Ethan Cratchley - Resources
Books
The Intelligent Investor
A timeless book on value investing and long-term financial strategy by Benjamin Graham.
The Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meetings
Insights and lessons from Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger's legendary Q&A sessions.
Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
A comprehensive guide to understanding the principles of corporate finance.
Venture Deals
A practical guide to navigating venture capital deals and startup funding.
Python Crash Course
An excellent introduction to Python programming for beginners.
The C Programming Language
The definitive guide to C programming by Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie.
Clean Code
A guide to writing readable, maintainable, and efficient code by Robert C. Martin.
The Essays of Warren Buffet
A curated collection of Buffett's letters to shareholders, full of investment wisdom.
Python for Algo Trading
A hands-on approach to using Python for developing algorithmic trading strategies.
Trading and Exchanges
An in-depth exploration of the mechanics of trading and exchanges.
Algorithmic Trading
Comprehensive insights into developing successful algorithmic trading strategies.
Successful Algo Trading
A practical guide to building profitable algorithmic trading systems.
Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple Products
The story of Apple's chief designer and his contributions to iconic products.
Elon Musk
A biography of Elon Musk, exploring his vision, challenges, and achievements.
Steve Jobs
The biography of Apple's co-founder, detailing his life, innovation, and leadership.
The Everything Store
A deep dive into the rise of Amazon and Jeff Bezos's business strategies.
Can't Hurt Me
David Goggins's memoir of resilience, mental toughness, and personal transformation.
Never Finished
A follow-up by David Goggins with more lessons on overcoming challenges.
The Wim Hof Method
Insights into Wim Hof's breathing techniques and cold exposure methods for health and resilience.
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
A historical narrative of Genghis Khan's influence on global civilization.
Sapiens
A brief history of humankind, exploring our evolution and cultural development.
The Bitcoin Standard
An analysis of Bitcoin's role in economics and its potential as a global currency.
The Art of the Deal
Guide to business strategies and deal-making.
The Power of Habit
Explores how habits work and how they can be changed to transform our lives and businesses.
The Story of Philosophy
A comprehensive survey of Western philosophy through the lives of its greatest exponents.
The Lessons of History
A concise survey of the culture and civilization of mankind and the fundamental elements of human nature.
The Hard Things About Hard Things
Ben Horowitz's insights on building and running a startup in difficult situations.
Founders at Work
A collection of interviews with founders of famous technology companies about their early days.
Blitzscaling
The lightning-fast path to building massively valuable companies by Reid Hoffman.
The Founders
The story of PayPal and the entrepreneurs who shaped Silicon Valley.
Nuclear War
An examination of nuclear strategy, risk, and the potential consequences of nuclear conflict.
Destined for War
An exploration of how the US and China might avoid the Thucydides Trap as China rises to power.
The Technological Republic
Examines the intersection of technology, politics, and society in shaping the future of governance.
38 Letters from John D Rockefeller
Business wisdom and life lessons from one of history's greatest entrepreneurs and philanthropists.
33 Strategies of War
A comprehensive guide to the subtle social game of everyday life informed by the most ingenious strategists.
The Art of War
Ancient Chinese text on military strategy and tactics, with applications to business and everyday life.
My Inventions
The autobiography of Nikola Tesla, detailing his most important discoveries and personal experiences.
The Lean Startup
Eric Ries' approach to developing businesses and products through validated learning and rapid experimentation.
The Hundred Page Machine Learning Book
A concise and accessible introduction to the essential concepts of machine learning.
Parkinson's Law
C. Northcote Parkinson's witty analysis of bureaucracy and organizational inefficiency.
The Industrial Revolution
Examines how technological innovation transformed economic, social, and political systems globally.
Superintelligence
Nick Bostrom's exploration of potential paths, dangers, and strategies related to artificial general intelligence.
Research Papers
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Machine Learning in Finance Emerging Trends and Challenges
An overview of machine learning's application and evolving role in the financial sector.
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Applying AI to Rebuild Middle Class Jobs
Examines how AI can address job losses and rebuild middle-class employment opportunities.
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Explaining AI: Past, Present, and Prospects
A reflection on AI's historical developments, current state, and future directions.
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The Impact of Large Language Models on Scientific Discovery
Analyzes GPT-4's potential influence on accelerating scientific discoveries.
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Attention Is All You Need
Introduces the Transformer architecture, a foundational model for modern NLP.
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ImageNet Classification with Deep Convolutional Neural Networks
The seminal paper on AlexNet, which transformed computer vision research.
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Generative Adversarial Nets
Introduces GANs, a model architecture for generating realistic synthetic data.
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Poverty Impedes Cognitive Function
Investigates the relationship between poverty and reduced cognitive performance.
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Investor Sentiment and the Cross-Section of Stock Returns
Research on how investor sentiment impacts stock market returns.
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Turing's 1936 Paper
The foundational work that introduced the concept of the Turing machine.
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Scaling Laws for Neural Language Models
Research on how language model performance improves with increased model size, dataset size, and computational power.
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Beyond Human Data: Scaling Self-Training for Problem-Solving with Language Models
Explores how language models can surpass human performance through iterative self-improvement and self-training techniques.
Internet Goldmine
- Visu Algo
- Regrets of the Dying
- Gwern
- Sam Altman's Blog
- Geohot Blog
- OSSU
- Teach Yourself CS
- STEM Visuals
- Feynman Lectures
- Hyper Physics
- CUDA
- GPU Alpha
- Physics Classroom
- 3blue1brown Lessons
- AGI Futures
- Dwarkesh Podcast
- Slate Star Codex
- Karpathy's Blog
- AI 2027
- AI Timeline
- Paul Graham Essays
- Patrick's Website
- ML Stash
- 4 Billion If Statements
- Eleuther Blog
- Deliberate Practice
- Bitcoin Whitepaper
- AI Summer
- NN and DL
- Math Academy
- Deep Learning Book
- Project Euler
- Fast.ai
- Learn C++
- CS124
- Hacker News
- The Man in the Arena
- Kings and Generals YT