Cedric Chin

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Cedric Chin

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Career Networking and Power

Can networking act as a career moat? The answer is more nuanced than you might think.

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The Base Rate Is A Hell of A Thing

Respecting the base rate means figuring out what the odds of an outcome is, and assuming that it applies to you. Here's what that looks like when used as a thinking technique.

Tacit Skill in Wicked Domains (Members Newsletter)

Wicked domains include stock picking, psychiatry, and intelligence analysis. What do skills in such domains really look like? We take a look at one example.

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All That is Rare and Valuable

Career moats consist of rare and valuable skills. But there are other things that are rare and valuable in a career. Here are a few examples.

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What's Your Time Preference?

Why thinking long term can lead to a competitive advantage, and what that looks like in business and in careers.

Create Your Own Rituals

You know how creative people always seem to have some set of illogical rituals around their work? Well, I gave it a shot for a month. Here's how that went.

How To Reduce Decision Noise

Five ways to do noise reduction, from the field of judgment and decision making.

Reduce Noise, Not Cognitive Biases

Results from the BIN paper, or why reducing noise in your decision making is far easier than fighting your cognitive biases.

The Gap Between Reputation and Personal Brand

Reputation is old. Personal brands are new. It is useful to know that they are not the same thing.

What Bill Gurley Saw

Some careers can be made on the back of a single, wonderful idea. We take a look at what that looks like, through Bill Gurley's VC career.