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Data, Invisible Software, The Post, AI, Cheating, Control, Star Wars

a month ago 19 votes
Who Else But Google?

Plus! Tariff Plays; Good Trades; Capital Structure; Moderation; Debt and the Dollar

a month ago 14 votes
Why do Venture Funds Target a Particular Ownership Level?

Plus! The Path of Deployment; The Long Tail; Non-News; Data; Models

a month ago 18 votes
Expect More Politically Inscrutable Assassinations

Plus! Coasian Bargains; Movies; Currency; OpenAI; Tariffs

a month ago 16 votes
Peak Berkshire (In a Good Way)

Plus! Diff Jobs; Decoupling; Who Trains the Model-Trainers; Cash Cycles; AI and ARR; Gating

a month ago 16 votes

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Trillions Flow into AI: The New Infrastructure Arms Race

🌐 Big Tech Bets Trillions on AI Infrastructure

21 hours ago 4 votes
The Art of the Asian Joint Venture

How Robert Kuok used the joint venture to expand his business empire ... and what this tells us about business in Southeast Asia.

3 days ago 4 votes
Swapping a rental property for a share portfolio

Having sold my London rental flat, what was I to do next? I’ve paid the £20k+ transaction fees. I have paid off the mortgage. I set aside the amount to pay my Capital Gains Tax, a liability which needs to be settled within [60] days. I moved some of the remaining equity into other investments… Continue reading Swapping a rental property for a share portfolio →

5 days ago 4 votes
Issue 86 – State power sponsored by Coinbase

The GENIUS Act passes the Senate after explicit threats to Democrats from the crypto lobby, and shady crypto billionaire Justin Sun cozies up even closer to the Trump family

a week ago 9 votes
You’re Always Selling to a Situation, Not an ICP

One simple idea that falls out of the Heart of Innovation book — that you can use immediately — is this idea of selling into situations, not selling to ideal customer profiles. It’s what the pros do anyway.

a week ago 8 votes