Economics

Economics

The Greatest Game
Apr
03
The Security-Prosperity Reckoning

The Security-Prosperity Reckoning

If it ever existed in the minds of the layperson, the white space between national security and economic prosperity is gone.
2 min read
Mar
30
Boring Business is Beautiful

Boring Business is Beautiful

The startup world is extreme.
1 min read
Mar
18
One Break, Many Exits in Silicon Valley

One Break, Many Exits in Silicon Valley

It’s hard to imagine another industry — say, banking or healthcare — where a Master of the Universe bets cofounder-level time, reputation, and fortune on a kid half his age.
1 min read
Feb
05
Starving Female Founders

Starving Female Founders

Out of the $130 billion raised from venture capital firms in 2018, all-female teams received 2.2%.
1 min read
Jan
25
Billion Dollar Yoga

Billion Dollar Yoga

Yoga studios are of-the-community businesses.
1 min read
Jan
20
Mayors Go To Harvard

Mayors Go To Harvard

Among public officials, mayors have the best and hardest jobs.
1 min read
Jan
10
Align Material Incentives, Stupid

Align Material Incentives, Stupid

To understand why the world feels fractured, we must look at incentives.
2 min read
Dec
14
Make Business Boring Again

Make Business Boring Again

There is a misguided belief that innovation must be sexy
1 min read
Dec
14
Hard Things and Slow Deaths

Hard Things and Slow Deaths

Restarting Adams’s cycle
1 min read
Dec
03
The Slow Death of American Innovation

The Slow Death of American Innovation

The number of Americans starting new businesses has collapsed
1 min read