Eric Markowitz

Eric Markowitz

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Eric Markowitz is a partner and the Director of Research at investment firm Nightview Capital. A former investigative journalist, with bylines in The New Yorker, GQ, Fast Company, among other outlets, Eric is the author of The Nightcrawler newsletter. Follow Eric on X @EricMarkowitz

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A bee with pollen on its legs hovers near a pink flower, casting a spell of psychological magic against the clear blue sky.
Business
How to embrace “psychological magic” to be more creative
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Eric Markowitz
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The Long Game
The Rory Sutherland interview: Bees, magic, and the folly of “Laplace’s demon”
Why the advertising legend — and author of Alchemy — believes that inefficiency can be genius and insects can unlock innovation.
Eric Markowitz
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Business
How to build something that lasts
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Eric Markowitz
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Business
10 lessons I learned in 2024
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Eric Markowitz
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The Long Game
The art of outlasting: What we can learn from timeproof Japanese businesses
Playing the long game in Japan is about creating something so enduring that it becomes timeless.
Eric Markowitz
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Business
Inside Google’s quantum computing breakthrough
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Eric Markowitz
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Business
What long-term investors can learn from John Keats
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Eric Markowitz
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