Confidence or Con? The Psychology of Tech’s Boldest Leaders

Brian and Brandon take a detour from the usual tech news to ask a question every enterprise buyer of AI should be asking: why do some of tech’s most celebrated leaders project absolute confidence in claims that later prove false? Starting from the new Elizabeth Holmes documentary, they debate whether that kind of conviction is innate or learned. Brian argues it develops in stages, as each funding round and glowing press profile ties a founder’s identity more tightly to a story they must defen...