That Was The Week

The Crazy Ones: In Defense of Risk-Takers

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Masayoshi San, Cathy Woods, Elon Musk, and Sam Bankman-Fried have all been in the spotlight I want to take a step back, and a deep breath and ask. Would we be better without risk-takers? Even risk-takers that take too much risk and lose? Content from @elonmusk, @CathyDWood, @GSands, @masason, @SBF_FTX, @HarryStebbings, @mwseibel


Contents

Editorial

  • In Defense of Risk-Takers

    • The Crazy Ones

    • Masayoshi Son owes $4.7bn to SoftBank following tech rout
    • 20VC: ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood - Harry Stebbings
    • Musk Warns Twitter May Lose Billions Next Year
    • Elon Musk gives Twitter staff deadline to commit to being ‘hardcore’
    • Twitter Employees Have Reportedly Had Their Building Access Suspended and Musk is Being Suspiciously Quiet
    • Costanoa’s First 10 Years: What a Long (and Short) Strange Trip It’s Been

      • Essays of the Week

      • What to Watch in AI
      • In My Newsletter I Trust
      • Binance role in FTX collapse under congressional scrutiny
      • Binance’s CZ is considering purchasing Genesis’ loan book
      • Crypto Lending Seizes Up as FTX Contagion Spreads
      • Narratives – Stratechery by Ben Thompson

        • News of the Week

        • Endowments quickly slide from record-breaking returns to losses
        • Want to Invest Like a VC? These New Indexes Can Help You Do It
        • Meet The Companies That Joined The Emerging Unicorn Board In October 2022
        • Sam Bankman-Fried Tries to Explain Himself

          • Startups of the Week

          • Protocol - RIP
          • Mother Duck
          • Mastodon

            • Tweet of the Week

            • Michael Seibel - @mwseibel
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