Supported by Greenhaven Road Capital, finding value off the beaten path. Are Bill Simmons and Malcolm Gladwell good decision makers? Yes, yes they are. In this episode we’ll explore how they make good decisons, the narrative fallacies that trip us all up, and why understanding does not imply aggreement. Listen: iTunes, Overcast, or Soundcloud The … Continue reading Simmons and Gladwell

Supported by Greenhaven Road Capital, finding value off the beaten path. Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen were interviewed by Stewart Butterfield about their ten years at a16z. We’ll frame three rhetorical questions from the interview. How to start? Copy a16z started by copying Michael Ovitz’s model at CAA. Horowitz said, “We probably saved five years … Continue reading Andreessen and Horowitz on 10 years

Supported by Greenhaven Road Capital, finding value off the beaten path. Howard Stern Comes Again is a collection of (mostly recent) interviews from the Howard Stern Show. The last time I heard Stern was in 1998. My summer job was sealing asphalt and one guy loved Stern. He was a hard worker so I didn’t mind … Continue reading Howard Stern

Supported by Greenhaven Road Capital, finding value off the beaten path. After posts on Michael Ovitz, Pixar, and Streaming, Sharing, Stealing we’ll add Powerhouse/ CAA to our media library. Creative Artists Agency succeeded for all the normal reasons; they worked hard to deliver a product people valued. Their culture fit their strategy and they grew … Continue reading CAA

Sponsored by Greenhaven Road Capital, finding value off the beaten path. Robert Cialdini joined Barry Ritholtz to talk about his work on influence, persuasion, and scientific ways to get people to say yes. Cialdini said Influence was “the most instructive and most entertaining research project I’ve ever engaged in.” Why? He saw how people actually … Continue reading Robert Cialdini

Supported by Greenhaven Road Capital, finding value off the beaten path. This post will use quotes from Howard Marks’s fall 2018 interviews with Barry Ritholtz,  Tim Ferriss, and the The Investor’s Podcast as well as an August 2018 talk at Wharton. You can listen; iTunes, Overcast, or Soundcloud. Or read; ePub. Howard Marks’ advice is … Continue reading Howard Marks, may the odds be ever in your favor

Supported by Greenhaven Road Capital, finding value off the beaten path. Seinfeld the show and Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld the writers, succeeded because of talent, luck, and culture. In her book, Seinfeldia, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong takes us to the set, through the history, and into once in a lifetime experience. What are the chances … Continue reading Seinfeldia

Supported by Greenhaven Road Capital, finding value off the beaten path. Austen Allred joined David Perell to talk about Lambda School. Come to school for free and then pay us back a part of your salary for a set period of time. The repayment dollars and days are limited. Lambda School is a great idea, … Continue reading Austen Allred

Supported by Greenhaven Road Capital, finding value off the beaten path. We’ve written about Mike Lombardi three times. First in 2015, about his podcast with Shane Parrish. Again in 2017, summarizing some ideas from the GM Street podcast. Lastly, when he sat on an MIT Sloan Panel that implored NFL coaches to PLEASE STOP PUNTING. … Continue reading Mike Lombardi