Eric Markowitz
@EricMarkowitz
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Writing a book, OUTLAST, for @ScribnerBooks. Partner & Investor @NightviewCap. Columnist @BigThink.
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Joined September 2009
This is a brilliant piece by my dear friend @tomowenmorgan (and not just because he says nice things about me in it.) Truly excellent essay https://t.co/7rKYoXlX3f
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Always love talking about anything with @johncandeto So grateful to join him and the team at @ArtofQualityPod đ
Own your tools. Donât let them own you. Itâs a pleasure hearing @EricMarkowitz share stories from traveling the world to study the oldest companies for his upcoming book Outlast. Part 2 of Notes from the Field here: https://t.co/zSmeM78oYl
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Link and sign up for my column here:
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As we crank up our search for more powerful AI, maybe we should slow down and reimagine the shape and language of intelligence itself.
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I shared this in the Leading Edge group chat, but it's something I've been thinking about more generally. I wish more people interrogated what "intelligence" really means, especially now. cc @tomowenmorgan
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Can you be ambitious without losing your soul? 1000% I'd argue that with the right perspective, ambition can be a way to rediscover and reclaim your soul! I enjoyed talking about how you would approach doing this with @EricMarkowitz for this @bigthink article
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Former tech founder Scott Britton wants to shatter the binary myth that separates driving ambition from inner development.
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This is one of the most insightful theories Iâve heard all year Desire > Discipline
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My latest short essay on "toxic workplaces" in The Nightcrawler seems to have really struck a chord with folks. Sharing it here (link below via @bigthink)
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This is one of the most important charts in modern business, and yet no one really talks about it. Why?
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I spent a few days in France and Portugal with the Henokiens, perhaps the worldâs most fascinating (and exclusive) club: an Association of 200-year-old (and older) family-run companies across Europe and Asia. So many incredible stories to tell, but youâll have to wait for the
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Loved this conversation between @WilliamGreen72 and Arnold Van Den Berg â featured in @bigthink / The Nightcrawler. https://t.co/CV5HgSPOoV
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âOptimism without discipline is dangerous,â says Alex Morris. âDiscipline without optimism is paralyzing. Buffett and Munger managed to hold both. Thatâs their greatest lesson.â
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My favorite part of being a columnist for @bigthink is being able to share wisdom from some of the worldâs leading thinkers My full interview with @TSOH_Investing below Cc @seantmcvey @chandlertuttle
Enjoyed spending time with my friend @EricMarkowitz for The Long Game talking Buffett and Munger - the role they've served as teachers to the investment community, but also the broader lessons that we can all apply in our daily lives. Thank you Eric. https://t.co/g1Y0KxA9tM
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So proud of my incredible wife - her first book signing event for LADY TREMAINE, coming March 2026 đ Pre-order at @BNBuzz here: https://t.co/1gSt6aby9Y And @Powells Books here: https://t.co/1k0aDqxCuv Cc @WMEBooks @StMartinsPress
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Technically, Hoshi Ryokan is the oldest family-run business in the world, founded over 1,300 years ago, outside Komatsu, Japan. In July, I spent the night and interviewed the 47th generation operators of the hotel. @pitdesi
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Iâm writing a book on this subject for @ScribnerBooks of Simon & Schuster. If youâre interested to learn more, visit: https://t.co/DPeWVQJfYN
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In Japanese tradition you adopt a capable manager or have arrange for him to marry your daughter to keep business in the family. Otherwise thereâs no way youâd keep something in the family this long. This is still common practice! 98% of adoptions in Japan are adults, almost
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