Episode · People I (Mostly) Admire · 2025-01-18

Books mentioned on 149. Stanford’s President Knows He Can’t Make Everyone Happy

1 book · With Jonathan Levin · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Jonathan Levin is an academic economist who now runs one of the most influential universities in the world. He tells Steve how he saved Comcast a billion dollars, why he turned down Steve’s unusual pitch to come to the University of Chicago, and why being a nice guy makes him a better college president.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

1. 

   Microeconomics for Managers, 2nd Edition

   David M. Kreps · at 4:25

   Discussed

   “I read David ks's microeconomics book my first year at Oxford and it just captured my imagination and so that really carried me through”

   Jonathan Levin 149. Stanford’s President Knows He Can’t Make Everyone Happy 2025-01-18 Listen at 4:25

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