“In reflecting on [my business] failure, I have come to realize that my main mistake was in pretending certain trade-offs didn’t exist. Specifically, I think when building a company, all founders need to clearly prioritize the following three values: Scale, Speed, […]
This Farnam Street post employs an example of two employees who do the same great work, yet one of them requires a bonk on the head to get him started. Because his boss (or the organization) needs to spend energy […]
“Often, people in denial pretend to be skeptics.” | learn more
This article is pushing me to think about leadership through a different lens. “… In other words, social needs are treated in much the same way in the brain as the need for food and water. The SCARF model … […]
“For OKRs, here are the failure modes I saw repeatedly, and took part in.” | learn more
“Goals are important insomuch as you need to decide where you want to go. Only, too often, entrepreneurs spend their valuable time thinking through goals only to have them sit on the side in a dormant state. Once there’s a […]
As you start reading this article, you’ll think it’s about money. But it is really about happiness. “Be with your love, on an 80-degree and sunny day, overlooking a beautiful body of water, having sex.” | learn more
Farnam Street reminds us that school didn’t teach us how to think. One standout quote I’m glad this resurfaced for me: “I find for myself that my first thought is never my best thought. My first thought is always someone […]
I literally love this. “Business schools teach MBA students that you can’t compete on the basis of management processes because they’re easily copied. Operational effectiveness is table stakes in the competitive universe, according to the strategists. But data from a […]
“Some years back I applied to join IBM’s grad scheme, there was a peculiar stage to the process I’ve not seen elsewhere.” | learn more