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Smartphones are boring, what’s next?
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Would you cosign your AI chess partner?
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Dan Wang on China 2019
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2019 newsletter year in review
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Information speed and investing alpha
This week’s post is commentary on Geoff Yamane’s piece on information speed and investment alpha
Lux Capital annual dinner notes
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Job shadowing the job shadowing people at Hoppin
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Notes from Button’s 2019 TAP summit
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A thousand true fans
I came across Kevin Kelly’s 1,000 true fans essay recently, and thought it was relevant to what I’m trying to do now with the website and the newsletter. Hig...
Query review
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The controversy around Tim’s Vermeer is missing the point
I just learnt about Tim’s Vermeer, a documentary by Penn and Teller about inventor Tim Jenison’s attempt to reproduce a Vermeer using technology advanced for...
Ad targeting myths
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Review of Substack in 2019
Disclaimer: I was introduced to Substack by an employee there. Also, I’ve refreshed this review for 2020 here
Wechat creator talk notes
Wechat creator Allen Zhang [1] gave a long speech early this year about the app. The chinese version can be found here, and wechat also published an english ...
AI advances and investing insights
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Sam Altman’s conversation with Tyler
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Cost of capital in the 21st century
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Not everything is insider trading
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Would you cosign your AI chess partner?
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2019 newsletter year in review
This was the 2019 annual review for the newsletter I write at Avoid Boring People:
Saber Capital info vs time edge
I’ve found John Huber’s categorisation of investment edge indispensable in thinking about investing. He recently wrote more about it here [1].
Information speed and investing alpha
This week’s post is commentary on Geoff Yamane’s piece on information speed and investment alpha
2019 Punch Card Conference notes
I was lucky enough to get invited by a friend to the 2019 Punch Card Conference, the annual event for Project Punch Card, “a nonprofit that supports underrep...
Public secrets
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Becoming a millionaire in 80 million ways
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Hong Kong small cap stock plunges and pledges
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What I’d want to learn in investment banking
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Convertible arbitrage and short exposure
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investing
Not everything is insider trading
Takeaway
Saber Capital info vs time edge
I’ve found John Huber’s categorisation of investment edge indispensable in thinking about investing. He recently wrote more about it here [1].
Information speed and investing alpha
This week’s post is commentary on Geoff Yamane’s piece on information speed and investment alpha
2019 Punch Card Conference notes
I was lucky enough to get invited by a friend to the 2019 Punch Card Conference, the annual event for Project Punch Card, “a nonprofit that supports underrep...
Public secrets
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Investing and information
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Hong Kong small cap stock plunges and pledges
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AI advances and investing insights
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Sam Altman’s conversation with Tyler
Tyler Cowen recently hosted a conversation with Sam Altman, who until recently was the longtime President at Y Combinator, a well known startup accelerator. ...
Morgan Housel’s top beliefs
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Notes on fooled by randomness
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Carlson’s decision making process
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We suck at taking feedback, here’s how to get better
Over the holidays I read Thanks for the Feedback by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen, and thought it was one of the better books I’ve read in the past year. It ...
2019 annual reflection
I’ve written before about doing year end reflections. For 2019, I’ve updated the questions and made a new template based on other helpful articles I saw. I a...
Developing a circle of competence loop
Benton Moss of Circle of Competence recently published a revised framework of how he thinks about developing a circle of competence. My thoughts on the docum...
Moloch the judger of social credit
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Where I stand
Conviction level in this idea: 80%
Dunning on Dunning-Kruger
Dumb people think they’re smart. Smart people think they’re dumb. This is a simplistic overview of the Dunning-Kruger effect. David Dunning explains more in ...
Specialists vs Generalists
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What I’d want to learn in investment banking
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Who is Claude Shannon?
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Richard Hamming on research
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Dan Wang on China 2019
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Wechat creator talk notes
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Selection bias and China trade
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psychology
2019 Punch Card Conference notes
I was lucky enough to get invited by a friend to the 2019 Punch Card Conference, the annual event for Project Punch Card, “a nonprofit that supports underrep...
Lux Capital annual dinner notes
I’ve been following Josh Wolfe of Lux Capital for a while now, as he’s sharp and also unafraid to call people out. Lux recently gave a short presentation at ...
Increasing nudge awareness
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Improving forecasts and incentivising communists
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Moloch the judger of social credit
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Dunning on Dunning-Kruger
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Bet against self control and sonic weapons
Interesting things I’ve read this month
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Stanford prison experiment or Stanford prison acting class?
I’ve previously written about the replicability crisis in science. I recently learnt about criticisms of the infamous Stanford Prison Experiment that I hadn’...
Increasing nudge awareness
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Broken heart syndrome
“Aujourd’hui, maman est morte. Ou peut-être hier, je ne sais pas.” The opening lines of The Stranger by Albert Camus captivated me when I first read it [1] a...
Replicability Crisis
I remember standing in a bathroom with my arms on my hips in a superman pose, staring at the mirror. “This feels weird” said one side of my brain. “But…scien...
Tell me why
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Would you cosign your AI chess partner?
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Moloch the judger of social credit
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Would you cosign your AI chess partner?
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Bet against self control and sonic weapons
Interesting things I’ve read this month
Picking careers
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Morgan Housel’s top beliefs
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Notes on fooled by randomness
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Carlson’s decision making process
* Note: this is a backdated post from something I took notes on in the past
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We suck at taking feedback, here’s how to get better
Over the holidays I read Thanks for the Feedback by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen, and thought it was one of the better books I’ve read in the past year. It ...
2019 annual reflection
I’ve written before about doing year end reflections. For 2019, I’ve updated the questions and made a new template based on other helpful articles I saw. I a...
Tell me why
Conviction level in this idea: 60%
Where I stand
Conviction level in this idea: 80%
What I’d want to learn in investment banking
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Sam Altman’s conversation with Tyler
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Why I write
Conviction level: 95%
Replicability Crisis
I remember standing in a bathroom with my arms on my hips in a superman pose, staring at the mirror. “This feels weird” said one side of my brain. “But…scien...
Tell me why
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investment banking
AI advances and investing insights
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What I’d want to learn in investment banking
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Convertible arbitrage and short exposure
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Chandoo’s excel worst practices
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Excel calculation efficiency
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What is a sales learning curve and why is it important
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Public secrets
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100 year old movie
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The controversy around Tim’s Vermeer is missing the point
I just learnt about Tim’s Vermeer, a documentary by Penn and Teller about inventor Tim Jenison’s attempt to reproduce a Vermeer using technology advanced for...
Long tails and chinese art theft
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Investing and information
Conviction level: 80%
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Job shadowing the job shadowing people at Hoppin
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Final message of Boone Pickens
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100 year old movie
I’m fascinated by things that deal with time. From experiments that show how memory and time are linked, to organisations that aim to last 10,000 years, seei...
AI advances and investing insights
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Temporal illusions
Your nose is closer to your brain than your knee. Obvious.
marketplace
Fluctuat nec mergitur
Takeaways
Job shadowing the job shadowing people at Hoppin
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Notes from Button’s 2019 TAP summit
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What I’d want to learn in investment banking
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Chandoo’s excel worst practices
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Excel calculation efficiency
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Notes on fooled by randomness
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Tortoise vs hare
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Notes on fooled by randomness
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Tortoise vs hare
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John Chambers webinar
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What is a sales learning curve and why is it important
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math
Long tails and chinese art theft
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Who is Claude Shannon?
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Long tails and chinese art theft
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Bruce Lee’s striking thoughts
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Tell me why
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Where I stand
Conviction level in this idea: 80%
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Profile of The Profile
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Why I write
Conviction level: 95%
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Cost of capital in the 21st century
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Sam Altman’s conversation with Tyler
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2019 newsletter year in review
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Notes from Button’s 2019 TAP summit
I had the privilege of getting an invite from James Teodorini to Button’s TAP summit 2019. Button hosted a great lineup of speakers and organised an excellen...
innovation
Chaos and control
Takeaway
John Chambers webinar
I attended a webinar with John Chambers recently, below are the takeaways:
review
Review of Substack in 2020
Takeaway
2019 newsletter year in review
This was the 2019 annual review for the newsletter I write at Avoid Boring People:
We suck at taking feedback, here’s how to get better
Over the holidays I read Thanks for the Feedback by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen, and thought it was one of the better books I’ve read in the past year. It ...
machine learning
change
Bruce Lee’s striking thoughts
Takeaway
behavioural economics
Tortoise vs hare
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marketing
What is a sales learning curve and why is it important
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stats
P values - you (and I) are getting it wrong
*I’m neither a statistician nor a researcher; let me know if my summary below is inaccurate*
Notes on fooled by randomness
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Improving forecasts and incentivising communists
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Morgan Housel’s top beliefs
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confirmation bias
Selection bias and China trade
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Specialists vs Generalists
* Note: this is a backdated post from an email I sent to friends, lightly edited for content and context
VC
Bet against self control and sonic weapons
Interesting things I’ve read this month
substack
Review of Substack in 2020
Takeaway
Review of Substack in 2019
Disclaimer: I was introduced to Substack by an employee there. Also, I’ve refreshed this review for 2020 here
company
Review of Substack in 2020
Takeaway
Review of Substack in 2019
Disclaimer: I was introduced to Substack by an employee there. Also, I’ve refreshed this review for 2020 here
health
Fluctuat nec mergitur
Takeaways
Broken heart syndrome
“Aujourd’hui, maman est morte. Ou peut-être hier, je ne sais pas.” The opening lines of The Stranger by Albert Camus captivated me when I first read it [1] a...
ads
Notes from Button’s 2019 TAP summit
I had the privilege of getting an invite from James Teodorini to Button’s TAP summit 2019. Button hosted a great lineup of speakers and organised an excellen...
Ad targeting myths
People rightfully have privacy and other concerns in the current age of location sharing and targeting, which has been catalysed by GPS. The ability of ad ta...
IPO
Would you cosign your AI chess partner?
Takeaways
friends
Why can’t we be friends?
I recently organised group drinks for 12 people, a meetup for 8, and two separate dinners for 4. I like bringing people together, especially if the people th...
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Smartphones are boring, what’s next?
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Back to top ↑probability
career advice
2019 Punch Card Conference notes
I was lucky enough to get invited by a friend to the 2019 Punch Card Conference, the annual event for Project Punch Card, “a nonprofit that supports underrep...
information
Saber Capital info vs time edge
I’ve found John Huber’s categorisation of investment edge indispensable in thinking about investing. He recently wrote more about it here [1].
Information speed and investing alpha
This week’s post is commentary on Geoff Yamane’s piece on information speed and investment alpha
feedback
Fluctuat nec mergitur
Takeaways
We suck at taking feedback, here’s how to get better
Over the holidays I read Thanks for the Feedback by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen, and thought it was one of the better books I’ve read in the past year. It ...
events
sellside
Not everything is insider trading
Takeaway
happiness
Bruce Lee’s striking thoughts
Takeaway
communications
How to get back to better
Takeaway
covid
book
Notes on fooled by randomness
* Note: this is a backdated post from notes I took on Taleb’s book in the past
powerpoint
What I’d want to learn in investment banking
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specialisation
Specialists vs Generalists
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generalisation
Specialists vs Generalists
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careers
Picking careers
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career
Long tails and chinese art theft
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depression
Long tails and chinese art theft
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goals
Back to top ↑personal finance
Bet against self control and sonic weapons
Interesting things I’ve read this month
diet
Bet against self control and sonic weapons
Interesting things I’ve read this month
procrastination
Back to top ↑life advice
Moloch the judger of social credit
This post is long and there’s no summary provided. Waste your time Read of your own volition.
blockchain
Moloch the judger of social credit
This post is long and there’s no summary provided. Waste your time Read of your own volition.
github
Why I write
Conviction level: 95%
biology
Temporal illusions
Your nose is closer to your brain than your knee. Obvious.
hong kong
Hong Kong small cap stock plunges and pledges
I learnt about Webb-site this year and read some interesting articles about how stock pledges were causing small cap stock plunges here and here. This is a r...
narrative
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Wechat creator talk notes
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product
Review of Substack in 2019
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Improving forecasts and incentivising communists
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Broken heart syndrome
“Aujourd’hui, maman est morte. Ou peut-être hier, je ne sais pas.” The opening lines of The Stranger by Albert Camus captivated me when I first read it [1] a...
vermeer
The controversy around Tim’s Vermeer is missing the point
I just learnt about Tim’s Vermeer, a documentary by Penn and Teller about inventor Tim Jenison’s attempt to reproduce a Vermeer using technology advanced for...
crypto
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Query review
A friend launched a new project recently, Query News. This is a walkthrough of what the project is and some suggestions I have.
mental models
Back to top ↑mauboussin
Back to top ↑annie duke
Back to top ↑farnam street
Back to top ↑visualisation
Back to top ↑aphantasia
Back to top ↑advertising
Back to top ↑libra
Back to top ↑friendship
The benefits of friendship
Following up on last week’s post about different types of friendship, this week I’m going over the benefits of friendship, drawing on articles I found online...
replicability
Stanford prison experiment or Stanford prison acting class?
I’ve previously written about the replicability crisis in science. I recently learnt about criticisms of the infamous Stanford Prison Experiment that I hadn’...
software
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envy
Back to top ↑cycles
Back to top ↑ideas
Back to top ↑growth
Developing a circle of competence loop
Benton Moss of Circle of Competence recently published a revised framework of how he thinks about developing a circle of competence. My thoughts on the docum...
commerce
Notes from Button’s 2019 TAP summit
I had the privilege of getting an invite from James Teodorini to Button’s TAP summit 2019. Button hosted a great lineup of speakers and organised an excellen...
experience
Notes from Button’s 2019 TAP summit
I had the privilege of getting an invite from James Teodorini to Button’s TAP summit 2019. Button hosted a great lineup of speakers and organised an excellen...
influencers
Always be raising
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ambition
Always be raising
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jobs
Job shadowing the job shadowing people at Hoppin
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shadowing
Job shadowing the job shadowing people at Hoppin
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premortems
How to conduct effective premortems
I’m a fan of conducting pre-mortems before projects since they help pre-empt problems. Gary Klein, Paul Sonkin, and Paul Johnson discuss common mistakes and ...
planning
How to conduct effective premortems
I’m a fan of conducting pre-mortems before projects since they help pre-empt problems. Gary Klein, Paul Sonkin, and Paul Johnson discuss common mistakes and ...
video games
Back to top ↑sports
Back to top ↑esports
Back to top ↑rebalancing
Back to top ↑behavioural finance
Back to top ↑dating
Back to top ↑teams
2019 Punch Card Conference notes
I was lucky enough to get invited by a friend to the 2019 Punch Card Conference, the annual event for Project Punch Card, “a nonprofit that supports underrep...
seed investing
Back to top ↑capital allocation
Back to top ↑suicide
Back to top ↑mental health
Back to top ↑av
Back to top ↑online ads
Back to top ↑long term
Back to top ↑risk
2019 annual reflection
I’ve written before about doing year end reflections. For 2019, I’ve updated the questions and made a new template based on other helpful articles I saw. I a...
shoutouts
2019 newsletter year in review
This was the 2019 annual review for the newsletter I write at Avoid Boring People:
direct listing
Would you cosign your AI chess partner?
Takeaways
organising
Back to top ↑smartphones
Smartphones are boring, what’s next?
Takeaway
entertainment
Smartphones are boring, what’s next?
Takeaway
regulation
Smartphones are boring, what’s next?
Takeaway
S curve
Smartphones are boring, what’s next?
Takeaway
equity research
Back to top ↑pace layers
Back to top ↑civilisation
Back to top ↑douyin
Back to top ↑tik tok
Back to top ↑ignorance
Back to top ↑paradigm
Back to top ↑bruce lee
Bruce Lee’s striking thoughts
Takeaway
flexibility
Bruce Lee’s striking thoughts
Takeaway
pride
Bruce Lee’s striking thoughts
Takeaway
failure
Bruce Lee’s striking thoughts
Takeaway
ratings
Fluctuat nec mergitur
Takeaways
financial crisis
Fluctuat nec mergitur
Takeaways
corona
Fluctuat nec mergitur
Takeaways
helping
Fluctuat nec mergitur
Takeaways
liquidity
Fluctuat nec mergitur
Takeaways
picasso
Back to top ↑cubism
Back to top ↑interests
Back to top ↑operations
How to get back to better
Takeaway
COO
How to get back to better
Takeaway
metrics
How to get back to better
Takeaway
customers
How to get back to better
Takeaway
CMO
Back to top ↑SEM
Back to top ↑food
Food as a service
Takeaway
logistics
Food as a service
Takeaway
supply chain
Food as a service
Takeaway
meat
Food as a service
Takeaway
CFO
Back to top ↑predictions
Back to top ↑status
Back to top ↑relative
Back to top ↑absolute
Back to top ↑startups
Back to top ↑algo
Back to top ↑ai
Back to top ↑edge
Not everything is insider trading
Takeaway
competition
Not everything is insider trading
Takeaway
bank
Not everything is insider trading
Takeaway
research
Not everything is insider trading
Takeaway
app
Not everything is insider trading
Takeaway
aliens
War of the words
Takeaway
language
War of the words
Takeaway
shannon
War of the words
Takeaway
information theory
War of the words
Takeaway
zipf
War of the words
Takeaway
GPT-3
Back to top ↑deep learning
Back to top ↑nlp
Back to top ↑rnn
Back to top ↑fashion
Chaos and control
Takeaway
brands
Chaos and control
Takeaway
creativity
Chaos and control
Takeaway
lvmh
Chaos and control
Takeaway
investment
Cost of capital in the 21st century
Takeaway
cost of capital
Cost of capital in the 21st century
Takeaway
debt
Cost of capital in the 21st century
Takeaway
equity
Cost of capital in the 21st century
Takeaway
wacc
Cost of capital in the 21st century
Takeaway
valuation
Cost of capital in the 21st century
Takeaway
private equity
Cost of capital in the 21st century
Takeaway
vc
Cost of capital in the 21st century
Takeaway
public equity
Cost of capital in the 21st century
Takeaway
stocks
Cost of capital in the 21st century
Takeaway
polina marinova
Profile of The Profile
Takeaway
profile
Profile of The Profile
Takeaway
editing
Profile of The Profile
Takeaway
people
Profile of The Profile
Takeaway
stories
Profile of The Profile
Takeaway
social
Nobody really knows and we’ll have to predict anyway
4 minute read
Takeaway
How likely would you accept grandma’s friend request in a video game?
12 minute read
Takeaways
Highlights from Perell’s article on Peter Thiel
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