A huge function of companies is to process and react to the information they collect about the world, both internal and external. A company that does this effectively has a significant operational advantage over companies that don't

“DC is a safe & vibrant city.” Meanwhile, a photo I recently took 1 mile from the White House— $4 toothpaste behind lock & key.

“Hating PE” is too broad a stroke (not from OP, but generally). Each firm is its own entity, making its own decisions. “PE” is not a uniform thing. It’s just a category for individual investment firms using similar strategies (leverage, organic playbook, acquisitions, sell in

Calling all students looking for merit-based scholarships. If you've been shut out by DEI and other toxic policies that have destroyed "higher" education, check out Grove City College. It has a big tradition in Austrian Economics, the same principles embedded in Bitcoin, and

This is an outstanding write up of the State Leadership Initiative report, out this morning, on the Shadow Government of the States. 1. These orgs are powerful and have captured state government bureaucracies 2. Your tax dollars fund these orgs 3. State governors need to solve this problem

State-level self-government is a cornerstone of the American system. But it has largely been abandoned — in red states as well as blue. Nothing exemplifies the loss of this more than the shadowy multi-state bureaucratic orgs that shape state regulation across an array of

DEI is a headline grabber - but this report really isn't about DEI, or ESG, etc. This report is about how Red States are not self-governing entities. Their power has been surrendered to unelected, faceless, far-left bureaucrats. This is the problem State Leadership Initiative was founded to

This rings true — and absolutely right that the solution is to focus on building and leading.

Per my last post, I don’t like to dwell on the ankle-biters, but it is notable how often they are rank hypocrites. This makes sense given where their opposition comes from. Direct opponents can focus on clear issues. But those ostensibly fairly aligned are often driven by

Happy to see the continued work of Courage is a Habit. We helped Alvin Lui launch CIAH as a groundswell of parental resistance to school bureaucrats was growing in the wake of Covid, and they’ve played an important role in arming parents with the tools that have contributed to

A State Leadership Initiative report accuses bureaucrats in conservative states of operating a “shadow government” to implement DEI and gender ideology policies through national associations. capital.news/p/robot-fight-…

Reminder that these people won’t be satisfied until they have excommunicated Dabney and Thornwell. Those who ally with them should be aware of the agenda they are supporting.

This is a great post on writing and venture capital. An early New Founding 🧊 motto was “media is the new credit.” During ZIRP credit was cheap and the attention/interest of talented people was the real bottleneck, and this thesis shaped our early focus on media—especially the

The news knows. "This is not politically neutral, they label themselves as bipartisan but effectively, they're very partisan and very left leaning "

'Shadow Government' Bureaucrats Exposed For Stoking Woke Insanity In Red States zerohedge.com/political/shad…

Friends in El Salvador, DM. I’ll be there shortly.

A key theme from the book Lean Thinking was that the first thing a “lean” focused exec would do when taking over a traditional manufacturing operation was ditch the ERP. ERPs are one way to manage information in a company, but too often they add costly rigidity with limited ROI.