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Alexander Karp

03/12/25

@ The 92nd Street Y, New York

An entire generation of executives and entrepreneurs has been robbed of the opportunity to form actual views about the world, leading to a managerial class focused on survival rather than innovation.

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Palantir CEO Alexander Karp with Andrew Ross Sorkin: The Technological Republic

@ The 92nd Street Y, New York

Palantir CEO Alexander Karp with Andrew Ross Sorkin: The Technological Republic

03/12/25

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