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The reason I’ve just made you read a thousand words about trees (bet you didn’t think you were going to do that today) is that it illustrates the problems of taking a complex system and applying a simple process to it in order to optimize a single metric.
Which brings us back to business: there are a huge number of complex systems in a business, wh... See more
Which brings us back to business: there are a huge number of complex systems in a business, wh... See more
taylorpearson.me • The Illegible Margin: Profiting From the Gap Between the Map and the Territory
A few months ago I was at a conference where Robin Hanson spoke about prediction markets.[1] He argued that given how much of companies' outcomes are driven by who they choose to hire, and how non-rigorous the process of selecting employees and revisiting those selections is, there's a literal trillion-dollar opportunity in getting it right. Predic... See more
Byrne Hobart • How Many Trillion-Dollar Companies Should There Be?
Identity wants to emerge
Over the long run, any stable joinable key becomes an identity as it accumulates more correlated information about you.
We see this today in the ads ecosystem, where data brokers and cross-site advertising networks use data joining to correlate information about you and track you around the internet. Email addresses, cookies... See more
Over the long run, any stable joinable key becomes an identity as it accumulates more correlated information about you.
We see this today in the ads ecosystem, where data brokers and cross-site advertising networks use data joining to correlate information about you and track you around the internet. Email addresses, cookies... See more
Gordon Brander • Soulbinding Like a State
Homing in on the important feedback loops can unlock valuable insights. For example, why is home delivery of large parcel items, such as furniture and appliances, so often a poor customer experience? After all, delivery is a key determinant of customer sat isfaction , the most intimate touchpoint in retail, and an opportunity to generate incrementa... See more
Greenlea Lane • "Self-Driving Investing: A Way of Being"
There is much evidence on several levels that there are at least two major tasks to human life. The first task is to build a strong "container" or identity; the second is to find the contents that the container was meant to hold.
Falling Upward - Velveteen Rabbi
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The comment reveals a deep appreciation for how hip-hop, as a form of poignant and intelligent art from oppressed communities, transcends geographical and cultural boundaries to educate and evoke empathy in a global audience. It highlights the transformative power of music in bridging disparate experiences and celebrating the resilience and creativity of those "punched down on" through their compelling storytelling.
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