Episode · Invest Like the Best · 2019-03-12

Patrick O'Shaughnessy & Michael Mayer: books mentioned on Invest Like the Best #124

Michael Mayer – Pseudonymous Social Capital and Bottomless Coffee - [Invest Like the Best, EP.124]

2 books · With Michael Mayer · Listen

My guest this week is unique and so requires a short story. I met our guest Michael Mayer because of twitter.

Patrick O'Shaughnessy discussed Algorithms to Live By by Brian Christian and others. Michael Mayer criticized Zero to One by Peter Thiel and others.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   Algorithms to Live By

   Brian Christian; Tom Griffiths · at 7:29

   Algorithms to Live By by Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths explores how computer science algorithms can be applied to human decision-making, everyday problem-solving, and personal dilemmas.

   Discussed

   “I don't know if you got it from the same book, this book Algorithms to Live By, but I've seen you write about explore, exploit, that kind of chapter two of that book here and there.”

   Patrick O'Shaughnessy Michael Mayer – Pseudonymous Social Capital and Bottomless Coffee - [I… 2019-03-12 ▶ Play 7:29

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2. 

   Zero to One

   Peter Thiel; Blake Masters · at 18:09 · mentioned 2 times

   Zero to One by Peter Thiel and Blake Masters is a foundational modern business and technology book that challenges conventional startup thinking.

   Critiqued

   “And like, I think I've read that like three or four times and I bought zero to one and I actually think zero to one is worse than the Tumblr blog.”

   Michael Mayer Michael Mayer – Pseudonymous Social Capital and Bottomless Coffee - [I… 2019-03-12 ▶ Play 18:09

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