#18 Asymmetry

“If you have a 10% chance of a 100x return, you should take that bet every time even if it’s going to feel bad 9 out of 10 times.” - Jeff Bezos One of the best investors I know, personally, is named Tim. Tim and I used to share an office in California. One day, it came up that he had over 40 K1...

#17 Counterintuitive

It doesn't take long for a newborn child to learn how gravity works. Long before they can form words to articulate it, they develop a sense that they're not going float away and if they drop a toy, it'll fall to the ground. All is well in baby world. That is, until, they see their first helium ...

Force Multipliers #4

“I don't like being pressured into making a purchase. And I'm not alone. The moment we feel pressured to buy, we pull away. And if we're told what to do or what to think, our defenses go up. In other words, buyers don't put much trust in you and your ideas. However, everyone trusts their own idea...

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#16 3C's and Inversion

“ Invert , always invert : Turn a situation or problem upside down. Look at it backward. Charlie Munger First... Let me give you a quick example. Imagine you are looking at a maze. Starting the maze with the intent of finishing it is "starting with the end in mind". Starting the maze at the end...

The Monthly Letter That Isn't

Secrets, secrets are no fun. Secrets secrets hurt someone Anyone can see this text because it's part of the preview on the homepage. But... If you can see this, it's because you have a Wolf Pup NFT in your wallet. Wise decision, my friend. This is just a fun little thing I am doing. As I work ...

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#15 "...because..."

“A well-known principle of human behavior says that when we ask someone to do us a favor we will be more successful if we give a reason. People simply like to have reasons for what they do.” Robert Cialdini, Influence In his best-selling book Influence, Robert Cialdini shares some research about...

Force Multipliers #3

“It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brains fall out.”― Carl SaganThis newsletter is about 3 weeks old and I already forgot what day I ...

Force Multipliers #3

“It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brains fall out.” ― Carl Sagan This newsletter is about 3 weeks old and I already forgot what day I send the Newsletter. Most of the time I use this as a blog, every so often it's sent out as a newsletter. I explain how this all works here . ...

#14 Patterns

"Values change at scale" Garret Hardin Sometimes it's very easy to make people a lot more money. Also, did you know that a mouse cannot be the size of an elephant? Those two sentences are directly related. Hear me out. Can you imagine the two animals standing next to each other and then, conce...

#13 Not A Control Freak

Control freaks. You know who I'm talking about. The self-proclaimed, "data-driven" "detail-oriented", "perfectionists", and "control freaks" As with any public-facing blog, newsletter, book, etc, I trust the reader has the capacity to extract value while recognizing that the author is aware there...