How old were you when you found out that 10X engineers are not real? I was today years old.
BUSINESS
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Specialization enables funding for diverse interests and side projects
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On the bright side, you don’t have to be much better than market standard on one truly important thing to afford a whole lot of random side interests.
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MBA Manager Without Tech Experience Destroys Data Science Team
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I once worked at a startup where they decided to put a guy with an MBA in charge of the Data Science team. No tech experience whatsoever. The whole team fell apart not long after that. https://t.co/WINk6wkbsc
— Bojan Tunguz (@tunguz) 3 décembre 2023I once worked at a startup where they decided to put a guy with an MBA in charge of the Data Science team. No tech experience whatsoever. The whole team fell apart not long after that.
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Simplicity in Strategy: Munger’s Wisdom and ChatGPT’s Interface
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Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Munger's love for simplicity in strategies is a reminder that sometimes, the best solutions are straightforward and uncluttered. #KeepItSimple #Effectiveness > case in point – ChatGPT 🙂 on user interfaces!
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AWS and Snorkel Partner to Unlock Data Value
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We couldn't be more excited to be diving in with @awscloud to unlock the value of data as your differentiator. @SwamiSivasubram congratulations on incredible announcements at this year’s Reinvent. Thank you for hosting @henryehrenberg
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Companies positioned to win in AI if execution succeeds
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Several companies will "win" if they don't screw up.
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Sundar Pichai Selected Over Demis Hassabis for Leadership Role
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Tech Giants’ No-Poaching Conspiracy: Antitrust Implications
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Only when they actively collide, which has happened. (The “no-poaching” conspiracy certainly counts.)
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BigLaw Salary Coordination Responds to Tech Wage Competition
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BigLaw cartel (I think that is a reasonably fair characterization for a group of nominally competing firms capable of synchronizing a salary schedule) updates monopsony to compete with tech/etc wages.
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Resources Required: From Invention to Recognition and Impact
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You won't have the resources to make your idea real.
So you won't have a product, and you won't have publications.
The world will never hear about your invention. Without a working product or a peer-reviewed publication, the establishment (academia, industry, investors) will