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Patrick McKenzie
24 Jan 2025
Patrick McKenzie

A very Chicago gamble

This column doesn’t offer investment advice, as I am not a registered investment advisor. This is not merely a mandatory disclaimer; this is a warning. We will discuss some specific securities below that I am not merely incapable of

Patrick McKenzie
9 Dec 2024
Patrick McKenzie

Debanking (and Debunking?)

Recently, noted VC Marc Andreessen kicked off a discussion about debanking, in a podcast with his co-founder Ben Horowitz (begins at 7:42 ) and in an appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast. The venture firm they founded, a16z, also publis

Patrick McKenzie
23 Jan 2012
Patrick McKenzie

Salary negotiation looks different from the employer’s side of the table

McKenzie’s long essay treats negotiation as a learnable business interaction.

Patrick McKenzie
16 Jun 2010
Patrick McKenzie

A person’s name can be valid even when the database refuses it

A compact 2010 essay exposes how ordinary form design encodes cultural assumptions.

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