alex
@alexwastaken
curious librarian
alex
We value creative people and funny people so highly in society because creativity and being funny are two things that cannot be faked. You can fake smart, you can fake rich, you can fake confident, you can fake nice, but you can’t fake creativity and you can't fake funny
Dylan O'Sullivanx.com
I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the companies that have a reputation for building the best products of this generation—Slack, Figma, Superhuman, Notion, and Linear—are basically new versions of successful predecessors. These companies didn’t distract themselves with four-step strategic maneuvers or clever wedges into a new category that they... See more
Benn Stancil • Why Are We Surprised That Startups Are So Freaking Hard?
founder's mentality and Startup Advice
the strategy was to do the work
Ok, a few reflections on the book:
1. qntm defines antimemes as self-erasing information, but this book has a different (but related) definition of the concept: antimemes are (a) high-impact and (b) low transmissibility. Roughly, they are "important secrets".
2. The low transmissibility can... See more
Nabeel S. Qureshix.com
One of the best and most challenging lists I've seen of unhealthy vs. healthy leadership.
It's in the context of pastoral leadership, but applies to any organization.
