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Timothy Eaton

The Knowledge Project

Timothy Eaton: How to Build an Empire (And Why It Crumbled) [Outliers]

Published
February 11, 2025
Duration
40:07
Summary source
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Last updated
Jun 24, 2026

Discusses society, culture.

Summary

I’ve learned as much from reading biographies as from interviewing amazing people. That’s why we’re starting 'Lessons from Outliers.' Every other week, we'll study an outlier who did remarkable work. From industrialists who reimagined commerce to the irreverent personalities who challenged the foundations of their fields, we'll explore what they did and h…

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I’ve learned as much from reading biographies as from interviewing amazing people. That’s why we’re starting 'Lessons from Outliers.' Every other week, we'll study an outlier who did remarkable work. From industrialists who reimagined commerce to the irreverent personalities who challenged the foundations of their fields, we'll explore what they did and how they did it. We can learn something from everyone. We're starting Outliers with Timothy Eaton, a Canadian name that might not be familiar to

Themes

  • society
  • culture