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The bike “tune-up” is bullshit (and other relics of yesteryear…)

Maybe skip the annual “bike tune up” this year…

bicycle, bike shop, cycling, mountain biking, wrenching

Does it make any sense to field a world cup DH mountain bike team in 2024?

The economics seem to ignore the obvious…

bicycle, bike, cycling, marketing, mountain bike, mountain biking, mtb, racing, world cup mountain bike

Net Present Value is Ruining Real Estate

What are we (really) optimizing for in real estate?

Building, DCF, Italy, NPV, real estate

Jeff’s Predictions for 2024

What will 2024 bring? I weigh in… (and am mostly likely wrong)

entrepreneurship, Finance, outdoor industry, tech

Why Every Product Manager Should Read “Blink” by Malcolm Gladwell

I am just finishing up Malcolm’s Blink, a book about how we humans often “think without thinking”. This is hardly … More

book-reviews, books, malcolm-gladwell, psychology, reading

Why the Cybertruck isn’t a “truck for truck people”

Is the Cybertruck actually a threat to the American truck market?

cybertruck, elon-musk, tesla

Electric powersports, how technology really progresses and the long tailed future of ICE

Are we overcommitting to the electrification of everything?

My all time favorite piece of finance literature…

What is a moat and how important is it? Michael Mauboussin’s masterpiece articulates this concept masterfully.

Product Review: 2023 Husqvarna TX 300 TBI

Does an all new motor, chassis, transmission and kinematics make for a better on trail experience? Check the post to find out.

Why Vanmoof Failed

When venture capital need not apply…

bicycle, bike, cycling, e-bike, eco-friendly-travel, merlin, southwark-council

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