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Yishi Zuo

Entrepreneurship, investing, personal growth

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Entrepreneurship, investing, personal growth

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Hidden in plain sight – how corporations exploit the power of lotteries

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Take a look at the economics of a lottery, and you’ll realize that these things are extremely profitable. From the Roman Empire to the Han Dynasty, governments have long recognized...continue reading
Business Analysis September 16, 2020September 16, 2020

How YOU can become a millionaire Tiger King – An MBA’s tongue-in-cheek analysis

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Can tigers be a sustainable business model? Maybe. [caption id="attachment_450" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Photo Credit: Vlad Tchompalov via Unslpash[/caption] Viewed from conventional business lens, tigers are an awful asset class. The...continue reading
Business Analysis April 21, 2020April 22, 2020

Business Opportunities in Chess: Pay-to-play Micropayments

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I’m a casual Chess player. I once took classes as an 8-year old. I remember playing a decent amount on Yahoo! Games as a teenager. But mainly, it was the...continue reading
Business Analysis April 11, 2020April 11, 2020

Knowledge as an addictive drug — an investor’s guide to the expert network industry

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In 1995 Jeff Bezos could have started Amazon by selling any product, but he chose to sell books for two reasons:  1) high number of SKUs and 2) low storage...continue reading
Business Analysis March 6, 2020

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

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  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

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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

Jack the Driver + The Bali Private Transportation Market

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I recently visited Bali and had pre-arranged for a driver to take me from the airport to my hotel. This was a 2 hour trip, and I used the opportunity...continue reading
Business Analysis October 19, 2019October 20, 2019

The Mystery of Mom’s Medicine

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A few weeks ago, my mom and I were chatting on the phone when she brought up something perplexing. The backstory A few months ago, my mom goes to her...continue reading
Business Analysis August 5, 2019August 5, 2019

Unlocking Serendipity at Conferences & Events

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Last month, I attended a 3-day conference focused on education & the future of work. There were 3,000+ attendees – and I barely knew any of them. So of course,...continue reading
Business Analysis May 19, 2019

IDEA: Turning Liar’s Dice into the next Texas Hold’em

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Liar’s Dice is one of the best games ever invented. It is a fast-paced game involving luck, probability & bluffing. It is easy to learn – you don’t need to...continue reading
Business Analysis April 6, 2019April 6, 2019

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YishiZuoYishi Zuo@YishiZuo·
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Hi friends - if you know any entrepreneurial people at the idea or even PRE-idea stage - please send them my way!

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28 Feb

Great thread h/t @jayvasdigital

one lesson that I took away from reading Soros long ago that isn't mentioned in the thread is the idea of

SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECIES

Srivatsan Prakash@elite_investor

1/George Soros is one of my favorite investors, and I've wanted to compile a thread of Re-Soros-es by George Soros and his ideas.

Here's what we can learn from one of the greatest investors- a thread:

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YishiZuoYishi Zuo@YishiZuo·
26 Feb

Charlie Munger is a gem.

When asked: "What do you think is crazier, $TSLA at $1 Trillion Mkt Cap or BTC at $50,000?"

Charlie responds:

"I can't decide the order of precedency between a flea and a louse . . . I don't know which is worse" 🔥🤣

https://youtu.be/Pp4CvjNw-9Y?t=2640

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25 Feb

Everytime $GME starts 🌝 - I'm going to retweet this.

I would totally do this if I were the Gamestop CEO.

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At this valuation, we have a moral mandate from our limited partners to shoot for the Metaverse.

So let’s go big or go home!

https://www.yishizuo.com/gamestops-moral-mandate-go-big-or-go-home/

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18 Feb

amazing read h/t @matt_levine https://www.theringer.com/2021/2/16/22284786/gamestop-stock-wall-street-short-squeeze-beach-volleyball-referee

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