The billionaires' beef at Two Sigma seems pretty petty

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Today, we've got stories on one Goldman executive's journey of coming out on Wall Street, why no one can agree on where the markets are headed, and how to take better photos.

But first, a cofounder conundrum.

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1. What's the beef?

So what's really going on at Two Sigma?

In case you missed it, John Overdeck and David Siegel, two of the billionaire cofounders behind the $60 billion quantitative hedge fun, really don't get along.

So much so, in fact, the firm disclosed as much in a regulatory filing, detailing how it can't really make decisions on anything as a result of them butting heads.

Insider's Rebecca Ungarino has more details on how long the beef between Overdeck and Siegel has been brewing behind the scenes.

What stands out to me about the drama at Two Sigma is how it all seems to be so petty.

When I first wrote about the news, I mentioned how this was an example of founder-led hedge funds reaching a critical juncture in their existence: Grow up or go bust.

But in the case of case of Two Sigma, there doesn't seem to be a smoking gun signifying a fatal blow between the two sides. Instead, it's a relationship destroyed by a thousand paper cuts.

(If you disagree, or have additional insight, I know Rebecca would love to hear from you.)

This very newsletter got a front-row seat to the pettiness, it now seems. A few months back, I included one of the cofounder's name in a blurb about hedge-fund executive pay in 2022. It wasn't long before I had a correction request from a third-party identifying itself as working with Two Sigma.

Could you include both names? They are both cofounders of the firm.

Mind you, the story wasn't even focusing on Two Sigma! In fact, it was about how Haidar Capital's Said Haidar had seemingly come out of nowhere to make it into the top 10 most highly paid hedge fund managers. The Two Sigma cofounder was included only as an example of the type of managers Haider had eclipsed.

(We didn't make a correction, for the record.)

I suppose there is the notion that billions of dollars are at stake, so it's worth fighting for every last bit. But as the old saying goes, "Penny wise and pound foolish."

Perhaps Overdeck and Siegel could do with a little corporate retreat to Omaha to hear from Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger. Those two have figured out a way to make it work for the past 40-plus years, and still managed to make a ton of money along the way.

Insiders say Two Sigma's unusual risk disclosure was years in the making

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10. Stop taking terrible photos. Insider's own Joey Hadden, who went to photo school, offers up some advice to step up your photography game. Check it out.

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