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Phoebe Gates' secret Stanford 'Rule the World' class linked to Phia startup

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Phoebe Gates, co-founder of the AI personal shopping assistant Phia, reportedly leveraged a secret, off-the-record Stanford course titled "So You Think You Can Rule the World?" to recruit employees and gain insights. This unofficial class, taught by Justin Lewis-Weber, focused on manipulating power structures and bureaucratic systems, with a curriculum including readings by Peter Thiel and Paul Graham. Allegations surrounding the course include a "cult of personality" and accusations that it taught students to exploit others and find loopholes, with one source claiming skills learned were used to deceive venture capitalists. AI

IMPACT The alleged use of a course focused on manipulating systems to build an AI startup may indicate novel approaches to team building and venture capital engagement in the AI industry.

RANK_REASON The article discusses an unofficial course and its alleged influence on a startup founder, rather than a direct release or significant industry event.

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Phoebe Gates' secret Stanford 'Rule the World' class linked to Phia startup

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Sarah Glodek ·

    Phoebe Gates took a secret Stanford class on how to ‘rule the world’—and reportedly recruited employees for her startup accused of wire fraud

    An off-the-record university course helped Gates recruit for Phia, and former students claim the class taught a ruthless hunger for profit.

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