The best quote is not from the author: “Quality is the best business plan” (John Lasseter, director of Toy Story).
Measurement = data-driven reduction of uncertainty
Douglas Hubbard – How to measure anything
A lot of Fermi-type deconstruction of drivers, Monte Carlo simulations, and value estimates .
The contemporary art market bubble is kept afloat by a handful of mega dealers
The metroric rise of art prices is a fascinating topic, but the author get a bit lost in his effort to ducoment each twist or turn in the lives of the secondary characters in his story.