Juan Orbea
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A node in a network
Juan Orbea
No phrase better encapsulates science investing today than the challenge of “condensing fact from the vapor of nuance.”
Danny Crichton • Lux Capital Page Not Found
From 2019 to May 2022, the market was down considerably with public valuations down 53–79% across the four sectors we were reviewing.
Both Sides of the Table • What Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?
But before we dig any further into the specifics of the technology, and developments we’re starting to see on that front, it’s worth talking about the government — our current relationship, and how we might improve the way we work together.
Anatomy of Next • Technology and Defense at Founders Fund HQ
Until 1998 BH run a levered operation by having more invested assets in the insurance operation than BH itself had in book value.
Business Breakdowns • Berkshire Hathaway: The Incomparable Compounder - [Business Breakdowns, EP. 63]
Worse, to be a successful preener requires a near invulnerability to criticism of your actual impact, and your true work will suffer if your energy is diverted to preening.
lethain.com • Work on What Matters.
Third — and here I can only describe what I am observing across the industry — marketing seems to be substituting for real, hard science in the presentation of these startups.
Danny Crichton • Lux Capital Page Not Found
A hard decision is not hard because you can’t seem to “figure it out.” Hard decisions are hard because option A is better in some ways and option B is better in others. “When alternatives are on a par, it may matter very much which you choose, but one alternative isn’t better than the other,” Chang writes. “Rather, the alternatives are in the same neighborhood of value, in the same league of value, while at the same time being very different in kind of value.”
A self-confessed nerd with a Bachelor's degree in Astrophysics, Liv Boeree combined her science background and passion for games to become one of the most recognizable faces in professional poker. She was the #1 ranked female player from 2014-2016 and holds both European Poker Tour and World Series of Poker championship titles after winning more
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