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Readings
Published on 08/04/10
by willpate
Here is some of what I have been reading since April 6th:
- In social dealings, being older is being wiser
"older people were more likely than younger or middle-aged ones to recognize that values differ, to acknowledge uncertainties, to accept that things change over time and to acknowledge others' points of view." - A Theory of Google (That Makes Sense)
Why launch so many unprofitable products? "Google doesn’t have to dominate any of these industries to be successful, provided that they dominate content monetization. They merely have to make these industries more competitive, lowering the barriers to consuming a lot of content online." - What’s Worse: High Unemployment or Inflation?
I've been wondering this myself lately. My current thinking is that if you factor in all the negative effects of high unemployment, it's worse. - "Airline pilot" protocols in finance
Using checklists to evaluate opportunities. Studies show it works for VCs & institutional investors. - The Future of Decision Making: Less Intuition, More Evidence
"A 2000 paper surveyed 136 studies in which human judgment was compared to algorithmic prediction. Sixty-five of the studies found no real difference between the two, and 63 found that the equation performed significantly better than the person. Only eight of the studies found that people were significantly better predictors of the task at hand."
That's it. What Next?
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