Eric Markowitz

Eric Markowitz

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Eric Markowitz is the Managing Partner and Director of Research at Nightview Capital. His forthcoming book, OUTLAST — to be published by Scribner, the flagship imprint of Simon & Schuster and released internationally — explores what long-term thinking looks like in practice by studying the world’s most enduring companies. Before becoming an investor, Eric was a business journalist and SABEW Award winner, with bylines in The New Yorker, Inc., The Atlantic, Newsweek, and others. Today, he writes The Long Game at Big Think, a column on longevity in business and life, and publishes The Nightcrawler, a widely read newsletter for builders, investors, and creatives around the world. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife, novelist Rachel Hochhauser, and their two young daughters. Follow him on X, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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A meditation on quantum physics, creative endurance, and the unseen forces that shape what lasts.
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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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The cofounders of think tank RethinkX are convinced that humanity is undergoing civilizational phase change.
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What made Leonardo da Vinci last wasn’t magic — it was process — and his study of fluids can help us win the long game.
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You no longer need an army of followers to stand out as a writer — “one great piece is all it takes,” says Perell.
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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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In nature, business, and life, survival doesn’t belong to the optimized — it belongs to those with a built-in buffer.
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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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Barry Ritholtz — market commentator, founder of Ritholtz Wealth Management, and podcast host — shares what really trips investors up.
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