Jason Shen

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Exec coach helping founders and creative leaders rebound and reinvent so they do more of what matters most.

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Second, because genius isn’t linear . You can’t create something world-changing by simply following steps 1 through 10. You need chaos. You need disorder. But it has to be tethered chaos 1 —chaos that’s guided by a deep sense of purpose and vision. It’s about engaging with the unknown while keeping one foot grounded in reality.

Lane Watson • Critical Creative Genius at the Intersection of Order, Disorder, and Chaos

one of the most interesting pieces of information we found through our analysis is that Great Funds know how to concentrate capital exceptionally well.

Great Funds invested 38.7% of their capital in 23.1% of their investments, which generated over 5X+. 23.9% of that capital went into their 10X+ investments.

Good Funds on the other hand invested... See more

Jason Shuman • Big Winners and Bold Concentration: Unveiling the Secret Portfolio Returns of Leading Venture Funds

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This is an example of what’s called a “divergence test” (as opposed to a test like the Raven’s, which asks you to sort through a list of possibilities and converge on the right answer). It requires you to use your imagination and take your mind in as many different directions as possible. With a divergence test, obviously there isn’t a single right