Value Tortoise

The Problem With Modern Basketball

A new way to structure NBA games.

10 hrs ago • 

Dhruv Maniyar

October 2025

50 Books That Stayed With Me: 6 of 50

6 out of 50

Oct 31 • 

Dhruv Maniyar

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I designed my very own playing cards!

This is a little off topic, but one of the best things about running a personal newsletter is that it’s personal.

Oct 18 • 

Dhruv Maniyar

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What 50 years of returns tell us about gold

Gold is in the news again, and why wouldn’t it be?

Oct 12 • 

Dhruv Maniyar

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What I loved reading this year

Articles not books!

Oct 6 • 

Dhruv Maniyar

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September 2025

Why my equity research now starts with an LLM

A useful prompt for research

Sep 11 • 

Dhruv Maniyar

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August 2025

Between Queues, Rain, and football

A Year in London

Aug 29 • 

Dhruv Maniyar

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50 Books That Stayed With Me: 5 of 50

5 out of 50

Aug 10 • 

Dhruv Maniyar

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Luck will matter more in the future

Imagine a cricket match between India and Ireland.

Aug 2 • 

Dhruv Maniyar

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July 2025

Why Am I Always Going to Jail When Playing Monopoly?

Sometime during the pandemic, I read The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus by Hannah Fry and Thomas Oléron Evans.

Jul 17 • 

Dhruv Maniyar

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Fund Managers Dance to Different Beats

A factor based analysis of some mutual funds

Jul 5 • 

Dhruv Maniyar

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A Love Letter to Wimbledon

We went from landlines to smartphones that now carry entire lives in our palms.

Jul 3 • 

Dhruv Maniyar

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