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Way far away from startups, the dials on the Venture Machine
Most folks in venture think the primary trends that drive innovation are technological and adoption matters, and they often publish theses around ideas that are ready to be huge. USV is thesis driven, and they invest (in version 3 of
Way far away from startups, the dials on the Venture Machine
Most folks in venture think the primary trends that drive innovation are technological and adoption matters, and they often publish theses around ideas that are ready to be huge. USV is thesis driven, and they invest (in version 3 of
Charming facts about Napoleon
Before a great battle he slept in a chair with one foot on a table He read Goethe, wrote love letters, short stories, and collected whole countries’ masterpieces into a museum he built to store them (now called the Louvre)
Charming facts about Napoleon
Before a great battle he slept in a chair with one foot on a table He read Goethe, wrote love letters, short stories, and collected whole countries’ masterpieces into a museum he built to store them (now called the Louvre)
Being wrong, hoping to be right
Over the last 2 years I started wearing a Grave Dancer sweatshirt and predicting the end of good times by September 2018. Wrong so far. The Dow hit a high last September, but it looks like it will hit the
Being wrong, hoping to be right
Over the last 2 years I started wearing a Grave Dancer sweatshirt and predicting the end of good times by September 2018. Wrong so far. The Dow hit a high last September, but it looks like it will hit the
Tl;dr: The Invention of Creativity
Creativity is a new idea. Hasn’t been around long. Maybe it’s a fad. Here’s the book by Reckwitz, that I am very surprised seems not to have been written before. A different book has been written before — the one
Tl;dr: The Invention of Creativity
Creativity is a new idea. Hasn’t been around long. Maybe it’s a fad. Here’s the book by Reckwitz, that I am very surprised seems not to have been written before. A different book has been written before — the one
Tl;dr: The Geography of Thought
The Geography of Thought is by Richard Nisbett. Nisbett is a legend of cognitive science and psychology. I think I cited him ten different ways in my dissertation back in the day. A popular recent book he wrote is “What
Tl;dr: The Geography of Thought
The Geography of Thought is by Richard Nisbett. Nisbett is a legend of cognitive science and psychology. I think I cited him ten different ways in my dissertation back in the day. A popular recent book he wrote is “What
Tl;dr: The Powers of Two by Shenk
I had a mentorish advisor once to whom I brought a tough problem. My cofounder was not going to make it to the next level — the company had to change a ton and this person was becoming an obstacle.
Tl;dr: The Powers of Two by Shenk
I had a mentorish advisor once to whom I brought a tough problem. My cofounder was not going to make it to the next level — the company had to change a ton and this person was becoming an obstacle.
Tl;dr: the Hypomanic Edge
Apparently founders resemble the hypomanic type. This is the textbook type:
Tl;dr: the Hypomanic Edge
Apparently founders resemble the hypomanic type. This is the textbook type:
Tl;dr: David Mamet’s “Writing in Restaurants”
The legendary playwright and dialogue master tells us about writing plays. Perhaps advice books is not his forte. I found one useful observation: the play is a quest for a solution. Many artists, writers, comedians, and of course scientists share
Tl;dr: David Mamet’s “Writing in Restaurants”
The legendary playwright and dialogue master tells us about writing plays. Perhaps advice books is not his forte. I found one useful observation: the play is a quest for a solution. Many artists, writers, comedians, and of course scientists share
Clausewitz on information, a worthy selection
Clausewitz on Information BOOK 1 • CHAPTER 6 Information in War BY the word “Information,” we denote all the knowledge which we have of the enemy and his country; therefore, in fact, the foundation of all our ideas and actions. Let
Clausewitz on information, a worthy selection
Clausewitz on Information BOOK 1 • CHAPTER 6 Information in War BY the word “Information,” we denote all the knowledge which we have of the enemy and his country; therefore, in fact, the foundation of all our ideas and actions. Let
While you are reading the stoics…
Consider also: Epicurus, Lucretius, Machiavelli, Mill means-end and utilitarianism. Aristotle, Kant, virtue and deontology as distinguished from the Stoics and do enjoy the stoics (basically Romans influenced by the Greek rule-follower types) like Seneca and Marcus Aurelius. You could also
While you are reading the stoics…
Consider also: Epicurus, Lucretius, Machiavelli, Mill means-end and utilitarianism. Aristotle, Kant, virtue and deontology as distinguished from the Stoics and do enjoy the stoics (basically Romans influenced by the Greek rule-follower types) like Seneca and Marcus Aurelius. You could also
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