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Back of the Napkin #5: Adverse Selection

Are you lucky or a sucker?

Sep 27 •

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Back of the Napkin #4: The Perfect Investment

On avoiding talking to anyone

Sep 14 •

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The Simmering Six

One weird trick to be super productive: try doing nothing

Sep 2 •

Back of the Napkin #3: Delusions of Grandeur

On wasting your time trying to make partner

Aug 23 •

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Back of the Napkin #2: Selection and Treatment Effects

What we can learn about team building from the NBA and MLB

Aug 9 •

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Back of the Napkin #1: The Perfect Business

In which we embark on a silly quest

Aug 1 •

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Handcrafted Letters

When AIs do the writing and reading

Jul 18 •

The Dying Art of Bookstore Browsing

Instructions on how to spend three hours standing in a bookstore

Jul 11 •

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