Entrepreneurship
Resources, thoughts, and ideas for when starting a company
Entrepreneurship
What is unintentionally being ignored? What is being assumed?
from Harry Campbell’s Get Real Mindset
The day I decided that my life was magical, there was suddenly magic all around me.
-Maribeth Quin
It—whatever it is—is all about perspective!
from Brain Food #633
Sometimes a single pro can outweigh multiple cons, and vice versa
Adapted from Tim Ferriss podcast episode with Bob Iger
You’ve got to be prepared — when you buy a stock — to have it go down 50% or more ... If you can’t handle it psychologically, then you really shouldn’t own stocks — because you’re going to buy and sell them at the wrong time.
Warren 95: A Collection of My Favorite Buffett-isms
Quote by Warren Buffet
“If we had to please investors, we’d have stringent financial controls, we’d have to explain and justify every decision. That would be bad business for people who rely on strong feelings about what’s right rather than on black and white “facts,” which often turn out to be false. If you’re your own boss, you can move fast. When ideas have to be... See more
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Estée Lauder
Hyperloop notes
Be able to book a seat at certain time intervals (every 3 hours, let's say)
A train can always add another car
No random hidden exhorbant (exorbitant??) confusing fees
Luggage costs based on specific volume and mass, rather than a step function
Food is healthy and reasonably priced, water is free, WiFi is free
Overall pleasant simple
Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.
-Steve Jobs
It’s this gap between fantasy and reality that’s both where imagination lives and where real change can occur. Imagination massages the space between what could be and what is, transforming future uncertainties and hopes into present-day decisions. Speculative futures harness imagination to translate fantasy into reality.
-Johanna Hoffman
from Pace Layers pg.118