Tribe of Mentors

“The fairest rules are those to which everyone would agree if they did not know how much power they would have.”—John Rawls

One investment manager told me about a study he did of stock performance following founder CEOs departing their businesses: any subsequent positive stock performance was correlated with the founder completely leaving the board rather than hanging around to mentor the next CEO.

The Solution to The Riddle—tim.blog/spin

anything on it, what would it say and why? I’ve only

My biggest shift came after listening to a successful CEO talk about his philosophy for hiring people. When his company grew and he ran out of time to interview people himself, he had his employees rate new candidates on a 1–10 scale. The only stipulation was they couldn’t choose 7. It immediately dawned on me how many invitations I was receiving t

You’ll sweat so many details that no one will care about. It’s not that details don’t matter—they do—but only the right details matter.

“Beware the investment activity that produces applause; the great moves are usually greeted by yawns.”—Warren Buffett

“People say that what we’re all seeking is a meaning for life. I don’t think that’s what we’re really seeking. I think that what we’re seeking is an experience of being alive.”

Life punishes the vague wish and rewards the specific ask.

Amadeus and Being There,