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Brian Hertzog

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Investing my time, energy, attention, and capital to important things in life. Opinions my own. @booksinvesting | @allocatorfm (coming soon)

Seattle, WA
Joined September 2010
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Brian Hertzog
4 months
New badge day! 🥳 Excited to share that I’ve joined @Microsoft as a Technical Program Manager in Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO+I).
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@jpm25 This is insane!!! Hospital is collecting $9K from insurance company for a $5 test.
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@CharlesPattson Raise you this one
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@GreenblattJD @BillAckman @Penn The easiest softball question… Why is she smiling? I’m glad there is video of this testimony.
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4 years
@SFPDTenderloin I feel so sorry for you guys. This must be infuriating for those arresting officers.
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6 years
@chrissyteigen Did you power wash it??
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8 months
@karrisaarinen It’s super simple. Private client data is not a sales funnel. Any financial institution should know this.
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9 months
@ShaanVP Created these photos using Midjourney in the “style of Slim Aarons” The ability for AI to capture the essence / vibe of a particular artist both scares and amazes me. I have no idea how artists with a distinctive style will be able to legally defend a “look”.
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@MZHemingway @ScottAdamsSays OR… he’s just being held accountable for his actions. For example if I don’t pay my parking tickets and then run for office, I’m not being politically targeted. Life still has consequences even for politicians 🙄
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@RealEmirHan The end of The Illusionist is *chef's kiss* 🤌
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4 years
@ScottAdamsSays I wonder Scott, what efforts you’ve made unite people?
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@ACTBrigitte Hate to break it to you, but he lost.
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9 months
@ramit After 30 years of renting, you own 0 assets. After 30 years mortgage you own your property and any appreciation of value in the real estate. Also, if you own you can make any improvements you want vs. renting you’re stuck at your landlords approval. No brainer for me.
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@LondonBreed Why do they refuse? Knowing the answer to this question is key.
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4 years
@ScottAdamsSays Your “work” on Twitter is 80-90% sowing doubt and egging on conspiracy supporters. I’ll spare myself watching your videos.
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4 years
@ScottAdamsSays Voters have spoken. Stop pretending like votes from cities and mail-in ballots are statistic anomalies for Biden. Your candidate actively discouraged mail-in ballots.
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@mhp_guy Former FRB banker here; never seen that before. With big checks, we would place a hold before all funds are accessible, yes. Never seen a withdraw though 😳
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5 years
@shl I’ve discredited @Forbes after they insist and calling Kylie Jenner a “self-made” billionaire for click bate.
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@RpsAgainstTrump Is this his new cabinet?
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4 years
@LaurenWitzkeDE @realDonaldTrump Hi, Lauren. So sorry to share the news but he actually lost. Thought you should know 😊
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9 months
@LinusEkenstam RIP “Influencers” Hello, Aifluencers
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@bilalfarooqui @jpm25 Sadly, Cigna is also making so much profit they pay this without second thought.
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@KamalaHarris @JoeBiden Nobody needs AR15s but military
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@sfchronicle Not a shocker; he was recalled
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9 years
It's Thursday! Which means, new #essay ! Looking At That Map #blogging #writing
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4 years
@SFPDTenderloin This is not justice. Every time these serial criminals are arrested, @SFPDTenderloin officers must risk their lives. @chesaboudin innocent SF lives are being gambled by your office every time you release unreformed felons back onto the streets.
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5 years
@chamath My personal favorite theory someone shared is that Vision Fund is a CIA initiative you drain LPs wealth 🙃
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@dbroockman Sorry David! 😞 at least there’s the ~10% CA income tax rate to fix it 🙃
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4 years
@kimmaicutler Yet prices are higher than ever in SF.
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@chamath The fund shouldn’t pay LPs dividends using funds from capital calls. They’re just paying themselves with their own money, not capital gains.
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@zillowgonewild It’s giving Holiday Inn atrium vibes
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3 years
11.06.2021 Married @DianaHSmith
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4 years
@jessefelder @DiMartinoBooth Historical context; 2009 saw commercial delinquency rate peak at 8.75%. We entered recession at 3.5%. We are now ~ 7.5%.
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@LondonBreed Seeing a lot of pet and storage replies. So SF needs a pet-friendly shelter with storage options. Would that increase acceptance rates?
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4 years
Name one thing that would improve SF.
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5 years
@partounian @shl @Forbes 😆 knew that was coming. Damn you twitter and the lack of editing. I should also note “and” is also a typo
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5 years
@hunterwalk Just guessing here but money, status, and lifestyle might have something to do with it? 🤷‍♂️
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@ScottAdamsSays Good point Scott, it's almost as if he *checks notes* cares about the health of America. But by all means, keep making fun of someone just trying to do the right thing.
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3 years
$MILE Q2 earnings got crushed 😢 @theallinpod can you guys discuss on the next pod?
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Brian Hertzog
10 years
Another brilliant #shotsofawe by this guy @jasonsilva FOMO: The Fear of Missing Out: http://t.co/NJQvkCNzK7
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8 years
Loving the new @kristatippett book, #BecomingWise ! Audio version is fantastic. @onbeing
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9 years
@McKenzieCNN @KalanThinks The president has to have known what was going on..
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5 years
@laura_nelson Personal grooming is such a millennial thing to spend money on.
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1 year
@ScottAdamsSays What crime was he trying to stop? All his cases were thrown out due to no evidence
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5 years
@MRKR My TLDR: Retail investors no longer interested in latest crop of mediocre businesses that VC $ have been artificially keeping alive with dreams of some day offloading inflated shares onto public markets. Investment banks now getting cut out of the party.
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@Reza_Zadeh The machines are coming...
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@ScottFishman Who was in office at the beginning of 2020? I forget 🤔
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8 years
Grateful. 🙏
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@SFPDTenderloin Please keep us updated - has the suspect been arrested already this year?
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@ScottAdamsSays Based on all the "evidence" and court outcomes so far, would you be willing to bet the election is overturned and Trump wins? If so Scott, let me know and I'll take you up on that bet.
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@guyfelicella @LondonBreed So shelter is only offered for one night? And no locker for stuff?
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4 years
@ScottAdamsSays Trump supporters so happy they caught the fraudsters!
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4 years
@HurriCap I built a while back to try to organize the book recommendations by top investors: **Note: The links appear to contain a referral code though the codes are now inactive and I no longer earn any affiliate commission.
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5 months
Is this on your playlist today? 🔥😎 via @gilbert @djrosent
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Acquired Podcast
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The highest-performing investment firm ever. ...and quite possibly the first use of machine learning in business history. In your podcast players now:
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8 years
"Being genuinely #creative means being comfortable not knowing where you are going, while remaining confident you are on the right path."
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3 years
@BrianEntin Did they search the storage unit?
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9 years
Everything wrong with Silicon Valley culture in one screenshot: #tech #luxury #startup http://t.co/RPUYFa1JYw
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@paulg Was just reading about this in “Excellent Sheep” by William Deresiewicz Apparently true at all Ivy schools. Everyone comes in unique. Almost all go into finance or consulting. This lead me to Rene Girard’s memetic theory and explains this phenomenon. People want what others
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6 years
One word, wow. Google AI Blog:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World Tasks Over the Phone via @googleresearch
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6 years
@laura_nelson This looks like a Claritin-D ad.
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@piper4missouri Send back to who? Where does it go?
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8 years
Surprisingly wise #advice . #art
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9 years
My Sunday night reading: 2014 Aquamarine Fund annual report http://t.co/J4J2dlVAhv by @GSpier #investing #life #education #reading
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4 years
@chesaboudin @AdityaBhavnani @michelletandler @SFPDTenderloin What about 14 motorcycle thefts?? Does your office take zero context into consideration? I literally asked you about this guy at this last week’s town hall and he gets arrested AGAIN within one week.
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6 months
@Jkylebass @SecYellen @federalreserve *goes to Hermes* Look at the price of handbags these days 😤 Also the best breakfast in NYC are the corner bagel places 👌
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3 years
Science FTW 🙌 2nd Pfizer shot with @DianaHSmith today. Hope you’re all staying healthy ❤️
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@SarahSpain This is really easy to work around.
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3 years
Very proud of my Dad today - he’s been working on this experiment my whole life and it’s amazing to see the results of such an extensive collaboration. Congrats g-2 team!! 🎉
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Breaking News: Evidence is mounting that a tiny subatomic particle is being influenced by forms of matter and energy that are not yet known to science but which may nevertheless affect the nature and evolution of the universe.
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5 years
@JiffyLu @stephkorey Slacking your employees at 3AM (outside working hours) and criticizing them publicly is not heroic and doesn’t actually serve the customer in the long run. Turnover and burnout don’t serve the customer. The sacrifice appeared to be largely on employees.
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@wolfejosh I hope it’s more scooters 🛴💨
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7 years
Watched "Betting On Zero" last night. Fraud or not, @Herbalife should be ashamed of this film. $HLF
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2 years
Closed on a house in Seattle with @DianaHSmith ! Here’s our first visit over 6 years ago to a more recent shot. Seattle here we come 😃
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@KamalaHarris @JoeBiden Also, for the record I’m not against 2A rights. I just don’t think civilians should be able to buy these kinds of guns. Also that is MY opinion. So you are free to disagree. But I’m allowed to have my own opinion
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9 years
Apple has $203B in cash. Where's the Apple Venture/Capital arm? Cash can't be the best parking place. #investing #finance
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9 years
Seeking feedback on a new essay! “How To Find A Market: Be Remarkable” #writing #blogging #food #business #marketing
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8 years
@HazeCastellano_ @GSpier Next level hipster.
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5 years
@hamids @Tesla @elonmusk Elon is clearly a visionary, and I am rooting for $TSLA because they are disrupting the old industry. But the $TSLAQ have the right to disagree, and the way to beat them is by posting +EPS.
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@molly_knight @darth My brother’s birb, Olive.
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@ScottAdamsSays Still in denial?
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@KaitMarieox @ohiou Maybe, just maybe, they don’t like the idea (which you represent) of deadly weapons on their campus. You came to them. Don’t play the innocent card here. Too many kids have died from mass shooting and you’re wondering why people might be mad. Shame on you.
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1 year
@adambain @ArcBoats No sun cover? Can one be added? Getting roasted while on lake isn't fun
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Brian Hertzog
8 years
New from @manualofideas : Check out @GSpier sharing some thoughts on How to Generate Investment Ideas!
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4 years
Pretty proud of this. Made in two days.
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@EricJorgenson @chamath Haha, thanks Eric! I knew I read it somewhere. Glad to properly credit you 😎
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Adidas #YEEZY summarized in one photo.
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@awilkinson Subbed 🔔
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@tferriss I think Tim's been hacked.
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4 years
My Dad has been working on this experiment all my life. The cloak-and-dagger tale behind this year’s most anticipated result in particle physics
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Brian Hertzog
8 years
How #Data Analytics is Changing #Startup Financing
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@PrestonPysh What percentage of your portfolio is in BTC?
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Brian Hertzog
4 years
@chrisfralic The Prestige. Trivia - “Jonathan Nolan visited Colorado Springs to research Nikola Tesla and based the electric bulb scene on actual experiments conducted by Tesla.”
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Brian Hertzog
4 years
I wrote a new blog today with some thoughts on coping with stress and uncertainty during global pandemic. Hope you'll give it a read and let me know what you've found helpful during these challenging days.
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4 years
@eringriffith This makes no sense. How are they worth $60B more today than yesterday?!
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3 years
Went hiking over the weekend. Decided to try "rattlesnake cutback" trail. Saw snake 🐍. Turned around. End of hike.
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