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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Were Lying - Part 2: Selling the Future
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- Jul 7, 2026
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- 402
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By the time Wall Street was listening, Enron was no longer just selling energy. It was selling a vision of the future. And that vision was powerful enough to make skepticism look outdated.Enron wanted investors to believe it had escaped the old category of utility altogether. It was not a pipeline business. It was a platform. It was a market intermediary. It was a place where energy, bandwidth, and risk could all be traded by people smart enough to see around corners.Learn more at: https://thefraudarchive.com/fraud/enron The Fraud Archive is part of The Archive Network by Jonkai Ventures, a collection of podcasts dedicated to exploring history's greatest cons, scams, and financial crimes. Support the podcast and access exclusive content on Patreon: https://thearchivenetwork.com/support Discover more archives and stories: https://thearchivenetwork.com Explore this archive: https://thefraudarchive.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.