Entrepreneurship
Resources, thoughts, and ideas for when starting a company
Entrepreneurship
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Lessons from Cornelius Vanderbilt - cutthroat, but some key ideas here
Positioning is Leverage
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YES!
Rejection isn’t a verdict; it’s data. Use it.
-Shane Parrish
The World Is Changing: Some Thoughts on Our Business
The memo outlines challenges facing The Walt Disney Company, emphasizing a return to storytelling roots, cost control, and the importance of creativity to navigate economic uncertainties and maintain success in filmmaking.
sriramk.comGreat thoughts regarding going back to the basics, being able and willing to fail, and being passionate about what you spend your time doing
Why is it worth the time, talent, and treasury?
“time, talent, treasury” from 1991 internal Disney memo
When we fail, let it be because we tried to innovate, not emulate.
-Jeffrey Katzenberg, 1991 internal Disney memo
When not if
The idea is king. The execution next.
I had become busy most of the time.
Busy is lazy.
Busy is un-choosing creativity.
Busy is low impact.
Busy keeps you busy.
Busy is easy.
Busy is common norm.
Busy doesn’t lack effort, just strategic direction.
Don’t be busy.
Are you busy with being busy?
Busy is lazy.
Busy is un-choosing creativity.
Busy is low impact.
Busy keeps you busy.
Busy is easy.
Busy is common norm.
Busy doesn’t lack effort, just strategic direction.
Don’t be busy.
Are you busy with being busy?
It seems that, like lemmings, we are all racing faster and faster into the sea, each of us trying to outrun and outspend and out-earn the other in a mad sprint toward the mirage of making the next blockbuster
-Jeffrey Katzenberg, 1991 internal Disney memo
Replace “making the next blockbuster” with any target that keeps moving - “becoming the biggest unicorn”, “funding the largest IPO of the year”, “having the fastest exit”, “becoming someone rich or famous”, …
Why?