Ben MathesLess Supernatural, More Unknownepistemic status: A lot of these ideas are likely remixed from past great thinkers like Jung, Aquinas, etc. These ideas were a view-quake…Sep 18, 2019Sep 18, 2019
Ben MathesNo, That’s not Product/Market FitImagine you look for a startup job. Startups are often exciting places to work. You might get 10 years of experience in only 3. Will this…Nov 29, 20181Nov 29, 20181
Ben MathesEmployees Risk MoreVCs scrutinize a company before they invest. VCs spread their risk across multiple investments. VCs invest money into startups. You invest…Nov 5, 2018Nov 5, 2018
Ben MathesUnreliable Good-Faith AdviceI just listened to an interview of Tyler Cowen. I usually love listening to Tyler, and this was no exception. His self-teaching hunger…Sep 18, 2018Sep 18, 2018
Ben MathesWhen we had american teenagers work in the fields, they quit.Turns out we tried to cut off Mexican farm work once. It was a disaster.Aug 29, 2018Aug 29, 2018
Ben MathesPrediction Market Replication BountiesScience, especially psychology and social psychology, is in a replication crisis.Aug 29, 2018Aug 29, 2018
Ben MathesThe Murky Phase: Pollution and DataEpistemic Status: Cautiously optimistic about a very broad theory of economic revolutions.Aug 28, 2018Aug 28, 2018
Ben Mathes90 Days and My Six-Figure MistakeHave you missed the ongoing debate on employee equity and exercise windows? Many top people are talking about it. And there are lively…Nov 14, 2016Nov 14, 2016
Ben MathesUnsolicited Advice to San FranciscansInspired by this typo-ridden piece for New Yorkers, HT to Brendan, some of this is serious, some of it is snark (I’ll throw those in…Jan 5, 20162Jan 5, 20162