The power of compounding

exploring compounding and exponential growth

Fun graphic on $META from the Rowan Street annual letter (a hedge fund that printed a 102.6% net return in 2023): Shows how non-linear the path to good returns can be and how conviction pays off. https://t.co/jWQGVSc7LS pic.twitter.com/scq24Mjkzc

Michael Dempsey x.com

patience

the art of waiting

sari and • 93 cards

People underestimate compounding and long games. When people think “that’s not possible”, “you can’t do that”, “that won’t work”, it’s often because they’re imagining something like 5 years, 10 years. Things get very different when you have 50 year plans

Visakan Veerasamy • visakanv's 50yr "plan" for global nerd network [wip]

from a founder:

“Momentum is a powerful thing

I genuinely think going from $10k to $200k MRR was way easier than going from 0 to $10K

Simply because back then we had slow progress and zero momentum”

Hamid • Tweet

In 2012, Deckers acquired Hoka One (running shoes) for approximately $1.1 million. At the time, Hoka had less than $3 million in sales. In 2022, Hoka did $1BN in sales.