E21: Austin Real Estate, Duolingo’s Bull Case, and Identifying Spurious Correlations

"The Riff" with Byrne Hobart and Erik Torenberg

On this week's episode of The Riff, Erik and Byrne discuss Austin real estate, why Duolingo has remained strong post-pandemic, and how to identify spurious correlations during data analysis.

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Byrne’s writing: thediff.co

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(00:20) Generative AI and Its Impact on Platforms

(04:44) The Future of Personalized Media Consumption

(08:27) The Evolution of Media Distribution and Content Creation

(14:36) Austin's Housing Market

(28:54) Identifying False Positives in Data-Driven Decision Making

(37:32) Apple's Antitrust Case

(50:51) Why Duolingo Hasn’t Crashed

(57:25) The Reddit IPO

(1:03:03) Wrap

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