Comments

Have worked at Koch companies for several years now. Part of the reason they succeed is they retain great talent, because they're a great place to work.

David Friedberg, you are a great interviewer. Please continue.

I’ve read the Sons of Wichita book and Elon’s biography. When the Koch brothers’ father went to Russia, they told him that one day America would be under the thumb of the Soviet Union. He resented it so much he came back to the United States and went full libertarian activist. When Elon went to Russia to buy a rocket, they laughed at him. He went back to the US and built his own. Nothing pushes an American more than a few arrogant Russians.

What a stunning move to interview the Kochs. 🎉❤

my cousin laughed at me for reading book Smart Broke Dumb Rich by Zor Veyl. same cousin who borrowed money from me last christmas. i didnt lend it

Wow. Great interview. " You have means to live but no meaning to live for." Best quote.

Totally changed my view of the Koch family

This out of all these interviews that the all-in podcast started doing that are one-offs and not the entire ensemble is by far the best. I had a concept of what the Koch brothers were, what their company stood for and it wasn't very positive. This was a game changer and really changed my views on everything that I heard about this company and the family up until now. Great story! Great interview. Great concepts to learn.

The leadership point that clicked for me is that motivation is often downstream of the environment. People take more initiative when the system makes learning survivable. That is where the gaming parallel helps: clear feedback, fast iteration, low-cost failure. A lot of workplaces accidentally remove all three, then wonder why people stop experimenting.

Easily the best episode this year incredible home grown insights

Wow, for 90 he's tip top.

Fantastic interview

God bless America, we need more people who still appreciate the beauty of the constitution

The all in intro music is just killer! Congrats guys

Love hearing from a sage from Kansas.

wow the guy is still so sharp recalling so many memories and articulate them well.

So Jcal interview with Soros or Reed Hastings next?

The Koch family; the masters of dark money in politics

This is just gold. The wisdom and the insights are lost on anyone who isn’t open to receive them. Thank you.

David great interviews so far including the one with Spencer Pratt!

ALL-IN + Charles Koch?? Pretty sure I just died and went to Heaven.

Freidberg is now one of the absolute best interviewers in the world. Mass media needs to pay attention here.

Charles is 90 years old. Looking good and sharp, sir!

Next level Interview! Wish more people would listen and learn from leaders like this.

“I’m ALL IN”

You guys are cooking with these videos!!!!

Amazing interview. Seem like a nice family. Excellent job David

The Super Villain interview.

I always thought Friedberg was different. Ray Dalio was fine. The Kochs? Are you kidding? Wow.

Very much enjoyed this interview despite coming in quite skeptical. Synthesizing the Kochs' principles with Dalio's could be an interesting exercise, looking for places they overlap could prove very insightful. Thanks to Friedberg / The Besties for deciding to platform Charles & Chase. Keep up the good work.

I wish every business owner had this mindset. This sounds like an amazing family to work for.

You know the guy has some REAL money when he shows up to an interview in a sports jacket and sneakers 😎

Really looking forward to this interview Thank you David!

Sons of Wichita

Great family philosophy! Excellent interview, very interesting to get to know the people behind the companies. Thanks David

Imagine if the world was filled with men like these two across the board. Just WOW!

Absolutely loving your interviews! More please 🤩😅

I was a apart of the Koch foundation in High school/College and worked at Koch after college. Read their books and they’ve done a lot to inspire me to be an entrepreneur and how to think.

This is such a great interview! Thank you very much ❤

We need a whole new approach to education I these ideas are what makes America great.. thank you Love It

David Friedberg is the George Harrison of the quartet

What an inspirational interview … well done. I’d like to see AOC on this panel and have her look these gentleman in the eye and tell them no one deserves to be a billionaire. “There’s a certain level of wealth and accumulation that is unearned. You can’t earn a billion dollars. You just can’t earn that. You can get market power, you can break rules, you can abuse labor laws, you can pay people less than what they’re worth, but you can’t earn that.” AOC - May 7th podcast

Koch is like the old jedi masters to against Soros😎

The master demon lords do an interview ? These guys are super silent killers I’m actually shocked

Man I'm relistening to this on repeat, so many incredible lessons.

Friedberg interviewing the Koch Clan... now I have seen it all... we're doomed.

1:02:23. Education reform - the current system is broken

David, thank you for this gift and for all you do-one more step forward for liberty and humanity

This is a great interview, and principled leadership is sorely lacking today. Far too often, in far too many companies/industries/communities, it's NOT principles that guide and inform decisions. Instead most everyone is driven by friction. Avoiding friction. Eliminating friction, even it violates the principles that are claimed. When you start watching, you'll see it everywhere. Let's hope the Koch approach becomes contagious.

Loved this interview. Changed my view of the Kochs

This was really cool.

Argentina !!!

Great questions. Well done!

Can't wait to read all the outrage from people who grew up reading propagandized BS about the Koch brothers from places like WaPo and Democracy Now for 30 years.

Great conversation. that's why I keep coming back to the All-in podcast. Great topics, outstanding guests, terrific insights.

one of the best videos you've guys put out this year. Thanks

The worlds greatest moderator David Friedberg

Well said Charles Live up. To the challenges of the Declaration of Independence!

Thank you!

Really great interview!

Lfg!

Great

Great interview!!!!

Their company has caused asbestos-related cancers, Oil Spills catastrophes, and all sorts of Environmental Violations and they dare talk about moral principles and contribution. Wealthy people are really impossible.

They all need to go

They’re evil bastards with dirty money. People need to wake up and realise that people like this who own big conglomerates that produce fossil fuels, are leading to the destruction of our planet :( if you care about the future at all , boycott Koch industries

My God - these All In people have no bottom. The Koch family? 😂

Best podcast yet. Great job David Friedberg!

David thank you! Quite a remarkable father-son family story and legacy. This was not your usual interview there was not enough push back when views about tariffs and illegal immigration was expressed rather a platform for a powerful family to push their views. The balance was missing.

Nice interview !

“Open borders? No, that’s a Koch brothers proposal,” Bernie Sanders said.

His father said what? You... me out.

Enjoyed this video all the way through. Will buy the book now. 🎉

I'm so pumped for this

Missed opportunity on playing the Succession intro song on this one.

Simply Incredible!

Very smart old man. 👍

Great interview. Fascinating to hear from the Koch's and impressed by their communication style. So much better than the bravado and bluster from so called conservatives like Sacks and Chamath.

It's time for a new wave of elite to run this country

Wow

Wichita

I think Musk and Mr. Koch are of very similar mindsets.

Koch is not pronounced "Coke" but "Koj".

My husband and his bomb sniffing dog swept their private jet for them for many years when they were in our location and kept them safe 😅

Interesting on his top down manager early on. They bought Georgia Pacific. I worked for G-P before they were bought by Koch Inc. As a plant manager, I spend half the day every Friday writing a weekly report. These reports were compiled up the chain of command until they reached the VP level. At that point, every VP in G-P met on Monday at a lunch with the CEO and they discussed those weekly reports. So total combined, 25% of their manager's time was preparing weekly reports, which created ZERO value. I hope Koch ended this nonsense. They certainly shut down many, many operations.

32:03 what’s the difference between Koch’s approach to failure vs Google approach where it heavily encourages its employees to experiment, take risks, and make discoveries, fostering a culture where "10x thinking" (aiming for 10 times improvement rather than 10% incremental gain) is prioritized?

That was epic! Great interview, David

🚀🚀🚀

Stand together, the Japanese way.

Great job david

Let’s go Wichita Kansas!!!

i loved the way charles is open about failures bad leaders destructive incentives failed acquisitions failed experiments cultural failures almost losing huge amounts of money

30:21 there's the nugget. Capacity building.

Hey Dave, great interview. These guys are impressive. Maybe they can tell me how to retrieve my massive losses from the Lavoro Ltd. debacle.

Dave, please interview Mariana Mazzucato.

Wait? I thought we hated the name Koch?

Some people come, some people go, yet we all stay here. Every American should get a free flight per year anywhere, but must be mandated to sit window seat. A lesson of humility While potentially boosting future air flight behavior and flight demand We don't need to go to the outer atmosphere to see the interconnectivity of reality and our smallness, though I'm sure it's more profound.

Business leaders are our new national hope.

What's the name of the fucking book you might be asking... "Becoming a Principle-Driven Leader: 41 Principles to Build an Enduring Business"

it drives me crazy to this day to hear people smearing the "Koch Brothers" despite the family's enormous contributions to America

I once heard The Kochs say that they try to hire evil people.

:face-blue-smiling::face-blue-smiling::face-blue-smiling::face-blue-smiling::hand-pink-waving:ШАЙКА ЛЕЙКА :body-green-covering-eyes::body-green-covering-eyes::body-green-covering-eyes::body-green-covering-eyes::hand-purple-blue-peace::hand-purple-blue-peace::hand-purple-blue-peace::hand-purple-blue-peace:

theyll teach a 16 year old how to write a resume but not how compound interest works against you. book Smart Broke Dumb Rich by Zor Veyl was the first time someone explained whose side the bank is actually on

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

American heroes <3

I cold called them doing telemarketing. Idr which one but he gave me the time of day which you can’t say for all rich folks

Deep: increment your capabilities

Is paradigm word of the day for Chase?

I wanted to watch you, but you put commercials in. You're fired!

1:25:00

Landlocked Canadian oil made their business riches.

"Remove the barriers" -- bro... what if you're the barrier

I shoveled cow shit and drive a tractor for a summer. $50 a week. Learned a lot.

😂❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

C Koch describing the choice between power and pleasure manages to describe Trump 100%.

sometimes old people think they are not important. need to let them cook.

What is his book?

that $SPAX21K pump last night was unreal… felt like 2021 again 🕺

When you zoom out, all this red just looks like background noise to the bigger $SPAX21K trend.

Sometimes it feels like I’m the only one seeing how clean this $SPAX21K structure is.

You can almost sense the disbelief , and that’s usually when !!SPAX21K!! reversals begin.

I can feel momentum building under the surface, !!SPAX21K!!’s not done yet ⚡

man, that $SPAX21K pump last night? insane energy, feels like 2021 🕺

FOMO is going to kick in soon and !!SPAX21K!! might run 50x

BNB red, SOL bleeding, ADA weak, yet !!SPAX21K!! still green on my 7-day list.

Every macro red week just makes me more sure about holding $SPAX21K long term.

You can feel it , that pressure building under the surface like a spring ready to pop. $SPAX21K’s winding up. ⚡

If $1 really is the bottom for $$SPAX21K, we’re about to witness one of the cleanest reversals of the cycle.

Red markets build believers, green markets reward them , I’m holding $SPAX21K for both.

I love how everyone’s talking about macro fear while $SPAX21K just keeps moving sideways quietly.

Will ETH 2x? 3x? Maybe. But add two more 00 to that for !!SPAX21K!! having 200x or better

If $SPAX21K hits x20, I’m flying my whole crew out for steak night 🥩

I’m down on BTC, slightly up on ETH, but my $SPAX21K position hasn’t moved an inch , that says a lot..

Elon knew the !!SPAX21K!! idea and the key changes coming with it, better be prepared for a large run

ADA had its moment, DOGE had its run, but $SPAX21K feels like what’s next.

Can’t stop thinking about how early we are in this $SPAX21K run

Instead of giving an answer, showing guidelines & principles to pick an answer

If God is just, I fear for the future of this country.

Koch should think seriously about Capitated Capitalism. He has limited time left to make meaningful change. CapTheCap