Back of the Envelope
AlanaThoughts on (mostly) tech and markets.
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Second-Order Effects of Publicly Traded Venture Capital Vehicles
In One Up on Wall Street, renowned portfolio manager Peter Lynch famously advised the everyday investor to “invest in what they know.” Lynch advocated for the idea that the common man could make a killing by simply paying attention to the p...
On My Mind: Waymos Everywhere
Photo of the week: Golden hour in San Francisco
On My Mind
Waymo’s Everywhere
I spent most of last week in San Francisco. It’s the third time I’ve been in the past 6 months, and every time new things strike me about the city. Last tri...
On My Mind: Experts in LLM Backrooms
Photo of the week: the first signs of Spring in NYC
On My Mind
Finding experts in LLM backrooms.
I’ve had an increasing number of conversations with friends about the ways in which we use AI. It seems like there’s been a dramatic inc...
On My Mind: Costs of Replication
On My Mind
Costs of replication.
When looking at a business, one of my favorite things to think about are its costs of replication – that is, how hard would it be for another entity to reproduce the product being offered? That new ent...
On My Mind: Startups that Look Like Funds
On My Mind
More startups might start to look like funds.
Innovation around markets tends to happen along multiple axes: expanded access, issuance of new (types of) assets, and the creation of novel ways to participate. These factors fr...
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