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“Nate Silver exemplifies how deep work produces outsized value -- his focused statistical modeling at FiveThirtyEight created enormous impact.”

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Nate Silver -- Wikipediasource alive

Named one of Time's 100 most influential people (2009). Correctly predicted 49/50 states in 2008 election. FiveThirtyEight acquired by ESPN/Disney 2013, Silver departed 2023, site shut down March 2025.

Awful Announcing -- Disney puts final dagger in 538 (2023)source alive

Disney laid off roughly two-thirds of FiveThirtyEight staff in 2023. Silver's contract not renewed. Site shut down entirely March 2025.

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