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The Stonecutter Principle: How Perspective Shapes Progress

The Stonecutter Principle: How Perspective Shapes Progress

The Stonecutter Principle: How Perspective Shapes Progress

6 days ago3 min read

Hanlon’s Razor: Malice or Incompetence? Misattributions in Organizational Dynamics

Hanlon’s Razor: Malice or Incompetence? Misattributions in Organizational Dynamics

Hanlon’s Razor: Malice or Incompetence? Misattributions in Organizational Dynamics

Nov 176 min read

Occam’s Razor: Simplicity as a Signal of Complexity

Occam’s Razor: Simplicity as a Signal of Complexity

Occam’s Razor: Simplicity as a Signal of Complexity

Nov 124 min read

Metcalfe’s Law: Network Effects and Their Dark Twins - Fragility and Lock-In

Metcalfe’s Law: Network Effects and Their Dark Twins - Fragility and Lock-In

Metcalfe’s Law: Network Effects and Their Dark Twins - Fragility and Lock-In

Oct 315 min read

Moore’s Law: Tech Acceleration and the Myth of Endless Scaling

Moore’s Law: Tech Acceleration and the Myth of Endless Scaling

Moore’s Law: Tech Acceleration and the Myth of Endless Scaling

Oct 294 min read

Goodhart’s Law: When measures become goals, they lose their ability to measure.

Goodhart’s Law: When measures become goals, they lose their ability to measure.

Goodhart’s Law: When measures become goals, they lose their ability to measure.

Oct 214 min read

Parkinson’s Law: Why Start-ups Overbuild and How to Stay Lean as You Grow

Parkinson’s Law: Why Start-ups Overbuild and How to Stay Lean as You Grow

Parkinson’s Law: Why Start-ups Overbuild and How to Stay Lean as You Grow

Oct 166 min read

Murphy’s Law: Entropy in Systems, Start-ups, and Supply Chains

Murphy’s Law: Entropy in Systems, Start-ups, and Supply Chains

Murphy’s Law: Entropy in Systems, Start-ups, and Supply Chains

Oct 64 min read

Narrative Fallacy: The Seductive Simplicity of Stories Over Systems

Narrative Fallacy: The Seductive Simplicity of Stories Over Systems

Narrative Fallacy: The Seductive Simplicity of Stories Over Systems

Sep 145 min read

Outcome Bias: Mistaking Good Results for Good Decisions

Outcome Bias: Mistaking Good Results for Good Decisions

Outcome Bias: Mistaking Good Results for Good Decisions

Sep 34 min read

Sunk Cost Fallacy: When Portfolio Managers Hold On Too Long

Sunk Cost Fallacy: When Portfolio Managers Hold On Too Long

Sunk Cost Fallacy: When Portfolio Managers Hold On Too Long

Sep 14 min read

Confirmation Bias: The Investor’s Favourite Trap.

Confirmation Bias: The Investor’s Favourite Trap.

Confirmation Bias: The Investor’s Favourite Trap.

Aug 195 min read

Survivorship Bias: Why VC and M&A Chase Ghosts of Success

Survivorship Bias: Why VC and M&A Chase Ghosts of Success

Survivorship Bias: Why VC and M&A Chase Ghosts of Success

Aug 123 min read

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