1:17 - An introduction to The Lab; Ed Thorp as the founding inspiration—solutioning for an edge when the rules are always changing
4:32 - How the basic principles of poker make the perfect analogy for investing; Playing at the right “investment” table to find more opportunities
6:30 - Exploring the concept of tinkering and failing quickly; Tinkering to go to places no one has gone before or where no one has done it well; Encouraging an environment where failure is encouraged – without it, you won’t find success
8:07 - Fast failure to success – the AutoDCF
11:00 - Moneyball: applying a statistical lookback at our own funds to determine where we have added the most value
14:00 - The Lab’s two main areas of focus: 1) Moneyball – applying a systematic, scientific approach; 2) Automation – automating our existing process to do more with less
17:00 - The shift to the world of the centaurs: using the analogy of chess to explain the new world of humans plus machines
22:50 - Where humans still have the advantage over machines – nuance
25:48 - Tinkering with the automated analyses of Presidents’ letters; A practical example: Rotten Tomatoes
26:45 - De-biasing the process: A 5-year fast forward look at The Lab
29:26 - Rapid Fire Round:
- Hardest thing about poker
- Favourite job interview question
- Best memory from MIT
- Favourite aspect of playing linebacker