Tyler Cowen is the best curator of talent in the world

Tyler doesn’t look for people who are just going to do well, he looks for undervalued talent that won’t do as well without his help Very talented people don’t always have an obvious route to success without your help

You want to find opportunities for talent arbitrage: for example, find people who are excellent at their craft but struggle at self-presentation or public speaking. Others will write them off before seeing what they have to offer — and you get to harness them for their skill while either hiding or improving their weaknesses.

You want to find opportunities for talent arbitrage: for example, find people who are excellent at their craft but struggle at self-presentation or public speaking. Others will write them off before seeing what they have to offer — and you get to harness them for their skill while either hiding or improving their weaknesses.

My friend @liminal_warmth asked me: “If you wanted to 100x your ability to find truly talented people with world changing potential, how would you deploy resources to do it most effectively?” This doc is my attempt at answering this question.