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The GameStop stock market frenzy
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The GameStop stock market frenzy was a battle between amateurs and experts, resulting in a financial risk that was outside the capacity of both parties. It also exposed weaknesses in the understanding of the financial system by some individuals involved.
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The scaling process of a business can often lead to neglecting the fundamental aspects of the business, which can cause issues later on.
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The scaling process of a business can often lead to neglecting the fundamental aspects of the business, which can cause issues later on. The CEO of Robinhood faced unexpected challenges due to neglecting the fundamentals during the scaling process of his company.
ChapterThe GameStop stock market frenzy
Episode#162 – Jim Keller: The Future of Computing, AI, Life, and Consciousness
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The Gamestop stock frenzy was a battle between amateurs trading against experts, insiders and people with access to special information.
2:18:16 - 2:20:40 (02:23)
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The Gamestop stock frenzy was a battle between amateurs trading against experts, insiders and people with access to special information. The risks were outside of the amateur traders' capacity, and the next time this happens, insiders are likely to be the ones to make money on it.