Personal MBA
... See morePretend The-All-Knowing-Writer-Gods said, “If you reach 10,000 hours of ‘getting good’ at writing and 10,000 hours of ‘getting good at monetizing your writing,’ you will make millions of dollars. Guaranteed.” Pretend the outcome is fixed, objective, and measurable. Then, it’s just hours. Things like talent and creativity are irrelevant. (You can
“You will not learn anything of lasting importance from TV, movies, podcasts…they’re junk food. Successful people converge on 3 ways to learn: lots of reading time, some exercises and projects, and conversations with people who are slightly ahead of them.”
Read. and How I Read
6. There are no extra points for growing headcount, budget size, or fixed expense.
7. Jeff said many times that if we wanted Amazon to be a place where builders can build, we needed to eliminate communication, not encourage it.
Steve Jobs, Internal NEXT Memo in Make Something Wonderful
... See moreThe typical large business 20 years hence will have fewer than half the levels of management of its counterpart today, and no more than a third the managers. In its structure, and in its management problems and concerns, it will bear little resemblance to the typical manufacturing company, circa 1950, which our textbooks still consider the norm…
Midjourney built its business with 40 employees and earned $200 million in revenue for 2023.
I’ve met with dozens of these companies now, and the story is the same. They make a great product and nail their positioning—and then they’re off to the races.
To get things done is management; to make people grow is leadership.
Havard, Created for Greatness
... See moreWhat the most ambitious people choose to do with their lives has a profound impact on society, the economy and culture.
In each case [Church and literacy, Military and command, Finance and Management], the institutions provide three things. One, a mechanism for acquiring the skills associated with the ‘technology of ambition’. Two, a social network
The "skill stack" I would build if I was starting from scratch:
Simple no-code
Basic copywriting
Marketing psychology
The art of the cold email
I would commit to learn these daily over 12 months.
By the end, I'd be able to:
Write
Build
Sell
Distribute