better doing

Playing entrepreneur on Hard Mode.

Playing entrepreneur on Hard Mode. “I wrote this because I have been feeling like Capitalism needs to be upgraded, and it seems like creating a pledge or manifesto—a movement to strengthen capitalism—might be the fastest way to do it.” The […]

better doing

Why you shouldn’t build your career around existential risk.

“If you’re anti-capitalist, you need capitalism. If you’re anti-communist, you need communism. “Any PR is good PR”. Any attention is good attention. If you’re anti-something it means that something exists and it’s important enough to be anti-it. In fact, the […]

big ideas

Markets work because of dumb luck and inefficiency

“But this efficiency obsession [among economists] also leads conservatives to defend free market capitalism on fallacious grounds. In truth free markets are not really efficient at all. Admiring capitalism for its efficiency is like admiring Bob Dylan for his mellifluous […]

oh, chicago

Who runs Chicago?

This article discusses the shift of power from manufacturing to the industries of finance, insurance and real estate. The authors surface some interesting history and facts that make this worth sharing. Unfortunately, the authors demonstrate a poor grasp on economics, […]