Time: The Fascinating Variable That Accelerates Everything

Key takeaways from this article:

1. As markets become more efficient, arbitrage opportunities shrink. In other words, the chance for everyday people to snag easy wins is disappearing.

2. A major reason investments fail is that as more money flows in, people's perception of risk weakens.

3. That's why investment cycles are shortening. Winners scale fast and losers fold quicker. As risk perception fades and the logic goes "the bigger the bet, the safer it feels," companies appear more successful, so failure seems less likely—blinding them to real risk.

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