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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The Long Game
Play it again: The causal link between fun and resilience
Fun in business is no laughing matter — it can create a golden strategic advantage and bring serious success in the long term.
Eric Markowitz
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Business
The essential skill to master across life and business
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 life lessons from four decades in the market
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
Business “immortality” and the art of focus
In a world of distractions, several remarkable companies show why focus is the ultimate strategy for endurance.
Eric Markowitz
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Business
The unconventional philosophy behind “founder mode”
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Eric Markowitz
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Business
The trillion-dollar AI race to create “Digital God”
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 golden strategy of stacked “marginal gains”
For extraordinary long-term success in business we can look to insights from British Olympic cycling, Roger Federer and neuroeconomics.
Eric Markowitz
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