May 2024

I did not do a thorough reading of this book due to other commitments; the parts I have read are quite good, and so I am a bit sorry about that. Athough on the other hand this is not aligned with my current projects/interests, so I will probably let it go.

Here are the notes I have:

Precis

The book explores venture capital and its impact on the technology sector and the broader economy – looks at its beginnings in the mid-20th century and follows it up to the present day. Its theme is that VC depends on the power law, in which a small proportion of investments result in a few huge wins that more than compensate for all the other losses. Many big risks, a few huge rewards.

Examples covered in the book include:Fairchild; Genentech; Apple; Google; Amazon; Ebay; Twitter; Uber

The Keweenaw Fault

The Keweenaw Fault is a ~100 mile reverse fault that bisects the Keweenaw Peninsula of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and marks the boundary between the Mid-continent rift and continental rocks. The fault is a reverse fault that thrusts lava flows of the Midcontinent Rift System onto sedimentary rocks of the Jacobsville Sandstone, and is part of the inversion of the Midcontinent Rift where a region that had previously undergone extension experienced significant contraction during the final stages of the Grenville orogeny. There are few (no) surface indications of the fault; but the Pilgrim river runs along the sandstone side of the fault trace.

Month: May 2024

The Power Law: Venture Capital &…, Sebastian Mallaby

Precis

Keweenaw Peninsula Geology Notes

The Keweenaw Fault