I was asked if I could help elaborate on this twitter post and thought I'd share my attempt to contextualize Erik's idea to a larger audience. A theory I have about product development is that you can totally do gradient descent all the time and build a really good product!…
A fun and useful metaphor for moving at the right speed, with the right amount of effort in a direction that is increasingly the correct direction for your goals.…
I'm catching up on a recorded small bets cohort session I missed. At roughly 1hr 18min in, people say... I have a job and I want to transition back to independence. In this case, two of them have been freelancers, moved to full-time employment and now want to get back…
realization of feedback loops, and how integral they are. plus, an intersection with bayes, a crayz old monk.…
The year is killed some dreams.…
Programmers have this thing they deal with a ton called algorithms. It's just a set of instructions to solve a problem. And to solve any problem there are trade offs. Some solutions take up lots of memory (RAM), others lots of computation (processor aka focus & energy). Have you ever had…
There’s growing evidence experts are worse than random on any prediction, yet we still insist on listening to experts. Why? Because we know very deeply the world is complex and constantly changing. We’re looking to have emotional relief from the burden of decision making, and we’re looking…