Season 7 — Episode 9 December 20, 2023

The Stories of 2023

Felix and Mihir reflect on the most important stories of 2023 including the remarkable rise of AI, the revolution in life sciences, the rising power of employees, the trial of SBF, how product market strategies are reflecting shifting financial logics, the reasons for increased warfare, the disjunction between financial markets and the real economy, the shocking rise of school absenteeism and the wonder of Simone Biles.

Recent picks, and recommended reading/websites:

Moma Design Store

McNally Jackson Bookstore

 Intro to Large Language Models with Andrej Karpathy (YouTube Talk)

Understanding AI by Timothy Lee (Substack Website)

 

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