Jay Matthews
@jaymatthews
Aspiring corporate anthropologist, investment ecologist, & data psycho-analyst; Workaholic in remission
Jay Matthews
The principal horror of any system which defines the good in terms of profit rather than in terms of human need, or which defines human need to the exclusion of the psychic and emotional components of that need - the principal horror of such a system is that it robs our work of its erotic value, its erotic power and life appeal and fulfilment. Such... See more
Audre Lorde • Audre Lorde reads Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic As Power (FULL Updated)
And so the have-nots obediently bought soap with the money provided for that purpose by the progressive authorities. As paupers, they had shocked the official mind with repulsive, but for that very reason palpable, images; now, as a reclaimed and cleansed “poorer class”, their life became so unimaginably abstract that they could be forgotten.... See more
ECW Press • A Sorrow Beyond Dreams
Comparison to public markets Quant in venture and throughout private asset markets looks different as agreements can be bespoke, fluid, and negotiated. There is often more significant uncertainty and risk. There is also less liquidity and readily available data than in public markets, but much of this changing and will continue to evolve.
Katelyn Donnelly • Quant comes to Venture Capital
"Behind every civilisation is an understanding of people, places and the environment."
Weidenfeld & Nicolson • You Are Here: A Brief Guide to the World
Starts with explaining how in the 1980s and 1990s, in elite schools (e.g. Harvard), there was a shift in focus from producing good corporate employees to the following:
Paul Musgrave • Move Slow and Fix Things
In short, he has not dedicated his life to reaching a pre-defined goal, but he has rather chosen a way of life he KNOWS he will enjoy. The goal is absolutely secondary: it is the functioning toward the goal which is important.
Russell Max Simon • Hunter S. Thompson's Letter on Finding Your Purpose and Living a Meaningful Life
These forces, in turn, were accelerated by the increasingly winner-take-all dynamics of the economy that were unleashed by the demise of traditional industries and regulations.
Paul Musgrave • Move Slow and Fix Things
A speculative and imaginary future of the world's population of 10 billion people condensed into a small city with most of the world left as a wilderness. The city is built according to the principles of the circular economy, the planet is left for rewilding.Connect emotionally to challenges of our future through a fictional narrative. World... See more