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1.5 Sided Markets
May 21, 2025

1.5 Sided Markets

A temporarily very important concept

Byrne Hobart
Byrne Hobart
There's Never Just One North-Star Metric
May 14, 2025

There's Never Just One North-Star Metric

Organizations need to measure their success, but there's a limit to how well they can compress this

Byrne Hobart
Byrne Hobart
Who's in Charge Here?
May 07, 2025

Who's in Charge Here?

The Rules and the Process of Corporate Control

Byrne Hobart
Byrne Hobart
The Favor-Trading Economy
Apr 30, 2025

The Favor-Trading Economy

Why some of the ruthlessly capitalist parts of the economy operate on tacit assumptions and default friendliness

Byrne Hobart
Byrne Hobart
Online/Offline Complementarity
Apr 23, 2025

Online/Offline Complementarity

Why the abolition of distance raises real estate prices in New York, San Francisco, London, and Singapore

Byrne Hobart
Byrne Hobart
Why Trading Begets Trading
Apr 16, 2025

Why Trading Begets Trading

From medieval trade fairs to the closing auction, liquidity creates more liquidity

Byrne Hobart
Byrne Hobart
Why Markets Crash Faster Than They Rise
Apr 09, 2025

Why Markets Crash Faster Than They Rise

Why the big moves are down days, and the biggest up days are in bear markets

Byrne Hobart
Byrne Hobart
Economic Surface Area
Apr 02, 2025

Economic Surface Area

Maximizing the bits-to-dollars ratio

Byrne Hobart
Byrne Hobart
What are Complements?
Mar 26, 2025

What are Complements?

The magic of economic PB&J

Byrne Hobart
Byrne Hobart
The Punitive Cost of High-Skill Hiring
Mar 19, 2025

The Punitive Cost of High-Skill Hiring

On O-rings and opportunity cost

Byrne Hobart
Byrne Hobart
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