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Byron Wien’s 20 life lessons.
The famed Wall Street investor died last month. “Here are some of the lessons I learned in my first 80 years, which I continue to practice as I enter my 90’s.” ~ learn more
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The trust battery.
Shopify founder Tobi Lütke offers this analogy for interpersonal relationships (and more) in his interview with Shane Parish. “If people meet each other, especially in a curated context like a company, like both of us start working here, and we […]
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How Fred Wilson improved his sleep.
“My experience over the last two years tells me that sleep habits can change and those of us who are poor sleepers can become good sleepers. I started with a device (in my case an Oura ring) that let me […]
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Mimetic theory.
Keeping this in mind to try and make better decisions. “Man is the creature who does not know what to desire, and he turns to others in order to make up his mind. We desire what others desire because we […]
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Do humans get lazier when robots help with tasks?
“People sometimes relax, letting their colleagues do the work instead. This is called “social loafing,” and it’s common where people know their contribution won’t be noticed or they’ve acclimatized to another team member’s high performance. Scientists at the Technical University […]
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Remove the legend to become one.
A long and enjoyable post about making excellent charts. “A good line graph is a fusion of right and left brain, of literacy and numeracy. Just numbers alone aren’t enough to explain the truth, but accurate numbers, represented truthfully, are […]
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In defense of strategy.
“For some reason … it’s a badge of honor in tech to shit on strategy.” This is a great counter to the position that execution is ee. “A strategy is a high-level plan to achieve one or more goals under […]
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11 worst founder traits that lead to failure.
From the highly regarded Alex Iskold of 2048 Ventures. “The most important thing is to be 100% HONEST and SHARE THE PIE so you can BUILD AN AMAZING PRODUCT, then SELL IT and WIN BIG!” ~ learn more
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100 tips for a better life.
These aren’t all the same recycled ones I’ve seen before. “If you’re looking for your good X, you have bad Xs. Throw those out.” ~ learn more
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Playing different (stupider) games.
“Stupider games are not realizing that other people are playing different games. OpenAI is playing a different game. Capital agglomerators are playing different games. Chamath is playing a different game. One of the biggest obstacles to most of the systems […]