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4 buckets

experience capital

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happiness

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social capital

time

4 buckets of capital

Let’s talk investing. What’s the first thing that pops into your mind? Stocks? Index funds? Real estate? Maybe some cryptocurrency / NFTs? In any case, I’ll bet you’re thinking of a financial asset. But let’s pause for a moment. Investing is about much more than money. Financial capital is important, but it is only one …

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Entrepreneurship

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New career announcement! Finding structure through se...

Exciting announcement: I will teach a First Principles of Investing course for On Deck Investing (ODI) and coach ambitious, entrepreneurial learners 1-on-1 this fall! This is the tale of how everything serendipitously came together and where I plan to go from here. To begin, you should know that I spend a lot of time writing. …

Berkshire Hathaway

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Entrepreneurship

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quibi

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Start-ups

Warren Buffett

Don’t be a hammer looking for a nail

Has there ever been a more spectacular start-up failure than Quibi in 2020?  $1.4 billion down the drain. Total shutdown merely 6 months after launch. Quibi built a product without understanding the customer’s needs. It’s a common start-up mistake–one that I’ve made myself. This mistake comes with a catchphrase: “Solution looking for a problem”. It’s …