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...
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...
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...
When You See Instability Coming
When the future is like the past, you don’t need new data. You can make a good decision based on old data. You can take the right action...
The Heuristics Of Risk
Working with risk is complicated. If you work in law enforcement or the military, you’ve got spreadsheets and computers and checklists to...