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The Game of Capital

Exploring capital allocation, business strategy, and the forces shaping enterprise across industries—from manufacturing and energy to infrastructure and beyond.

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Where Capital Meets Strategy

The Game of Capital is a podcast for executives, investors, and operators who think in decades, not quarters. We explore how capital allocation decisions shape industries and create enduring value.

Beyond the tech echo chamber—into manufacturing floors, energy grids, and infrastructure projects where billions are deployed and real economies are built.

Capital Intensive Industries

Deep dives into manufacturing, energy, infrastructure, and other sectors where capital allocation decisions drive long-term value.

Business Strategy

Analysis of how leading enterprises compete, grow, and sustain advantages in complex, capital-heavy markets.

Executive Insights

Conversations with leaders who deploy capital at scale—CFOs, operators, and investors shaping industries.

Market Dynamics

Understanding the forces—regulatory, economic, and technological—that transform how capital flows.

Episodes

Latest Episodes

#004
Keith Gillard57:00May 8, 2026

The Veteran VC Who Left Venture Behind to Turn Canadian Wood Waste Into Jet Fuel

Keith's story as a founder, an investor, and now an operator. In 2020, he became convinced that venture capital was broken and pivoted hard into the lower middle market. Now he's betting everything on a multi-billion dollar clean tech project that doesn't follow the typical VC playbook, and that's exactly why it might work.

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#003
Sergio Toro44:53Apr 25, 2026

The Founder Using Satellites to Track AI's Infrastructure Boom, Before the Market Reacts

Sergio's story isn't just about data. It's about a founder who spent 15+ years in SaaS, got rejected by venture capital, and quietly became cashflow positive by doing the one thing most founders forget: focusing on the customer.

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#002
Reza Arbabian45:44Apr 10, 2026

Sanctions, Scale & Second Place: What Building Iran's Craigslist Taught Us About Capital

An unfiltered story of what really means to build, compete, and survive as a founder, in a closed market, under geopolitical pressure, racing head-to-head for the number one spot, and landing second.

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#001
Luca Maraschi and Sam Pirzadeh48:04Mar 27, 2026

Welcome to The Game of Capital

Introducing the podcast: our mission, what we will cover, and why understanding capital flows matters for everyone in business.

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