On Google's dominance, Yale's returns and defining success

Curated Reads

Hola! Some interesting pieces to read this Sunday - 

[Business] - this paper on how Google dominates search advertising, by controlling third-party as well as own websites (similar to Amazon in retail). Useful read for anyone looking to understand the basics of online advertising markets.

[Finance] - In 20 years, Yale Endowment fund returned 11.8% on average annually. In 2008, when the stocks crashed, it returned 9.2%. Learn about the man behind, David Swensen, here.

[Life] Nassim Taleb’s concise yet punchy commencement speech. “For I have a single definition of success: you look in the mirror every evening, and wonder if you disappoint the person you were at 18, right before the age when people start getting corrupted by life.”

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