Books

I'm halfway through Nate Silver's On the Edge. The book's a bit tribal and self-aggrandizing for tech, but Nate is a measured guy and the tone is ok. Without being too antagonistic or bashing, he does a cool comparison between risk-takers & the professional managerial class and the implications at large. Worth the read

Totally. Had a similar take about making a good case for why it's rather a virtue

I like how he frames gambling as basically being on the lookout for mispriced markets and capitalizing on these with appropriately sized bets. He makes a good case for taking more risks wish I previously saw as more of a vice than a virtue.

tricks with polynomials. Computational monadologist. Prev: ML HealthCareInc 🦄 | R&D PeopleFund | AI & Stats lecturer

Enjoying it a ton. Im like 1/4 of the way through though. Mostly it has gotten me into poker and sports betting lol. Cleaned up my friends last week.

I got into data science after reading his first book.

ohhhhh this sounds like my kinda vibe. i think a lot about the difference in styles between corporate magnates and scrappy/unconventional founder types

For sure, tactically, in poker, bluff more. And in general, take more risks, specially business/career wise. If you have expertise/passion in a particular domain, it's viable to find positive EV opportunities that are worth taking sistematically

Enjoyed the non-linear style, classic rules and POVs plus deep dives on SBF etc. 

Any key takeaways for you yet?