Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy

Kevin Simler – Exploring the Frontier - [Invest Like the Best, EP.12]

Nov 22, 2016

01:11:09

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Kevin Simler

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Episode notes

How Do You Earn Social Status?

02:03

Is There a Meritocracy?

03:05

Meaning

03:51

Introduction

2min

What Is Start Up Culture?

2min

What Is the Static Trajectory?

2min

Palanteer

2min

Palantier - What Is It All About?

3min

The Importance of Culture in a Start-Up

4min

Is There a Meritocracy?

3min

Having a Crucible of People Is a Good Idea

2min

The Role of Pure Evaluations in Motivating People to Do Great Work

2min

10.

Is the Peer Influence a Driving Factor in Productivity?

3min

11.

The Economics of Social Status

3min

12.

How Do You Earn Social Status?

2min

13.

The Prestige Bank Account

2min

14.

The Six Influence Principles of Reciprocity

2min

15.

Do You Know How to Build Prestige?

2min

16.

The Principle of Honesty

2min

17.

The Secret of Dishonesty in the Biosphere

2min

18.

Is There Any Research on Sociopaths?

4min

19.

The Line Between Productivity and Productivity?

4min

20.

A Different Mindset, or a New Mindset?

2min

21.

Are Offsights Good for Team Building?

3min

22.

What Are Some of Your Most Formative Books?

2min

23.

Book Review - Jane - The Most Mind Expanding Book I've Read

3min

24.

Is There a Book End to This Frontier Idea?

3min

25.

What Is Meaning?

2min

26.

Meaning

4min

27.

Is There a God or Isn't There?

2min

28.

The Universe Is Fundamentally Playful, That God Plays Hide and Seek

4min

Today’s episode features one of my favorite thinkers and writers: Kevin Simler. Kevin has a background in technology and was one of the earliest employees at Palantir Technologies. Palantir specializes in big data and has worked closely with clients ranging from the Department of Defense to the world’s largest hedge funds. In this conversation, Patrick and Kevin explore startup culture, how to spark creativity, how social status functions like money, and how to think about the universe. This will be one of the most unique conversations you will hear on this podcast. Please Enjoy!

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