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[Harley Finkelstein @harleyf]

We just dropped the Spring ’26 Edition. 150+ updates. One theme.

Commerce, Everywhere.

[keith weaver @keithweaver_]

@evansammccann I think the answer is no. Besides Shopify, the most popular one is Blackberry. Less known QNX is cooking up interesting things (Apple opened an office next door in Ottawa to recruit talent). It would be interesting to see all the new businesses that come from even the collapses.

[Greg Brockman @gdb]

Codex has averaged 10k pull requests per day over the past 35 days:

[keith weaver @keithweaver_]

Strong support - it's worth the read. Once you see numbers begin to compound once, you want it to continue forever. This could be the first time most Canadians see the power of compounding.

https://t.co/yba93vbOIx

[keith weaver @keithweaver_]

Your opinion is more credible when you also can clearly articulate the contrary view. — pg. 296 from Joys of Compounding (@Gautam__Baid)

[keith weaver @keithweaver_]

"The irony is that when markets are guaranteed not to crash—or more realistically, when people think that’s the case—they are far more likely to crash." - Same as Ever, @morganhousel

[keith weaver @keithweaver_]

Compounding is a lifelong journey, and an individual’s impatience with his or her investments process could lead to a fatal decision and bring the journey to an abrupt end. - pg. 252 from Joys of Compounding (@Gautam__Baid)

[keith weaver @keithweaver_]

Buffet also joked that “this inversion approach works on a less lofty level: Sing a country song in reverse, and you will quickly recover your car, house and wife.” - pg. 204 in Richer, Wiser, Happier (@WilliamGreen72)

[keith weaver @keithweaver_]

"Always wait until the end of designing a process—after you have questioned all the requirements and deleted unnecessary parts—before you introduce automation."
- Elon Musk, by @WalterIsaacson

[keith weaver @keithweaver_]

The investment industry is obsessed with outcomes in the short term over which one has no control. — Pg. 252 from Joys of Compounding (@Gautam__Baid)

[keith weaver @keithweaver_]

“Make your mistakes nonfatal. It’s so fundamental to longevity. And ultimately, that’s what success is in this business: longevity.” - Jeffrey Gundlach, pulled from pg. 174 in Richer, Wiser, Happier.

[keith weaver @keithweaver_]

"He admitted there was a reasonable chance that it would not work, but it was better to try and fail rather than analyze the issue for months. “If you make this thing fast, you can find out fast. And then you can fix it fast."
- Elon Musk, by @WalterIsaacson

[keith weaver @keithweaver_]

“Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their sense slowly, one by one.” - Charlie Munger. pg.234 from Joys of Compounding (@Gautam__Baid)

[keith weaver @keithweaver_]

"Most catastrophes come from a series of tiny risks—each of which is easy to ignore—that multiply and compound into something huge." - Same as Ever, @morganhousel

[keith weaver @keithweaver_]

Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement. - pg. 349 from Joys of Compounding

[keith weaver @keithweaver_]

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. - William James, read on pg. 148 in Richer, Wiser, Happier.

[keith weaver @keithweaver_]

"Simplify and optimize. This should come after step two. A common mistake is to simplify and optimize a part or a process that should not exist."
- Elon Musk, by @WalterIsaacson

[keith weaver @keithweaver_]

“Investments decisions begin with gut feelings but always should be safeguarded with logic and hard data.” - pg. 190 from Joys of Compounding (@Gautam__Baid)

[keith weaver @keithweaver_]

"It’s good to always assume the world will break about once per decade, because historically it has." - Same as Ever, @morganhousel

[keith weaver @keithweaver_]

When you adopt a positive mind-set, you never lose. You either win or you learn. — pg. 349 from Joys of Compounding