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Talent Is the Best Asset Class
, subject: talent, 2019
Graham Duncan's conversation with Tim Ferriss argues that talent is the best asset class and offers a test for spotting it.
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About this work
Ferriss and Duncan explore talent judgment, reference checks, hidden assumptions, obsession, coaching, and how investors evaluate people as carefully as opportunities.
Why explore it
Best if you judge people for a living and want Graham Duncan's case that talent is the best asset class, plus his test for intimidating talent and distinctive obsession.
Key themes
- Talent as the best asset class
- Intimidating talent and distinctive obsession
Evidence and original sources
Sources: official Founders episodes — #288, #421
This record is supported by 4 public evidence rows linked to original Founders episodes.
- Ralph Lauren — David applies Duncan's idea that talent is the best asset class to explain why Ralph Lauren's unusual ability outweighed weaknesses elsewhere in the company.
- Jony Ive — David returns to Duncan's Tim Ferriss conversation and applies its test for intimidating talent and distinctive obsession to Jony Ive's design team.