Lessons from Bossypants, about dealing with Creative People.
Tina Fey had a few great bits in a New Yorker piece and her book about ‘management lessons from SNL’ (from Lorne Michaels). Hiring Hire people you want to be around (fit) Mix nerds and street fighters (e.g., mix Harvard
Lessons from Bossypants, about dealing with Creative People.
Tina Fey had a few great bits in a New Yorker piece and her book about ‘management lessons from SNL’ (from Lorne Michaels). Hiring Hire people you want to be around (fit) Mix nerds and street fighters (e.g., mix Harvard
Venture fund macro thesis idea: PDF
Strategy: buy email panel data. Sort company names that send PDFs. Back companies that replace those companies with SaaS.
Venture fund macro thesis idea: PDF
Strategy: buy email panel data. Sort company names that send PDFs. Back companies that replace those companies with SaaS.
Berkshire annual meeting 2017 in Omaha.
Buffet and Munger took the stage and answered questions all day. Some topics: Automated driving: Will hurt Geico. Will compete with train lines. Will happen. We shall see how fast. Sees Candy, we shaped our strategy. Bought for $25mm and
Berkshire annual meeting 2017 in Omaha.
Buffet and Munger took the stage and answered questions all day. Some topics: Automated driving: Will hurt Geico. Will compete with train lines. Will happen. We shall see how fast. Sees Candy, we shaped our strategy. Bought for $25mm and
Tl;dr on Sales and Selling from A16.
Selling to an enterprise is like passing a law through Congress. The default is companies reject all products. Coin-operated idiots — the Silicon Valley nonsense of sales forces (Dalgaard). They are your frontline with customers. Sales reps have a NOW
Tl;dr on Sales and Selling from A16.
Selling to an enterprise is like passing a law through Congress. The default is companies reject all products. Coin-operated idiots — the Silicon Valley nonsense of sales forces (Dalgaard). They are your frontline with customers. Sales reps have a NOW
Tl;dr of Audition, by Shurtleff
The musty paperback classic, Audition, which tells actors how to act so they can get parts. Still read now, by actors studying the business. Ostensibly it’s a practical book about how to get the audition. And I picked it up
Tl;dr of Audition, by Shurtleff
The musty paperback classic, Audition, which tells actors how to act so they can get parts. Still read now, by actors studying the business. Ostensibly it’s a practical book about how to get the audition. And I picked it up
Natural Light and Artificial Light
People are getting worried about Artificial Intelligence. But Artificial Light has yet to make much progress replacing Natural Light. Expands the market, certainly.
Natural Light and Artificial Light
People are getting worried about Artificial Intelligence. But Artificial Light has yet to make much progress replacing Natural Light. Expands the market, certainly.
Announcing: Amol’s Startup School, 2017 Summer Edition.
You may know that I have been working with entrepreneurs and founders for years now, and the last two years I got really serious about it. I’m launching my startup school: Knotel Venture School, with classes beginning May 4th 2017, Thursday from
Announcing: Amol’s Startup School, 2017 Summer Edition.
You may know that I have been working with entrepreneurs and founders for years now, and the last two years I got really serious about it. I’m launching my startup school: Knotel Venture School, with classes beginning May 4th 2017, Thursday from
Great quotes about entrepreneurship
“I’m like Evil Knievel. I get paid for the attempt.” – Dave Chappelle
Great quotes about entrepreneurship
“I’m like Evil Knievel. I get paid for the attempt.” – Dave Chappelle
Tl;dr of Setting the Table by Danny Meyer
Great book, about the hospitality business. Part business, part hospitality. Let’s start with his theory of people. For example, his key theory of hiring and talent, his 51% framework is partly emotional skills but partly management/tech filters. Optimistic – nice
Tl;dr of Setting the Table by Danny Meyer
Great book, about the hospitality business. Part business, part hospitality. Let’s start with his theory of people. For example, his key theory of hiring and talent, his 51% framework is partly emotional skills but partly management/tech filters. Optimistic – nice
This personality type defines the NASA astronauts key to success
At Renaissance Weekend one year, I heard a talk about NASA personality types. Here is what they were: Persisters. All astronauts were persisters. #ShePersists As opposed to what? Dreamers, for example. They had to do 100s of hours in the
This personality type defines the NASA astronauts key to success
At Renaissance Weekend one year, I heard a talk about NASA personality types. Here is what they were: Persisters. All astronauts were persisters. #ShePersists As opposed to what? Dreamers, for example. They had to do 100s of hours in the
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