#LindyEffect

Pierre-Henry™ph7
2026-01-11

Have you ever experienced/identified the Lindy effect in your projects…?
Traffic, users, demands, etc., Just because of the Lindy effect…? 📈🤔

Lindy Effect
Víðir Valberg Guðmundssonvalberg@social.data.coop
2025-10-10

Happy birthday #Django! Lovely people met up for the @djangodenmark 20 year birthday party! Here is for 20 more! #lindyeffect

2025-09-22

. 💡 The Lindy Effect reminds us that longevity isn’t just luck—it’s a testament to enduring value. #BusinessWisdom #LindyEffect #LongTermSuccess #TimelessBrands #ResilienceMatters #EntrepreneurLife (2/2)

2025-09-03

. 💡 It flips the script on 'newer is always better,' proving that timeless models often outrun trends. Who knew endurance could be such a superpower? #BusinessWisdom #LindyEffect #TimelessSuccess #LongTermThinking #BusinessHack #YourNextStrategicEdge (2/2)

Chris Wilsonchrisjwilson
2025-01-29

There are two clear lessons from the Lindy Effect.

Read more 👉 lttr.ai/Aa20X

Chris Wilsonchrisjwilson
2024-10-28

While the Lindy effect is a good heuristic, it has its limits.

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Chris Wilsonchrisjwilson
2024-08-02

The Lindy Effect is a great heuristic to simplify a nearly impossible process.

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Chris Wilsonchrisjwilson
2024-04-29

There are always exceptions but when you compare two options, using the Lindy Effect is a better guide than most other tools.

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Chris Wilsonchrisjwilson
2024-02-29

The Lindy Effect is a mental model to predict the value and life expectancy of ideas, concepts, technologies and even businesses.

Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AOzAw

Chris Wilsonchrisjwilson
2024-01-30

🚨New Mental Model 🚨

The Lindy Effect: A Tool to Predict Longevity and Value lttr.ai/ANzCA

2023-11-12

I'm fascinated by the valuations (market cap) of #Tesla versus existing makes like #Toyota or #GM. @nntaleb popularized the #lindyeffect. It suggests that something will continue for about as long as it has already existed. Therefore, GM should keep running 115 years and Toyota another 96.

I would think that value is based on expected growth/profit versus the risk of loss/bankruptcy. Looking at GM, they made about $3 B operating profit in Q3 and the chance of important bus. Failure is ...

2023-08-21

#Tradition and the #LindyEffect are descriptive, not prescriptive, observations.

Things stick around for lots of reasons, good and bad — including, but not limited to: coercion, fear, inertia, ossification, taboo, chance, network effects, market failures, sunk costs…

Lots of wrong ideas, unhealthy habits and abhorrent behaviours are “old”.

Old ≠ good.

(#NaturalisticFallacy, you’re next)

TallTim📈📉💰TallTim@bitcoinhackers.org
2018-09-03

Whenever someone gets on the "Bitcoin is dead" bandwagon, remind them of the "Lindy Effect" - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_ef Quoted both by Nassim Taleb and Mandelbrot. In our context, Bitcoin surviving 10 years means we can expect another 10 years in its lifespan. As a function of power-law and some counter-intuitive modeling. #bitcoin #lindyeffect

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