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Tom -- Was there, and saw it all. Well done!

Agree that Nassim Taleb has identified something important. However, I am afraid there was far more of what NT calls "epistemic arrogance" in the room than warranted, so I am not sure he has many more fans than you and me among private equity guys.

If anyone could help these guys pull their heads up from their spreadsheets, you can, so I hope for their sake you did.

Best,
TED

Posted by The Epicurean Dealmaker at April 18, 2007 4:51 PM

Just wanted to say compared to my monika, what a great tag, TED, if I see this sprayed on the walls as I enter London on the train from the North I will stop and think wow its the Epicurean at work again!!!

Posted by patrick at April 19, 2007 3:13 AM

Nassim Taleb's new book, The Black Swan, has been released. I urge you to run out and buy it. I did.

http://epicureandealmaker.blogspot.com/2007/04/devils-glossary.html

TED

Posted by The Epicurean Dealmaker at April 20, 2007 10:02 AM

"Excellence, Innovate or Die!" - How does this relate to Dell's decision to make "old" Windows XP an option in place of "excellent, innovative" Vista? Or should Vista be classified as a "Fast Failure"?

Posted by Mike L at April 20, 2007 3:57 PM

{OT} - am I the only one missing the freqencey of posts by TP ??

Posted by /pd at April 21, 2007 9:53 AM