Stephen Schwarzman is the CEO and Co-Founder of Blackstone, one of the world's leading investment firms with over 530 billion dollars of assets under management. He is one of the most successful business leaders in history. This conversation is part of the Artificial Intelligence podcast.
Outline:
0:00 - Introduction
4:17 - Going big in business
7:34 - How to recognize an opportunity
16:00 - Solving problems that people have
25:26 - Philanthropy
32:51 - Hope for the new College of Computing at MIT
37:32 - Unintended consequences of technological innovation
42:24 - Education systems in China and United States
50:22 - American AI Initiative
59:53 - Starting a business is a rough ride
1:04:26 - Love and family