Resources I find useful
Below are the blogs, books, and more that I’ve liked. Not presented in any particular order. I mostly use a RSS reader to follow interesting sites; currently using feedly since they murdered Google Reader. Note that just because I post about something does not mean I endorse the site or the point the author is making.
Investment sites
- Collaborative Fund for VC and investment news
- Market folly for hedge fund news
- Value Investing World forinvesting frameworks and news
- Of Dollars And Data is more personal finance oriented
- Matt Levine is one of the best financial writers out there
- Damodaran is a great teacher and overall great guy. How many profs will straight out tell you not to buy their overpriced book?
- Howard Marks’s memos are always a pleasure to read
- Meb Faber skews more quanty, but has many good articles. He does a good podcast too.
- Tren Griffin covers investing, business, and more
- Geoff Yamane uses his blog to refine his thoughts and get feedback, similar to myself. Start with this article
Economic sites
- Marginal revolution is famous for good reason, but quantity of posts can be overwhelming
- John Cochrane applies theory to real life situations
- Dan Ariely’s is mostly just weekly WSJ Q&A now for behavioural economics
China sites
- Michael Pettis is fantastic for broader China economic thinking and fixing misconceptions
- China Law Translate does great work on Chinese laws. Start with their extensive work around misconceptions of Social Credit here
Tech sites
- a16z is one of the best known VC firms and puts out frequent content on tech
- Benedict Evans, a partner at a16z, also writes about his personal tech views
- Stratechery is a mouthful of a site where Ben Thompson writes a lot on tech and media strategy as he sees it
- Fred Wilson posts on a variety of topics, but mostly venture focused
- Paul Graham doesn’t seem to write on his site much, but there’s enough content already to keep you occupied for a long time
- Techcrunch is popular for tech news, though I’ve disliked it after the redesign
- Venturebeat is also popular for tech news
- Hacker News tends to be more technical, and sometimes goes over my head
- Technode focuses on asia tech news
Internet marketplaces
- Bill Gurley is one of the mos well known VCs, and this piece is a good framework to start with
- Andrew Chen is well known for his marketplace writing, and this compilation is a great starting point
- Josh Breinlinger writes mostly about marketplaces, and has a rake factor article that I really like
- NFX has a collection of marketplace and network effects writings that comprehensively discuss the themes in the space
Sites about how to think
- Farnam Street is probably the most popular one on mental models
- Cal Newport likes to write about productivity
- Nassim Nicholas Taleb often writes stuff beyond my understanding, but is worth browsing
- Byrne Hobart’s medium posts and newsletters are a blend of econs, investing, tech, and “things that don’t mean-revert”
Excel sites
- Chandoo’s excel blog is helpful whenever I have obscure excel problems
- SumProduct’s thought page has a large number of articles explaining formulas
- Ozgrid has formula and macro help, though it seems the site underwent a redesign and some pages might be broken.
Lifestyle sites
- Punch is great for cocktail articles and research. I’ve added to my drink list from their posts.
- Eater NY is helpful for keeping up with the restaurant scene in NY. There’s a country wide site too
Webcomics
- XKCD is wide ranging in what it covers and often thought-provoking
- If you’re like me and lost sometimes, explain xkcd is there for you
- The Order of the Stick has been going on for a long time now and is great for DnD fans
- Lackadaisy Cats has fantastic art but infrequent updates
- Wonderella is ridiculous and great
- Ctrl Alt Del was probably one of the first webcomics I started with, and is gaming focused