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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

Nov 28, 20253 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 17, 20256 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 12, 20254 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 31, 20255 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 29, 20254 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 21, 20254 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 16, 20256 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 6, 20254 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 14, 20255 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 3, 20254 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 1, 20254 min read

Confirmation Bias: The Investor’s Favourite Trap.

Confirmation Bias: The Investor’s Favourite Trap.

Confirmation Bias: The Investor’s Favourite Trap.

Aug 19, 20255 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 12, 20253 min read

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