what is value creation?

“If something looks irrational – and has been so for a long time – odds are you have a wrong definition of rationality.” – Taleb

Repetition doesn't spoil the prayer.

Love this from Jesse Beyroutey : We’ve found that the primary source for a company’s dominance is whether it designs its product and business model to be perfectly aligned with its customers’ interests. A great test of alignment is whether the company benefits or suffers from increased transparency.

One of the biggest mistakes we make in Silicon Valley is generalizing reasons why startups fail. Google was the 24th search engine. Facebook was the at least the dozenth social network.

Taste is the bone-deep feeling that you’ve made something good. It is a sense, inexplicable and ephemeral.

Sales as a transfer of enthusiasm.

For notebook & pen, I use: • Muji 0.5 pens • Leuchtturm1917 soft-covers For my prompts, I use: • The 80/20 Audit • The Morning Kickstart • The Evening Shutdown • The Bottleneck Analysis • The Compounding Projection Let's dive into each: