Energy security is national security.

Trend-following is not such a good model. It’s simply eroded. Things change and being able to adjust is what made Mr. Simons so successful. “Statistic predictor signals erode over the next several years； it can be five years or 10 years. You have to keep coming up with new things because the market is against us. If you don’t keep getting better， you’re going to do worse.

Invention is not enough. Tesla invented the electric power we use, but he struggled to get it out to people. You have to combine both things: invention and innovation focus, plus the company that can commercialize things and get them to people.