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28 Feb, 7 tweets, 4 min read
Hiring a Head of Special Projects to work w/ me at @beondeck

You’ll incubate:

- @Cosign
- “People Hunt” for ppl looking to do their next thing
- Wiki for start up-ideas & decks
- @beondeckdaily 2.0

and other ideas we conceive

Submit your plans for these to erik@beondeck.com
Re: startup ideas & decks:
Re: @cosign:

eriktorenberg.substack.com/p/the-promise-…
@beondeckdaily was a 2017 version of Hacker News that also featured AMAs & "Inspect the Deck", where investors evaluated pitch decks.

Sample AMA: web.archive.org/web/2018031407…
Lots of other potential ideas in the future:

Also if you are sending an email, please apply here as well: jobs.lever.co/ondeck/4a9830f…
If not a fit for this role, we are hiring for dozens of other roles and will more than double our team this year: beondeck.com/careers

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1 Jan
Here are some of the most interesting books that changed my mind in 2020:

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Peter Turchin tries to quantify history in "secular cycles" using demographic data.

TLDR: As population expands, wages go down, which increases inequality (& too many elites), which increases social unrest.

The idea is his theory can predict violence:

Heinrich's book on WIERD cultures is the best account of the industrial revolution I've read.

Once WEIRD-ness gets going, it eats everything in sight, and completely reorders power, norms, and social structures.

amazon.com/WEIRDest-Peopl…
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2 Oct 20
Found a new favorite philosophy podcast, went to look up where the host did his PhD, & instead found this.

I'm endlessly inspired by the idea that people can gain world-class expertise w/o needing approval from traditional gatekeepers, & by the sheer force of will to get there.
I'm also inspired knowing that there are so many people out there doing jobs that don't fully harness their unique skillsets, and that with just a bit of community or capital or mentorship they could, like Steven, instead be doing what they're best suited to do.
The podcast is "Philosophize this" by @iamstephenwest.

I've listened to 140 episodes straight through and love it.

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27 Sep 20
Some takeaways from conversations w/ @jasoncrawford, @ArtirKel, and @Ben_Reinhardt on progress, particularly on how 1) funding models, 2) regulation, and 3) culture influence progress 👇
1- Funding Models:

There are a lot of different funding models (NIH grants, DARPA...)

A lot of research is done in universities, yet it's a relatively new phenomenon.

There was a golden era for corporate research w/ Bell Labs & Xerox, but then & gov't stepped in.
The US famously doesn't have a national coordinated innovation policy.

In some ways this is a good thing, since means there is more diversity of thought and funding, more opportunities for someone to say "yes" to scientists and fund their projects.
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25 Sep 20
Deep dive into some of Rene Girard's thoughts on mimetic desire, scapegoating, and Christianity 👇

Previous TLDR:
~All non instinctual desire is mimetic

We want things not because they are inherently desirable, but because someone else's desire for them has made them attractive to us.

We desire not so much someone's car or house as much as the quality of being that seems to belong to the people who have those possessions

Desire is never just a straight line between a subject and an object, but always has some other as its model.

Desire is shaped by imitation
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16 Sep 20
Through Naval, I discovered the term "Curation Businesses" which describe things like Universities, Accelerators, and VC firms

These businesses (think top accelerators, universities, etc) attract the best people in the world to apply for them.

Their alumni then go onto be immensely successful, which improves the flywheel and further attracts the best people at an even bigger scale.
It’s unclear to what extent these institutions actually help the people become more successful beyond the credential that they bring.

Their brand serves as a credential for the people who join, which helps them convince other recruits/customers/investors to get involved.
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15 Sep 20
Thrilled to announce the On Deck Podcast Fellowship to help people start or grow their podcasts.

Having a podcast over the last 5 yrs has changed my personal & professional life, and I want more people to benefit from starting one.

It's still super early innings for podcasting.
How has podcasting been transformational?

- Made friends via guests (e.g. Tyler Cowen) but also via listeners. It’s a way to find all the other people like you out there.

- Learned a lot. Each podcast is a forcing function to learn enough about a topic to not look dumb.
You should start a podcast if:

- you want to build a strong network and/or showcase your strong network
- you want to build expertise and/or showcase your expertise
- you want to promote a specific topic or way of thinking
- you’re insatiably curious

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