@turingou: The era of using intelligence to gain excess returns has come to an end, but the era of using intelligence to earn comp…
Summary
A sharing session at Ginza Tsundoku Bookstore is announced to discuss the shift from using intelligence for excess returns to earning compound interest with intelligence.
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