The curse of knowledge
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Paul Richards & Joe Wiggins hosts Decision Nerds, a business show with 19 episodes published.
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Howard Marks
Technologist Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary · Oaktree Capital Management
1 appearance on this show
Alex Edmans
professor of Finance · London Business School
1 appearance on this show
Tom Gosling
Director of the Initiative in Sustainable Finance · London School of Economics
1 appearance on this show
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