This is Imperfect Information - by Joe Lallouz, a newsletter about sociology, crypto, startups, and thinking of the world as games, to make better decisions.

Friends -

I’ve been toying with the idea of longer-form writing for some time, but have yet to kick it into gear. Last year marked the bar-mitzvah of my Twitter account and I had an awakening, “2022 was going to be the year I gave long-form a go”!

Imperfect Information is a concept in game theory where players do not have all information at hand to make the optimal decision in a given scenario. This concept exists all around us, in macroeconomics, it’s often referred to as “asymmetric information” and in strategy video games usually “fog of war”. Often the best and hardest strategy games ( poker or starcraft, for instance) use imperfect information mechanics and master players are some of the best decision-makers in the world.

For years I’ve been obsessed with the idea that most decisions in life, can be broken down just like games (check out my Twitter thread on Startup Founders are like Starcraft pros). I hope this newsletter will explore and expand on that obsession as it applies to assembling teams, building products, and investing in disruptive tech.

If you subscribe to my newsletter, my promise is to be authentic, share my insights, certainly hand over as much imperfect information as I can. :)

Sincerely,

Joe

This is Imperfect Information - by Joe Lallouz, a newsletter about sociology, crypto, startups, and thinking of the world as games, to make better decisions.

Friends -

I’ve been toying with the idea of longer-form writing for some time, but have yet to kick it into gear. Last year marked the bar-mitzvah of my Twitter account and I had an awakening, “2022 was going to be the year I gave long-form a go”!

Imperfect Information is a concept in game theory where players do not have all information at hand to make the optimal decision in a given scenario. This concept exists all around us, in macroeconomics, it’s often referred to as “asymmetric information” and in strategy video games usually “fog of war”. Often the best and hardest strategy games ( poker or starcraft, for instance) use imperfect information mechanics and master players are some of the best decision-makers in the world.

For years I’ve been obsessed with the idea that most decisions in life, can be broken down just like games (check out my Twitter thread on Startup Founders are like Starcraft pros). I hope this newsletter will explore and expand on that obsession as it applies to assembling teams, building products, and investing in disruptive tech.

If you subscribe to my newsletter, my promise is to be authentic, share my insights, certainly hand over as much imperfect information as I can. :)

Sincerely,

Joe