Infinite Loops

The Queens Night Market is one of New York City's most beloved institutions — but it was never supposed to last more than a year.
John Wang, founder of the Queens Night Market, joins Infinite Loops to explain how a side project with a "terrible business model" unexpectedly became one of the most celebrated food markets in the world. From leaving a traditional legal career to imposing a strict price cap in one of the most expensive cities on earth, John shares how the market evolved into a cultural institution representing more than 100 countries through food.
 
Important links:
Substack: https://newsletter.osv.llc/
Queens Night Market: https://queensnightmarket.com/

Cliff Asness — co-founder, managing principal, and chief investment officer at AQR Capital Management — is one of the most influential quantitative investors of the last 30 years. He's also one of the most candid.
In this conversation, Cliff joins Infinite Loops to talk about why losses hurt more than wins, how bubbles form, why modern investing increasingly resembles gambling, and what the dot-com era can teach us about today's markets.
 
Important links:
Substack: https://newsletter.osv.llc/
Cliff's Perspectives: https://www.aqr.com/Insights/Perspectives
Cliff's X: https://x.com/CliffordAsness

Tomás Pueyo, the French-Spanish engineer and writer behind the successful "Uncharted Territories" Substack, joins us to dismantle the invisible forces that shape our history and future.
We cover why humans are horrible at understanding exponential change, the geographical advantages of the U.S, why the Luddites might have been right, the "social media politician" of the future, why education is mostly signaling, and how air conditioning and mosquito eradication could change the destiny of nations.
 
Important Links:
Tomas's Website
X / Twitter
LinkedIn
Substack: Uncharted Territories
YouTube Channel

Annie Duke — former professional poker player, decision strategist, and bestselling author — joins us for a deep conversation about why smart people so often make bad decisions.
Annie explains why misinterpretation is more dangerous than misinformation, why data is often true but misleading, and how our brains are wired for certainty in a probabilistic world. From real-world media examples to investing, health decisions, and AI-generated insights, this episode explores how explanations feel satisfying — even when they're wrong.
 
Important links:
Substack: https://newsletter.osv.llc/
Annie's website: https://www.annieduke.com/

Jimmy Soni, CEO and editor in chief of Infinite Books, is back on Infinite Loops. We discuss what's broken in traditional publishing and how we're fixing it. We also dig into Jimmy's forthcoming book on Kobe Bryant, why the world needs more "problem authors," and why our goal is to make our authors millionaires.
We explore why most industries optimize for prestige instead of outcomes, how digital distribution has reshaped attention, and why authors — and creators more broadly — have more leverage than they realize.
Important Links:
Infinite Books: https://www.infinitebooks.com/
Jimmy's X: https://x.com/jimmyasoni
Substack: https://newsletter.osv.llc/
 
Books Mentioned:
The Founders by Jimmy Soni
A Mind at Play by Jimmy Soni
The Dao of Kobe by Jimmy Soni (Upcoming)
What Works on Wall Street by Jim O'Shaughnessy
Invest Like the Best by Jim O'Shaughnessy
How to Retire Rich by Jim O'Shaughnessy
The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss
The Almanac of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson (transcribed as "Naval Akan")
Dispatches from Grief (Upcoming)
Mamba Mentality by Kobe Bryant
Slow Horses by Mick Herron
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown