Juan Orbea
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A node in a network
Juan Orbea
Most things that happen in society are multi-turn and repetitive. These are called preferential attachment processes which happen when something (such as money, status, fame, punishment) is distributed based on how much is already possessed. Most social processes are preferential attachment. For example, if two Founders each tweet out the same... See more
nfx.com • Your Life Is Driven by Network Effects
Learning Science and
Cool 2 minute movie about real learning. Skaters involved.
Yet another manifestation of the law of accelerating returns as it rushes toward the Singularity can be found in the world of economics, a world vital to both the genesis of the law of accelerating returns, and to its implications. Pharmaceutical drugs are increasingly effective. The statistical methods underlying the productivity measurements tend... See more
Ray Kurzweil • The Law of Accelerating Returns « the Kurzweil Library + collections
Systems do not operate in isolation. Every system has subsystems and is itself part of a larger system called reality. The various systems and subsystems interfere with each other.
George Soros • Soros on Soros: Staying Ahead of the Curve
- Why highly thoughtful cold emails can be surprisingly effective, but average cold emails do little.
Robert Wiblin • Chris Olah on working at top AI labs without an undergrad degree
So Chris tried his hand at chipping away at this problem — but concluded the nature of the problem wasn’t quite what he originally thought. In this conversation we talk about that, as well as:
Robert Wiblin • Chris Olah on working at top AI labs without an undergrad degree
Psychology and
"An investment philosophy on ‘complexity investing’ from NZS Capital"
Investment philosophy on "complexity investing" from NZS Capital, emphasizing the need to embrace extreme events, balance resilience and optionality, and focus on quality, growth, and understanding change in portfolio construction.
static1.squarespace.comNZS Capital poses that the economy and the stock market are best studied as complex adaptive systems akin to biology. They emphasize investing in companies that are adaptable, long-term focused, innovative, possess long-duration growth, and maximize non-zero-sum outcomes. The approach involves fewer, larger positions in companies highly adaptive to disruption, high levels of quality, growth, and context, and smaller positions in companies with a wide range of potential outcomes.