Epstein File EFTA02025886: Bill Gates, Collins and Emanuel (DS10)

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Epstein File EFTA02025886: Bill Gates, Collins and Emanuel (DS10)

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This document is an email dated November 5, 2011, from Tren Griffin to Bill Gates, Nathan Myhrvold, Michael Larson, and Jerry St., discussing Emanuel Derman's book on modeling in finance and business, with references to General Motors, American Airlines, and Goldman Sachs. The email critiques research methodology and predictive value, citing Jim Collins' work. No legal matters are identified in the provided text.

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Bill Gates Collins Rahm Emanuel

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modeling Goldman Sachs killing Collins

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Derman has a new book out about the perils of **modeling** in which he creates this taxonomy: Theories are attempts to discover the principles that drive the

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Indeed, if you go to General Motors or you go to American Airlines or you go to **Goldman** **Sachs**, you don't see crazy people. Crazy people are fired.

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This is part of the **killing**, and this is part of the change from super linear to sublinear, namely companies allow themselves to be dominated by bureaucracy