Jul 29, 2019
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SHOW NOTES
1:46 How did Tren get started with writing, why he is so disciplined about the writing process, and
9:44 What Tren told data scientists during his talk on complex adaptive systems, how to calibrate yourself to business cycles, and trusting the process
21:21 Acquiring judgment through seeing smart people make decisions and what Tren learned from Craig McCaw
33:25 The genesis of the software in the box business model, what the future of the book is going to look like, and the importance of curated marketplaces
41:02 The influence of the Santa Fe Institute, why distribution is so hard, and the key elements of defensibility of companies
54:03 Patrick Collison on raising the intellectual bar at Stripe, what Tren has learned from Richard Zeckhauser, and the importance of first party stories
1:05:02 Demand side economies of sale and what Tren has learn from Charlie Munger, Ed Thorpe, and Lil Wayne
1:17:48 How Tren got into hip hop, Nassim Taleb, and John Malone
1:29:53 What Tren has learned from Bill Gurley