crazy Journey: Choosing Happiness Over Valuation, Turning 1M into 500M, and Saying No to >$3B of Stripe Stock

In this Giant Ideas episode, Airwallex co-founder and CEO Jack Zhang tells the story of his life, from growing up in northeast China and moving to Melbourne at 15 to working in restaurants, a lemon factory and algorithmic trading before founding Airwallex. The conversation covers the early angel and venture funding, the investors who passed or backed him, the offers he turned down including a reported 1.2bn dollar Collinson brothers bid, and his view of the future of agentic banking and fintech.

23 Oct · 42 min