Archive - Unusual Assets

What's the economic value of rudeness at luxury stores?

Some luxury stores are rude on purpose. The research, and Shaquille O'Neal, suggests it works.

Jun 2 • Alexander Webb

May 2026

Is male height worth $30,000 per inch?

A surprisingly quantifiable unusual asset

May 22 • Alexander Webb

The NFT of Jack Dorsey's First Tweet

An interesting digital asset which is undervalued.

May 14 • Alexander Webb

July 2021

Unusual Assets

Welcome to Unusual Assets, a newsletter about, you guessed it, unusual assets.

Jul 16, 2021 • Alexander Webb

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