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

Youtube - https://youtu.be/uPU6hJsvMcMCurious Worldview Newsletter - https://curiousworldview.beehiiv.com/subscribeGregory 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 Zuckerman01:27 - Secrecy All The Way Down06:27 - Acquired08:02 - Obscure Datasets15:07 - It Will Take Longer Than You Think20:04 - Jim’s Eye For Talent22:27 - Discoveries From Within RenTech28:54 - Greg's Admiration For Jim & 50+ Year Olds Making It35:27 - Nassim Taleb39:01 - Consequences Of Size41:47 - Acquired Podcast & Bob Mercer44:07 - Politics Infecting Interpersonal Dynamics46:07 - Super Quants Can’t Recreate RenTech50:47 - Journalism As Sales53:17 - How Does One Conduct A Good Interview?57:37 - The Most Important Question About RenTech Noone Asks59:13 - Decline Of Journalism1:11:14 - The Role Of Serendipity In Greg’s Life🍻☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ryanhoggFollow me on Instagram – @ryanfhogg