Corporate Mortality, Momentum Investing, and Learning From Extreme Events

On this week's episode of The Riff, Erik and Byrne discuss the mortality of corporations, why momentum investing works, and when to learn from extreme events. The Riff is sponsored by Shopify: shopify.com/momentofzen for a $1/month trial period.
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LINKS:
Byrne's writing: thediff.co
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TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) Intro
(00:24) Corporate mortality
(09:56) The persistence of social class
(16:22) Sponsor | Shopify
(17:57) Learning from Extreme Events
(25:23) Understanding momentum investing
(35:46) What to learn from the economics of trade magazines
(43:05) Brainstorming Turpentine & how to build a media business
(51:55) Wrap
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The Riff is a production from Turpentine
Producer: Sam Kaufman
Editor: Seven Morris
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