Business Building

Zhang Yiming’s Last Speech: Part I

Fight bullshit and bureaucracy every time you see it and get other people to fight it too. Do not let the org chart get in the way of people working productively together.

-Sam Altman

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One of the biggest reasons it gets harder to do new things as you get older is that new things are generally undignified at first (indeed, this is an excellent heuristic for discovering them) and the older you get, the more dignified you're expected to be.

Paul Graham twitter.com

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Kunal Shah: Core Human Motivations [The Knowledge Project Ep. #141]

Shane Parrish fs.blog

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A while back I got an email from a fellow who asked: — "I’ve been trying to think about my next B2B play but everytime I think of an idea I stop myself due to how saturated the markets are. How do you still win in a packed category? I feel like it’s a lot harder to win now than it was 10 years... See more

Jason Fried x.com

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Inspired: How To Create Products Customers Love

Marty Cagan • 9 highlights

amazon.com

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Some Thoughts On Burn Rates - AVC

Fred Wilson avc.com

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Getting Past No: Negotiating in Difficult Situations

William Ury • 3 highlights

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Cover of Getting Past No: Negotiating in Difficult Situations

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How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between

Dan Gardner • 4 highlights

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