The Better Letter

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

If he had a pilot’s license, we’d suspend that. Subscribe now Share The Better Letter Get more from Bob Seawright in the Substack app Available for iOS and Android Get the app TRIGGER WARNING: I’m going to do some sports math nerding-out this week. Since 2000, it’s 17 of 23 (74 percent).

Numbers 91

Numbers Education Management Math 91

The Big Picture

JANUARY 24, 2023

I mean, those were the — that’s what got people all excited and — RITHOLTZ: That’s venture capital numbers. KLINSKY: Well, that is — and it was kind of venture capital numbers because the dollars were so small. KLINSKY: That was a super hot theme in the year 1999 and 2000. RITHOLTZ: Right. KLINSKY: Right.

Investing 256

Investing Investments Numbers Banking 256

The Big Picture

MAY 30, 2023

Number one, a school district is a business. And number two, and I think that they were like, I’m sure there’s a note coming after this with a congressional allocation, and it never came. BRYANT: Number two, money is emotional. BRYANT: So money, unlike math, money is highly emotional. RITHOLTZ: Right.

Banking 140

Banking Economics Economy Business Planning 140

The Big Picture

AUGUST 22, 2023

SUNSTEIN: Well, when you say directly, that’s true, except the number of meetings I had with President Reagan was zero. The number of mediated interactions I had with President Reagan was about five, and the amount of work that I did for the president was basically every day. SUNSTEIN: Yes. RITHOLTZ: And his staff.

Economics 245

Economics Media Government Numbers 245