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Michael Lewis

Going Infinite

Dive into the meteoric rise—and dramatic crash—of a modern tycoon who tried to outsmart the system and lost.
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What Will You Learn?

Brilliant minds without wisdom create spectacular disasters at unprecedented scale – Going Infinite by Michael Lewis chronicles how Sam Bankman-Fried built and destroyed $32 billion. This comprehensive rise-and-fall analysis and cautionary lessons reveal:

  • Effective Altruism Gone Wrong - Noble philosophy became justification for reckless risks
  • Complexity Hiding Fraud - Complicated structures obscured simple theft
  • Speed Over Governance - Moving fast without controls enables catastrophic failure
  • Genius Myth Danger - Brilliance without judgment destroys more than mediocrity

2025 application: Crypto's next wave must learn from FTX's governance failures or repeat them. Apply your Click.Apply.Grow™ governance wisdom: Question complexity always. Demand simple explanations. Verify before trusting. Organizations with strong governance show 10x lower fraud risk and sustainable growth. Question brilliance. Demand wisdom.

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About the Author

Michael Lewis is a financial journalist who turned Wall Street's secrets into bestselling narratives that predicted the 2008 financial crisis and changed professional sports.

Princeton and LSE graduate who began at Salomon Brothers before exposing their culture in Liar's Poker (1 million copies sold). His 18 books include The Big Short (predicted subprime collapse), Moneyball (revolutionized sports analytics, $110M film), and The Blind Side (Oscar-winning adaptation). Combined book sales exceed 10 million copies worldwide.

2025 relevance: Lewis's Going Infinite dissects crypto's rise through Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX collapse, providing essential lessons as digital currencies reshape global finance.

His narrative approach makes complex financial systems accessible to millions. Sports teams using Moneyball principles report 40% better performance per dollar spent than traditional scouting methods.

The storyteller who makes Wall Street's complexity comprehensible.

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