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Pattern: You see some data. Do they matter?

Transformation: Do the math to put the numbers into context.

Gergely’s post reminded me of this Thinkie. 350K H100s. Is that a lot or a little. Almost 20% of worldwide units? Thats a lot!!!

Envelope calculations aren’t complicated math. If you need a spreadsheet, you’re probably investing too much, at least at fi…

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