Tyler Cowen

There's like two periods of the Beatles.

Early Beatles, John is the leader.

But then Paul works at it, and John becomes a heroin addict, and Paul gets better, better, better, and ultimately there's no core, there's not a stable equilibrium, the Beatles split up.

But that creative tension for like those core seven to eight years was just unbelievable, and it's four founders, Ringo not quite a founder, but basically a founder, because Pete Best was crummy and they got rid of him right away.

It's one of the most amazing stories in the world.

I like studying these amazing productivity stories like Johann Sebastian Bach, Magnus Carlson, Steph Curry, the Beatles.

I think they're worth a lot of study.

They're atypical.

You can't just say, oh, I'm going to be like the Beatles.

Like, you're going to fail.

The Beatles did that.

But nonetheless, I think it's a good place to look for getting ideas.

and seeing risks.

Hello, everyone.

This is Tyler Cowen, and I would like to personally thank Jane Street for sponsoring this podcast episode with Dvorkis Patel.

I've been visiting Jane Street for some number of years.

They're renowned for their brainy, challenging environment and also for their ability to spot and recruit talent.

Those are some of the reasons why, for me, those are the trips and the visits I look forward to the most.

I would just say this.

If it is an appropriate option for you, please do consider working there.