Juan Orbea

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“Man is the creature who does not know what to desire, and he turns to others in order to make up his mind. We desire what others desire because we imitate their desires.”

Luke Burgis • What is Mimetic Theory? Philosophies of René Girard with Luke Burgis

Let's work together to create a happier world - Happier Lives Institute

happierlivesinstitute.org

Effective Altruism and

Author George Gilder discusses his conception of knowledge, power, and the economy, as described in his latest book, Knowledge and Power: The Information Theory of Capitalism and How it is Revolutionizing our World.

George Gilder • George Gilder on knowledge, power, and the economy

Graduation Rate Assumptions: Individual company dilution needs to be factored into fund performance. One way to do this is to make some assumptions around the percentage of total companies raising subsequent financing rounds, as well as assumptions on the size and pre-money valuations of those rounds. Some funds may assume that of all... See more

Kauffman Fellows • Venture Fund Portfolio Construction | Journal | Kauffman Fellows

In April 2022, Canva reported 85 million monthly active users across 190 countries, having added 25 million users in ~7 months. Around that same time Canva had 5 million Pro customers. 85% of the world’s 500 largest companies are using Canva (though many could be on free accounts). More than 500,000 teams are paying for the product. Notable... See more

Contrary Research • Canva

Unlike most who have ever lived, WEIRD people are highly individualistic, nonconformist, analytical and control-oriented. How did WEIRD populations become so psychologically peculiar? What part did these differences play in our history, and what do they mean for our collective identity?

Joseph Henrich • The Weirdest People In The World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous

Daniela, Founder and CEO of Defined.ai, talks about the road she and her teammates have traveled in order to build the leading online marketplace where it's possible to buy, sell or commission off-the-shelf or custom-ordered AI data, tools and models, and offers professional services to help deliver success in complex machine learning projects.

Daniela Braga • Project Voice Worldwide: DefinedCrowd, the GitHub of AI

Energy Superabundance: How Cheap, Abundant Energy Will Shape Our Future - The CGO

Eli Dourado thecgo.org

Renewable Energy and

This blogpost explores venture portfolio construction and the various trade off implications a GP must consider and enables you to construct your own portfolio to understand how various assumptions impact returns to LPs and GPs.