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Writing a book, OUTLAST, for @ScribnerBooks. Partner & Investor @NightviewCap. Columnist @BigThink.

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I wrote a new essay for @bigthink about rocks, AI, and how we define intelligence itself
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From Donella Meadows' classic "Dancing With Systems"
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Eric Markowitz
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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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Scott Britton
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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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Beautiful cypress tree in Carmel, CA
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Eric Markowitz
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This is one of the most insightful theories I’ve heard all year Desire > Discipline
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Eric Markowitz
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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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A beautiful morning in the PNW
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Eric Markowitz
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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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Eric Markowitz
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I spent a few days in France and Portugal with the Henokiens, perhaps the world’s 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 you’ll have to wait for the
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Eric Markowitz
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Loved this conversation between @WilliamGreen72 and Arnold Van Den Berg — featured in @bigthink / The Nightcrawler. https://t.co/CV5HgSPOoV
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Kevin Carpenter
2 months
“Optimism without discipline is dangerous,” says Alex Morris. “Discipline without optimism is paralyzing. Buffett and Munger managed to hold both. That’s their greatest lesson.”
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Eric Markowitz
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My favorite part of being a columnist for @bigthink is being able to share wisdom from some of the world’s leading thinkers My full interview with @TSOH_Investing below Cc @seantmcvey @chandlertuttle
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Alex Morris (TSOH Investment Research)
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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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Eric Markowitz
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So proud of my incredible wife - her first book signing event for LADY TREMAINE, coming March 2026 😊 Pre-order at @BNBuzz here: https://t.co/1gSt6aby9Y And @Powells Books here: https://t.co/1k0aDqxCuv Cc @WMEBooks @StMartinsPress
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Eric Markowitz
3 months
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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Eric Markowitz
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I’m writing a book on this subject for @ScribnerBooks of Simon & Schuster. If you’re interested to learn more, visit: https://t.co/DPeWVQJfYN
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Sheel Mohnot
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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 there’s no way you’d keep something in the family this long. This is still common practice! 98% of adoptions in Japan are adults, almost
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Eric Markowitz
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What happens to intellectual diversity in a world of chatbots? I spoke about this with the great @DrSueSchneider for @bigthink in my latest column: https://t.co/tyrqTIdPJb
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Susan Schneider
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In this @bigthink interview with @EricMarkowitz I explain that the real AI risk isn’t one system going rogue — it’s a web of systems colluding in ways we don’t anticipate, and the reshaping of chatbots users’ minds.
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Susan Schneider
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In this @bigthink interview with @EricMarkowitz I explain that the real AI risk isn’t one system going rogue — it’s a web of systems colluding in ways we don’t anticipate, and the reshaping of chatbots users’ minds.
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A conversation with Dr. Susan Schneider on the AI risks we’re not talking about and why the fixation on AGI is misplaced.
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