Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at whether we should give up on human intuition or ‘hunches.’
Quote of the Day
"Knowing what to observe, what might be relevant and what data to gather in the first place is not a computational task – it’s a human one."
(Teppo Felin)
Finance
- Nine lessons how to commit financial fraud from Ivar Krueger aka The Match King. (thereformedbroker.com)
- 12 lessons from Josh Wolfe of Lux Capital. (25iq.com)
- A profile of Robert Smith of Vista Equity Partners on their software-centric PE strategy. (wsj.com)
Technology
- Netflix ($NFLX) may be playing a dangerous game, but it's not doing so recklessly. (redef.com)
- A behind the scenes look at the origin of Google ($GOOGL): an excerpt from Adam Fisher's new book "Valley of Genius: The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley." (vanityfair.com)
Longform
- How technology is leading to a 'crisis in cognition.' (medium.com)
- How Canada avoids an immigration backlash. (theatlantic.com)
- 7 ways IVF has changed the world. (theguardian.com)
- As families shrink in size, the middle child is going extinct. (thecut.com)
- Japanese Millennials have bought into the 'experience economy' in a big way. (ft.com)
- How Fortnite became the most popular video game on Earth. (nymag.com)
