Ideas I want to write about

All true. But that is why leaders are paid. Not to state the obvious but to take the company to tomorrow.

7 Steps to Transformation.

He believes that if you say it often enough and insistently enough it will come—a glorious revenge.

Tad Friend • The Mind of Marc Andreessen | The New Yorker

The stories we find most engaging aren't perfect, but they are either told by someone we trust or are constructed to highlight whatever will resonate most with our thinking/liking.

These are the two most common elements a story needs to generate revenue and resonance.

It's Spielberg vs. Nolan: Messenger vs. Medium. One is known for using the message... See more

Big as the what? Big as the Super Bowl: Marketing, Storytelling &...

In America the best image wins. The President can’t be brat, and we love a survivor. It’s that simple sometimes.

Reggie James • Political Expectations

That sounds fine, wonderful — real nonsense. Do more. More nonsensical, more crazy, more machines, more breasts, penises, cunts, whatever — make them abound with nonsense. Try and tickle something inside you, your “weird humor.” You belong in the most secret part of you. Don’t worry about cool, make your own uncool. Make your own, your own world.

Maria Popova • Do: Sol LeWitt’s Electrifying Letter of Advice on Self-Doubt, Overcoming Creative Block, and Being an Artist

Moodboard (Alex's version)

Increasingly believe that the "good, cheap, fast—choose two" maxim is devious misinformation spread by the slow. In my experience, "slow" and "expensive" usually go together. I was in a meeting yesterday where lopping a year off a project schedule also ended up reducing the cost substantially. Fundamentally, it takes... See more

Patrick Collison x.com

Too many people think the grass is greener somewhere else but grass is green where you water it, remember that.