Ilana Ettinger
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Ilana Ettinger
“But the Greeks and the Romans both believed in the idea of an external daemon of creativity—a sort of house elf, if you will, who lived within the walls of your home and who sometimes aided you in your labors. The Romans had a specific term for that helpful house elf. They called it your genius—your guardian deity, the conduit of your inspiration.... See more
Greenwald proclaimed that competitive advantages fell into two distinct camps, customer captivity and resource captivity , and that the strength of these advantages were a function of scale.
Rick Zullo • Companies Build “Capabilities” Before They Build “Moats”
On being an early adopter of organic cotton in Patagonia's garments: “The constraints we place on ourselves require innovation that then sets us apart from other companies”
Rodney Evans • How Patagonia became Patagonia w/ Vincent Stanley
To win tomorrow’s war for talent, companies will need to construct new types of employee experiences. The best ones will blend the freedom and opportunity of working for the internet with the scale and community of traditional employment.
Nick deWilde • Why the new employer of choice is no employer at all
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The bottom line is that 7 Rules of Power provides a clear roadmap for increasing your personal power and status over other people, if that’s what you’re looking to achieve. But it neglects to wrestle fully with the negative impacts of the tactics it espouses.