Anilsaidso

Nov
18
Counterparty Risk: Bear in Mind

Counterparty Risk: Bear in Mind

Counterparty risk is the likelihood of a party defaulting on its obligation in a transaction.
3 min read
Oct
24
Time Preference: Hard Money for Hard Times

Time Preference: Hard Money for Hard Times

Every decision is made with a time horizon in mind. What to eat for lunch? Where to build a business? Who to marry? The same is true for how we choose to save .
2 min read
Oct
16
Amara's Law: Great Expectations

Amara's Law: Great Expectations

When a disruptive innovations is first introduced we tend to get wildly excited about it potential applications. Our expectations get ahead of reality and we become underwhelmed by technological progress. But eventually this dynamic flips. Enabling technologies begin to advance at an exponential rat
2 min read
Sep
08
Announcing my new book- Bitcoin: Essential Concepts

Announcing my new book- Bitcoin: Essential Concepts

Today I'm thrilled to announce that I've finished my new book- Bitcoin: Essential Concepts . It will be released on October 4th.
2 min read
Sep
03
Unit Bias: One Hundred Million Reasons

Unit Bias: One Hundred Million Reasons

Unit bias is faulty reasoning that assumes a single unit must be the appropriate amount from which to make assessments and comparisons. 
3 min read
Aug
15
The Ansoff Matrix: A Growing Share of a Growing Pie

The Ansoff Matrix: A Growing Share of a Growing Pie

A Lesson in Strategic Growth: Coachella There are few industries as challenging and competitive as the music festival industry. Spend an entire year planning, booking, and advertising for a single weekend to ultimately determine your financial fate. Even in the cut-throat restaurant industry, a new
4 min read
Aug
10
Feedback Loops: Tell Me Why

Feedback Loops: Tell Me Why

When a system reacts to its environment and the resultant output gets re-incorporated as an input, a feedback loop is
2 min read
Jul
25
Inequivalence Theorem: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Inequivalence Theorem: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Ricardian Equivalence When governments fund their visions by issuing bonds (as opposed to using collected taxes), there is an expectation that this debt will be repaid via higher taxes at some point in the future. Rational taxpayers will therefore reduce their own consumption to increase their savin
3 min read
Jul
16
Creative Destruction: Disrupt or be Disrupted

Creative Destruction: Disrupt or be Disrupted

Creative destruction is the process of entrepreneurs out-innovating incumbents, rendering them obsolete, under a free market. 
2 min read
Jul
06
Gall's Law: Keep It Simple, Stupid

Gall's Law: Keep It Simple, Stupid

When designing systems, every decision must optimize for survival. A key part of this is prioritizing simplicity over complexity. Anything
1 min read