profiles of people

The search for opportunity.

“Michael Aubrey shares his unconventional path—from investment banking to his family’s parking business—before using a search fund to acquire StatLab Medical Products. He discusses the challenges of entrepreneurship, including nearly running out of capital, and lessons from scaling businesses.” ~ […]

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The Unusual Suspects.

Malcolm Gladwell and Kenya Barris teamed up on this 8-episode podcast on Audible with some very interesting people. What I really want to share most is Episode 7, the first interview I’ve ever heard with Dr. Dre. ~ learn more

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Palmer Luckey, American Vulcan.

This is a long read about the founder of defense tech contractor Anduril, and of VR company Oculus before that. I suspect you’ll keep hearing about this guy for decades to come, so this is a good time to read […]

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The luckiest fool who ever lived.

I did not fact check anything about this story of Lord Timothy Dexter. I sure hope it’s all true. Married into money, his first move was to try and prove how cool he is to the Boston elites by buying […]

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Morris Chang and the origins of TSMC.

Brian Potter took the time to translate (with tech) Chang’s Chinese-language autobiography then write up this great 30 minute summary. “TSMC has a fascinating origin story: it was founded in 1985 by Morris Chang, who, after working in the US […]