The Risk Of Being A Company Founder vs. The Risk Of Being A Venture Capitalist
Boris Wertz of Version One recently put the returns of his investment portfolio up for every one to see. In the comments, there’s a...
Three Ways To Be Rich
Once upon a time, there was only one way to be rich: Be powerful. If you were powerful, you could take from others. Through force, you...
Hoping For A Plan
When you take a risk, you feel it. You feel the anxiety. You feel the fear. You know something could go bad. But you take the risk...
Looking For Risks
To know what risks to manage, you start with the risks that are possible. Past data is great for telling you what’s possible. History...
A Spy’s Guide To Spy Movies: Ronin
Before I joined, the CIA’s Head of Recruitment recommended I watch Ronin to learn something about the life of a spy. It’s a story set in...
Chapter Two of The 24th Name, Part II
The 24th Name, Part II is being released today. Chapter One of the new book has spoilers for Part I (if you haven't read The 24th Name,...
How To Become An Expert On Experts
When you’re a spy, you meet a lot of experts. You meet area experts, scientific and technical experts, and experts on economics,...
The Dominant Game Of Baseball
For most of baseball history, major league scouts were looking for “Five-Tool Players.” To be a Five-Tool Player, you need to be better...
What Does It Take To Make Great Things?
In his 2008 bestseller Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell famously highlighted the 10,000 hour “rule.” The “rule” is that it usually takes 10,000...
Wondering What Went Wrong
In televised poker, there’s a bad moment after a player gets knocked out. The losing player gets up and shakes hands with whoever just...
