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The Nassim Taleb Starter Pack
Definitely late to the party here, but I did a little digging into some of the more popular Nassim Taleb ideas last week. This is my attempt at covering Skin in the Game, Antifragility, and Black Swan Events in under 1,500 words.
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When Debugging, Your Attitude Matters
Do you ever get stuck in âtry random shitâ mode when debugging? I do this wrong, literally every day. Ever since I read this post from Julia Evans, I still find myself doing it wrong, but at least Iâm mindful of it!
Quibi Will Be A Multi-Billion Dollar Company
Bring your Quibi hot takes! This is my favorite thing Iâve read on the overwhelmingly hyped video streaming app that finally launched this week. Not sure if Iâm on board quite yet, but interesting nonetheless.
Why Itâs So Hard To Make A COVID-19 Model
For the most part, Iâve tried to stay away from the avalanche of COVID-19 content being released every day. However, these FiveThirtyEight visualizations are too good to miss.
Build a Team That Ships
These are the principles that Naval Ravikant looked for early-on in his team at AngelList. In short, find people that ship and give them the reigns.
đ„ What I Found Interesting
3 Types of Good Articles
I found this tweet to be spot on. In my experience, just about anyone can do the third option well, and probably without spending that much time.
Little Big Details
This is an awesome archive of all the little things that make products so enjoyable. You wouldnât think this stuff would matter, but it does.
đ€ Quote I'm Pondering
âWhen experts are wrong, it's often because they're experts on an earlier version of the world.â â Paul Graham
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