>> "Fed policy, as part of its arsenal, can lower stock prices to reign in demand to bring down inflation" - @biancoresearch
>> Declines in housing prices & asset prices (bonds, equities, crypto) can cause negative wealth effects.
4// Negative Wealth Effect
>> Negative wealth effect can cause consumer spending & demand to decrease. Deceleration (or decline) in demand + catching up of supply chains + slowing economic growth can cause inflation rate to decline.
>> Historically, recessions kill inflation.
5// Risk Factors
>> Tightening monetary policy, inflation, geopolitical risks, concerns of economic slowdowns, and more are several of the current risk factors in impacting current financial markets.
>> Large drawdowns & losses in one asset class can impact other asset classes
6// Labor Markets
>> According to FRED, there are over 11.5 million job openings available, while there are about 5.9 million unemployed individuals. That's a ~1.9 ratio.
Here is a list of several key ideas from the 67 minute podcast episode: 📝
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Ideas from the Podcast, Part 1:
>> Digital detox
>> Role of habits
>> "Environment hacking"
>> Gamification of apps
>> Mimetic desire
>> Using houses for work offices?
>> Dopamine & impact on human behavior
>> Emphasis on long-form content, not short-term clickbait
Ideas from the Podcast, Part 2:
>> "Creative boredom" and its utility as a source of new ideas
>> Reduction in "rubber band elasticity" or "amplitude of waves" has benefits
>> Podcast became among the most popular podcasts in the world
>> Optimism in tech
>> Friendship comes first
>> Healthy discussion, debate, and learning
>> Over 700 people attended the recent @allinsummit
>> "John List is chief economist at Walmart (a title he previously held at both Lyft and Uber) and a professor of economics at the University of Chicago".
2// John List recently published a book titled "The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale."
>> Scalability is critical to expansion of ideas, progress, and companies.
Highly recommend watching the latest TED Interview between @TEDchris and @elonmusk!
To save you some time in case you can't watch the full video, here's a series of 16 highlights from the interview below: 👇 🧵
1// The Importance of Optimism & Positive Thinking:
"We want to wake up in the morning and look forward to the future. We want to be excited about what's going to happen. Life cannot simply be about solving one miserable problem after another". - @elonmusk
2// There's a pendulum between "tech pessimism" and "tech euphoria".
> Extreme Pessimism: Nobody works on anything if the future is sad or in a state of disarray.
> Extreme Tech Euphoria: Nobody needs to work on anything because tech is rapidly innovating and solving problems.
Last week, @HarryStebbings hosted an exceptionally insightful podcast with @tfadell. In the spirit of the “20” in The Twenty Minute VC Podcast (@twentyminutevc), here are 20 highlights from the podcast:
1) Tony Fadell is often referred to as “the father of the iPod”. Previously, he was the Founder & CEO of Nest Labs.
Currently, he is a Principal at Future Shape, which is a firm that delivers “mentorship with money”.
Fun fact: Fadell has filed for 300+ patents in his career.
2) Future Shape is a global investment & advisory firm that focuses on coaching engineers & scientists who are working on deep foundational technology. Unlike most venture capital funds, Future Shape does not have LP’s and has long-term committed capital.