chess
Entrepreneurship
gaming
micropayments
streaming
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 in-person, banter-filled games with my best friends in high school that I loved most. One thing that I’ve always liked about Chess is how universal …
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DeepBench
Entrepreneurship
expert network
knowledge
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 costs. Question: What has infinite SKUs, and zero storage costs? Answer: Expert knowledge. A modified version of this article first appeared in Integrity Research. What are …
Entrepreneurship
investing
nassim taleb
poker
Start-ups
Warren Buffett
work-life harmony
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 article, I love games that involve incomplete information, strategic deception, and reading people. Pokers offers an exciting challenge that complements my career. As a start-up …
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