Welcome to This Week’s Leyendecker View We’re going to dream a little less.– Sequoia’s Doug Leone after FTX collapse THOUGHTS FROM DOUG Russia may freeze the Ukrainians into submission, but…

November 18, 2022 Welcome to The Leyendecker View You cannot live your life in fear, or you will forsake the best parts of it.–Daemon Targaryen, episode 4, House of the…

November 11, 2022 Rome wasn’t built in a day, but they were laying bricks every hour.– James Clear on habits and motivation THOUGHTS FROM DOUG António Guterres, the UN’s secretary…

November 4, 2022 I did it to help humanity, whom I love.– Elon Musk on why he bought Twitter THOUGHTS FROM DOUG A repeat from last week. Maybe this is…

October 28, 2022 The storms of life make us stronger. Embrace them.– Bear Grylls THOUGHTS FROM DOUG Why would anyone sell a house with a 3% mortgage to buy a…

October 21, 2022 Politics is the thief of joy.– El Gato Malo THOUGHTS FROM DOUG Will the UK meltdown prove to be that first domino in a chain of events?…

October 14, 2022 The quality of your relationships determines the quality of your life.– Esther Perel THOUGHTS FROM DOUG Goods inflation is declining as services inflation is rising. Will goods…

October 7, 2022 What we learn from history is that people don’t learn from history.– Warren Buffett THOUGHTS FROM DOUG At dinner a couple nights ago, Mark Lymbery, a great…

September 30, 2022 Inequality is the midwife of progress.– Marian Tupy THOUGHTS FROM DOUG Inflation’s peak may be behind us for now, but the trough of recession is likely in…