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Cedric Chin

Word slinger, bug fixer, and operator.

Tycoon Skill: Holding on to Political Influence

Dhirubhai Ambani vs Nusli Wadia, as an example of holding on to political influence as a form of tycoon skill.

What We Learnt From Speedrunning the Idea Maze

Our attempt at applying two theories of accelerated expertise to the first cohort of Speedrunning the Idea Maze.

Announcing Cohort Two of Speedrunning the Idea Maze

A live course, limited to 45 people. Applications close 16th January.

David Bessis Q&A on Mathematics & Intuition

Jan 29 2026 2pm-3pm CET / 9pm-10pm SGT. David Bessis joins Commoncog members to talk about building intuition, training expertise, and the true nature of mathematics.

 Members only

‘The Ultimate Business-Cycle Bottom Fisher’

How Kwek Leng Beng turned a regional business into a global hotel empire, trampling over a distressed Donald Trump in the process. Part of the Asian Conglomerate Series.

Stop Worrying About Survivorship Bias With This One Weird Trick

Why successful investors and businesspeople tell you to learn from business history — and what they do so survivorship bias isn’t a problem.

The Creation of a Skilled Tycoon

What it looks like when an Asian tycoon gets good at the game of business.

The Shape of The Game We Play

The weird thing about learning business is that some things must be learnt through practice, but some things are best learnt through reading.

What is a Tech Bubble Anyway?

What Data General and the minicomputer boom can tell us about our present moment.

The Only Thing That Matters

Business skill as the ability to cut a messy business problem down to a single, most important thing.