Mind the Moat, a 7 Powers Review
The Lindy Effect has become my top heuristic to decide what to read next. This phenomenon describes how some things tend to live longer, the longer they’v...
Author: florentcrivello
Nobody Cares
A friend was commenting on how active I was on Twitter, telling me how he held back from posting anything online, out of shyness. I answered that that was my de...
A Long Week-End in Mexico
I took a trip to Mexico City over the long weekend — it was my first time there, and I absolutely loved it. The city surprised me in many ways, and didn’t...
Favorite Books of 2017
Biographies Einstein: His Life and Universe Definitely the best biography I’ve read this year. It combines details into what’s probably the most inc...
Heroes on the Shoulders of Giants
Epistemic status: I’m outside of my circle of competence when it comes to AI. That said, most of this post is just logical reasoning, independent of AI-specific...
Book Review: Exit, Voice and Loyalty
Exit is an important part of capitalism: by allowing consumers to take their money anywhere they please, it trims out inefficient firms, drives productivity and...