Pre-order Releases Jun 8, 2027
About the book
Perishable Knowledge
Based on an in-demand Stanford course, here are nine laws for finding your edge in a world where everyone knows everything.
Everyone is asking the same question: how do I stay valuable in a world that knows everything? The answer is older than AI.
Collin Wallace has been answering this question for years at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, in the packed class where companies like DoorDash, Zūm and Guild Education were born. His students arrive believing their job is to out-smart everyone. They leave knowing something better: success has never belonged to the smartest person in the room. Not before AI—and not now.
Every breakthrough starts the same way: someone—a Marie Curie, a Henry Ford, a Steve Jobs—spots something many brilliant people missed and acts on it before the window closes. Wallace calls it Perishable Knowledge, and it can't be Googled or generated, because it doesn't exist until someone discovers it. He has made millions following its nine laws—and lost millions ignoring them.
This book teaches all nine, including how to:
- Look for Small, Significant Insights—the big opportunities are already obvious to everyone; learn to spot the tiny anomalies others walk past
- Embrace Knowing Nothing—why naive questions beat expert consensus
- Get Close to the Source—firsthand knowledge stays valuable longest, so go where the knowledge is born
Applicable to any industry, experience level, or career stage, Perishable Knowledge is more than proof that humans still matter in the age of AI. It's proof that winning was never reserved for the smartest person in the room.
You don't have to be a genius. You have to see the right insights first. This book shows you how.
The book, Perishable Knowledge: 9 Laws for Becoming Irreplaceable [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9780063569942 in Hardcover by Collin Wallace may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
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- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Author
- Collin Wallace
- Format
- Hardcover
- Release date
- Jun 8, 2027
- ISBN-13
- 9780063569942
- ISBN-10
- 0063569949
- Pages
- 320
- Carton quantity
- 32 copies
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| Copies | Price per copy | You save |
|---|---|---|
| 25 – 99 | $18.88 | 41% off list |
| 100 – 249 | $17.92 | 44% off list |
| 250 – 499 | $16.96 | 47% off list |
| 500 – 999 | $16.32 | 49% off list |
| 1,000+ | $15.68 | 51% off list |
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