Gregory Zuckerman | The Curious Case Of Jim Simons, The Medallion Fund & The Man Who Solved The Market

Youtube - https://youtu.be/uPU6hJsvMcM Curious Worldview Newsletter - https://curiousworldview.beehiiv.com/subscribe Gregory Zuckerman is one of the Wall Street Journal GOATS and as well has authored plenty of wonderful books. He pulls back many of the hidden curtains of wall st. The big egos, the big enigmatic personalities, and naturally as well, the big brilliance behind these masters of the universe types. None for emblematic than Jim Simon’s, the central character of todays podcast. Theres a podcast called, Acquired, which did a fantastic episode of RenTech (if you want more), the boys over there also relied heavily on Greg’s work to put the episode together.  00:00 - Gregory Zuckerman 01:27 - Secrecy All The Way Down 06:27 - Acquired 08:02 - Obscure Datasets 15:07 - It Will Take Longer Than You Think 20:04 - Jim’s Eye For Talent 22:27 - Discoveries From Within RenTech 28:54 - Greg"s Admiration For Jim & 50+ Year Olds Making It 35:27 - Nassim Taleb 39:01 - Consequences Of Size 41:47 - Acquired Podcast & Bob Mercer 44:07 - Politics Infecting Interpersonal Dynamics 46:07 - Super Quants Can’t Recreate RenTech 50:47 - Journalism As Sales 53:17 - How Does One Conduct A Good Interview? 57:37 - The Most Important Question About RenTech Noone Asks 59:13 - Decline Of Journalism 1:11:14 - The Role Of Serendipity In Greg’s Life 🍻☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ryanhogg Follow me on Instagram – @ryanfhogg