

#326 - Jim O'Shaughnessy - Surviving The Great Reshuffle
The Great Reshuffle
- The world is shifting from physical to digital, requiring new skillsets focused on symbol manipulation.
- This "Great Reshuffle" favors those who can adapt to a digital world where time and space collapse.
Hiring in the Digital Age
- Jim O'Shaughnessy hired a new colleague in Bangalore after observing his skills on Twitter for nine months.
- This demonstrates the shift from traditional CVs to online proof of work.
COVID's Impact on Talent
- COVID-19 benefited talented people in developing countries while disadvantaging the less talented in developed nations.
- This highlights the uneven impact of the pandemic on global talent.



























Jim O'Shaughnessy is an investor and the founder, Chairman, and Chief Investment Officer of O'Shaughnessy Asset Management.
Time, space and geography are collapsing. The richest people on the planet are no longer in charge of labour or buildings, they're symbol manipulators. The skillsets we need today are completely different to what was needed 50 years ago, let alone 500. Jim is here to give us some advice on how we can survive this catastrophic reshuffling.
Expect to learn why 2020 was the best thing to happen to talented people in the developing world, the danger of grade-inflation in top flight universities, why we both have a man-crush on Rory Sutherland, why Isaac Newton was a dick and much more...
Extra Stuff:
Check out Jim's company - https://www.osam.com/
Check out Jim's Podcast - https://www.infiniteloopspodcast.com/
Follow Jim on Twitter - https://twitter.com/jposhaughnessy
Rick and Morty and The Meaning Of Life 1 - https://hackernoon.com/rick-and-morty-and-the-meaning-of-life-6640df17e263
Rick and Morty and The Meaning Of Life 2 - https://medium.com/@dan.jeffries/rick-and-morty-and-the-meaning-of-life-part-ii-screw-enlightenment-become-an-adult-instead-e1b2ec832e4e
Jim's Superthread - https://twitter.com/jposhaughnessy/status/1343371350493319169
Another Jim Superthread - https://twitter.com/antilibrary_vk/status/1164959690234593280
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