427 Ben Hunt of Epsilon Theory talks Seeing Through Fake Statistics, Hope, and Being a “Girl Dad”

Going Deep with Aaron Watson

Ben Hunt is the creator of Epsilon Theory and co-founder of Second Foundation Partners.

Epsilon Theory is a newsletter and website that studies markets using game theory and history. It is read by over 100,000 professional investors and allocators across 180 countries.

Ben is the founder of two technology companies, a past professor of political science, and a successful investor. He’s worked in venture capital and subsequently on two long/short equity hedge funds. He evolved to blend his background as a portfolio manager, risk manager, and entrepreneur with academic experience in game theory and econometrics to improve client outcomes.

In this conversation, Ben and Aaron discuss how Ben outlined the false numbers coming out of China in a blog post titles Body Count, how to channel anger into Hope, and how he thinks about fatherhood.

Essential Reading

Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can't Lose

Things Fall Apart #1

Things Fall Apart #2

Pittsburgh’s best conference to Expand your Mind & Fill your Heart happens once a year.

Ben Hunt’s Challenge; Take Action. Do not allow yourself to be convinced that it’s insignificant.

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Epsilon Theory Website

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