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The Combinatorics of Family Chaos | Psychohistory
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The Combinatorics of Family Chaos. By Adam Nash on June 5, 2012. The Wrong Model: Linear. When a couple decides to have a second child, you are quickly inundated with advice on how to manage the complexity. The most common refrain you hear is: “Don’t worry, you can still field man-on-man coverage.” Another popular version of this advice is: “At least you’re not outnumbered.”. The implication here is that managing the family is fundamentally a relationship between parents and kids, like this:. Four family...
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EIR Series: Should I be an Executive in Residence (EIR)? | Psychohistory
https://blog.adamnash.com/2013/07/10/eir-series-should-i-be-an-executive-in-residence-eir
EIR Series: Should I be an Executive in Residence (EIR)? By Adam Nash on July 10, 2013. This is the second post of a multi-part series on being an Executive in Residence (EIR). The initial post outlining the full series can be found here. The previous post was What is an Executive in Residence (EIR). The most common question in relation to the Executive in Residence role has been a simple one:. Should I be an Executive in Residence? Is the Executive in Residence Role a good opportunity? To ask when you&#...
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Leadership Lessons from the Code Conference | Psychohistory
https://blog.adamnash.com/2014/06/02/leadership-lessons-from-the-code-conference
Leadership Lessons from the Code Conference. By Adam Nash on June 2, 2014. This past week, I was able to attend the inaugural Code Conference organized by Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher. One of the perks of the conference is, within close quarters, the chance to hear the leaders of huge, successful consumer technology companies. Satya Nadella, Microsoft. Sergey Brin, Google. Brian Krzanich, Intel. Brian Roberts, Comcast. Reed Hastings, Netflix. Travis Kalanick, Uber. Drew Houston, Dropbox. Technology to ...
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Solution: Denon A/V Receiver AVR 1410/790 With No Sound | Psychohistory
https://blog.adamnash.com/2010/10/01/solution-denon-av-receiver-avr-1410790-with-no-sound
Solution: Denon A/V Receiver AVR 1410/790 With No Sound. By Adam Nash on October 1, 2010. As per my normal practice, when I spend more than 20 minutes on a technical problem, and I find the solution difficult to find on Google, I document it here. I figure that at least I can save some time for “the next sucker” who runs into the issue. No ability to select normal audio surround options – only stereo ones show up in the selector. No sound on any A/V input, whether HDMI or analog. A periodic clicking noise.
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Coins | Psychohistory
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There has been enough interest in my posts about coins that I’ve decided to collect the best posts here into a running index. This should hopefully help readers who are new to my blog, or who don’t want to sift through every article tagged with Coins . I’ll try to update this list at least semi-regularly. However, remember, for every up-to-the-minute post on Coins, all you have to do is click here. Last updated on 11/13/2011. Dollar Coins vs. Dollar Bills. How Rational Are We? John Adams Dollar Coins: Fi...
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New Hires Are the Lifeblood of Hypergrowth Startups | Psychohistory
https://blog.adamnash.com/2014/12/16/new-hires-are-the-lifeblood-of-hypergrowth-startups
New Hires Are the Lifeblood of Hypergrowth Startups. By Adam Nash on December 16, 2014. On September 29, 2014, in an impromptu moment, I decided to tweet out a series about the importance of new hires. Since then, I’ve received enough positive feedback about the series that I thought it best to take a moment and capture those thoughts in a long form post. 1/ New hires are the lifeblood of hypergrowth startups. Mdash; Adam Nash (@adamnash) September 30, 2014. If you continue to hire world-class talent, ev...
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Did You Like Being an Executive in Residence (EIR) | Psychohistory
https://blog.adamnash.com/2014/05/19/did-you-like-being-an-executive-in-residence-eir
Did You Like Being an Executive in Residence (EIR). By Adam Nash on May 19, 2014. This is the fifth and final post of a multi-part series on being an Executive in Residence (EIR). The initial post outlining the full series can be found. The previous post was. Challenges of Being an Executive-in-Residence (EIR). Despite the series, I still receive questions about my time as an EIR, and the most common question I still get is:. Did I like being an Executive in Residence? 1 The Typical Benefits. While I was...
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Make Things As Simple As Possible, But Not Simpler | Psychohistory
https://blog.adamnash.com/2013/09/25/make-things-as-simple-as-possible-but-not-simpler
Make Things As Simple As Possible, But Not Simpler. By Adam Nash on September 25, 2013. It can scarcely be denied that the supreme goal of all theory is to make the irreducible basic elements as simple and as few as possible without having to surrender the adequate representation of a single datum of experience. 8212; Albert Einstein. Ockham’s Razor vs. Einstein’s Razor. Before jumping to technology, it’s worth noting that this debate has origins in science as well. Ockham’s Razor. Is commonly stated as:.
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My Letter to Starbucks Mobile | Psychohistory
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My Letter to Starbucks Mobile. By Adam Nash on August 27, 2013. We’ve been close friends for years. I see you almost every day, some days more than once. I’ve visited you in over half a dozen countries, and there are probably half a dozen locations in Silicon Valley where you know me and my drink by name. I’ll be there for you when you need me, and I know you’ll be there for me when I need you. My girlfriend at the Starbucks in Harvard Square (2000). Starbucks Mobile is a Homescreen App. I want to know w...
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Disclosure | Psychohistory
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This is my personal blog and is not written in my capacity as COO of Wealthfront Inc. Nothing on this blog should be construed as, nor is it intended to be, personal investment advice. The content of this blog represents my own views and/or opinions and does not represent the views and/or opinions of Wealthfront Inc. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). Notify me of new comments via email. 3,170,868 hits.
