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Hi, I’m Yishi Zuo

Entrepreneurial insights + investment ideas

Hi, I’m Yishi Zuo

Entrepreneurial insights + investment ideas

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Category: Personal

Here I write about things I am working on, anything DeepBench related, and thoughts on my personal development, leadership style, management style, future career and long-term goals.

Negotiating a new car purchase – a step-by-step guide

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Earlier this week, I bought a brand-new car for the first time. I used tricks that I’ve learned as an entrepreneur, and the negotiation was rather fun. Join me for...continue reading
Personal December 29, 2020January 11, 2021

The privilege to take a risk

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My first entrepreneurial experience happened right after my first semester of college. In January 2008, I did a brief winter internship. My boss was a part time law professor. Publishers...continue reading
Personal December 4, 2020December 4, 2020

Yishi’s Stock Portfolio Q3 2020 Review

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Here is an overview of my personal stock portfolio as of September 30th, 2020. The 15 companies I own span a wide variety of industries. US centric with global revenues:...continue reading
Personal, Public Market Investing October 3, 2020October 10, 2020

“We win, they lose” – Radically Reframing the US Immigration Debate

3 Minute Read
  My parents brought me to America when I was 6 years old. Not a day goes by do I forget how fortunate I am to be a naturalized US...continue reading
Personal, Policy & Politics January 11, 2020June 23, 2020

Poker + business + applied lessons from Nassim Taleb

3 Minute Read
This summer, a casino opened up right by Boston. And I’ve swung by a few times to play Texas Hold’em — low stakes cash games. As mentioned in my Liar’s Dice...continue reading
Personal November 17, 2019November 17, 2019

My Personal Mission & How I Arrived Here (Part 3 of 3)

5 Minute Read
 (Note, this is Part 3 of a 3 Part Series titled “My Personal Why”. Part 1 – Switching from Hedge Fund Investor to Software Entrepreneur, Part 2 - Warren Buffett, Charlie...continue reading
Business Analysis, Personal January 6, 2019

Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, and the Principles of Entrepreneurship

9 Minute Read
Over the years, I’ve invested hundreds of hours in trying to absorb the worldly wisdom of Warren Buffett & Charlie Munger. (Saved here are the best Munger / Buffett materials...continue reading
Personal, Public Market Investing December 2, 2018October 3, 2020

My Personal Why – Switching from Hedge Fund Investor to Software Entrepreneur (Part 1 of 3)

3 Minute Read
(Note, Part 2 has been published: "Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, and the Principles of Entrepreneurship") I enjoyed my last job as a hedge fund investor. I found the work highly...continue reading
Personal, Public Market Investing November 3, 2018October 3, 2020

$100,000 in Year 1 Revenue as Student Entrepreneurs – Our Personal Story

4 Minute Read
Starting a company is not easy. Business school is not cheap: $140,000 in tuition over 2 years, 2-4x that amount in foregone income. Plus, our classes and all those MBA...continue reading
Personal February 24, 2018February 24, 2018

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CapitalistChuckCharles Barr@CapitalistChuck·
13 Jan

Charlie Munger's December 2020 remarks @ CalTech https://mcusercontent.com/0370be2b6c8924496bcb7853a/files/89ec417f-8199-4b92-b38e-af3c4bc6e8cf/Munger_Conversation_with_Charles_Munger_2020.pdf?mc_cid=2095966bb4&mc_eid=d5f18e39c8

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YishiZuoYishi Zuo@YishiZuo·
13 Jan

super interesting - this is another example of #lotteries as a business model (link to previous thread in next tweet)

Lillian Li@lillianmli

1) Let's talk about something that a lot of people find weird and don't get.

Pop mart

It's a $14 billion dollar company that sells miniature figurines in 'blind' boxes. So called as you don't know what you're getting until you open it.

Yeah, that's all they sell

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chriswmayerChris Mayer@chriswmayer·
12 Jan

For those trying to grasp what corporate culture is all about, this 40-page deck from 2015 by Peter Kaufman has some good bits. (re-tweeting with open access now)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GE6PFqb_8NRM8Vu9PCgMDy9ZXXOBuNA2/view?usp=sharing

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YishiZuoYishi Zuo@YishiZuo·
8 Jan

this interview of @nickkokonas by @patrick_oshag was an incredibly interesting peek into the microeconomics of the restaurant industry https://open.spotify.com/episode/6mD4aSenZE7jkVjYstrHXc?si=ieVAmFfZSgeKL9BXNDHJ9g

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YishiZuoYishi Zuo@YishiZuo·
7 Jan

2020 was a good year for my investment portfolio, up 90%+, but 2017 - 2019 was mediocre

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