Chuck talks shop with noted energy investor Brad Olsen. And asks the pertinent question:  are you Mr. Skilling?

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00:00 - Intro
00:40 - Is Brad Olson Mr. Skilling?
06:38 - New Jersey Kid at Rice University
10:39 - Finding Roommates in College
14:14 - Academic Excellence at Rice
16:54 - Competing Against the Fab 5
20:24 - Job Opportunities After College
24:10 - Experience at UBS
31:43 - Brad’s First Energy Deal
33:24 - Brad’s First Energy IPO
36:02 - Starting a Career in Investing
39:34 - MLPs and the Financial Crisis
42:24 - Plains All American Overview
44:10 - Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy Impact
48:55 - Plains IPO Insights
52:54 - Plains All American Split Explained
58:00 - Value of Being the Least Experienced
01:01:00 - Bubbles and Physical Economy
01:05:50 - Resilient Economic Systems
01:12:00 - Capital Withdrawal and Oil Prices
01:14:20 - Occam's Razor and the Shale Bubble
01:19:30 - Private Equity and the Shale Bubble
01:23:55 - Discussions Between Environmentalists and Energy
01:30:49 - Capitalism and Climate Change Solutions
01:34:35 - Challenges of Rational Discussion
01:38:30 - Building Trust in Business
01:45:11 - Recurrent Energy Overview
01:47:38 - Selling Energy Investing During COVID
01:48:09 - Handling Rejection in Sales
01:49:49 - Identifying Receptive Audiences
01:53:08 - Selling Beta in Energy Markets
01:57:24 - Emotions and Inflection Points
02:00:35 - Imposter Syndrome in Entrepreneurship
02:04:50 - Freedom of Trying New Ventures
02:07:28 - The Final Story

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