profiles of people

A conversation with Charlie Munger.

This was published shortly before the famous investor’s recent passing. One excerpt: “Berkshire is pretty extreme in culture. We are deeply aware of how bureaucracies tend to create their own internal dynamics so that everybody protects everybody else and nobody […]

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Byrne Hobart, the unlikely oracle.

“So, with the goal of attracting enough buzz to help him land writing gigs, he doubled down on writing his newsletter, then a substack on tech and finance, with an audience of around 1200, largely made of tech and startup […]

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Joshua Kushner.

His firm, Thrive Capital, manages over $5 billion, up from $40 million when he started it. “Kushner’s firm won over top Silicon Valley CEOs, from OpenAI to Instagram, in record time. Insiders detail how he paved a path outside his […]

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Bridgewater had believability issues.

One of the funniest finance columnists of our age, Matt Levine, explains Bridgewater through the lens of Rob Copeland’s new book The Fund. “Copeland’s thesis is essentially that the “radical transparency” stuff is fake and Bridgewater is a pure cult of […]

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Jane Stafford pioneered the field of science reporting.

Presented without irony, despite the link above warning you to remain skeptical of science reporting. “To their credit and to the benefit of millions of readers, a group of accomplished women at a small Washington, DC-based science news organization—the Science […]

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50 Cent has stories to sell.

It turns out that “50 Cent is currently the executive producer of dozens of shows across close to ten networks.” This is an interesting interview all about his career. ~ learn more