Author Archives: E
Burn rates
Burn rate is a term used to describe a startup that is not yet making more money than it spends. It makes a lot of sense if you can imagine a company like Uber thinking, hmm – we need users, … Continue reading
Addendum to: “should you reverse any advice you
Should You Reverse Any Advice You Hear? This post relates to the above SSC post. Scott says: That lots of the advice people give is useful for some people, but that the opposite advice is useful for other people. For example, … Continue reading
Schelling points, trajectories and iteration cycles
Schelling points I have lived in the same suburb of the same city for all of my life. We have a shopping centre that I know, if I go there for more than an hour – I will bump into … Continue reading
adding and removing complexity from models
I had a really interesting conversation with a guy about modelling information. what I did when talking to him is in one case insist that his model be made more simple because adding more variation in the model was unhelpful, … Continue reading
preference over null preference
For some parts of life it is better to exist with a prepared preference, for other parts of life it is better to exist without a prepared preference. This is going to be about looking at the sets of preferences … Continue reading
Changing time zones
With a few of my new organisation and time management prediction algorithms I have found that I can plan down to a few minutes accurately. I noticed something today that surprised me. I wear two watches. The history of this goes back more … Continue reading
A model of arguments
Why do we argue, when we could be discussing things in a productive manner? Arguments often occur because the parties involved simply don’t have the tools to transmit their ideas clearly. In this kind of situation, the whole conversation can … Continue reading
Ring fitting factors and dehydration detection experiment
I have noticed recently that the ring I am wearing no longer fits as well as it used to. Over the same period I have had several events mess with my regular routine, including my regular behaviours around drinking water … Continue reading
