Tom Schmidt

"Results tend to accumulate to the person who enjoys the lifestyle that precedes the result."

Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But since no one was listening, everything must be said again. — André Gid

“ I sought good judgment mostly by collecting instances of bad judgment, then pondering ways to avoid such outcomes. ”

Life is full of suffering. It’s unevenly distributed in tragic ways — I would never dispute that. But even the best and luckiest and most privileged life has an unfortunate share of suffering in it. And there are choices to be made: How much do we focus on it? How much do we dwell on it? How much do we speak of it? How do we speak of it? And how... See more

• Find the right industry that is large, growing, and fragmented
  
  
  • You can buy things are reasonable prices
  
  
  • Industry is not tech-forward
  
  
  • It will be hard for AI and automation to disrupt anytime soon


• Put together an amazing team


• Get the compensation sorted out; he makes everyone on the senior team his partner
  
  

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“You may accumulate a vast amount of knowledge but it will be of far less value to you than a much smaller amount if you have not thought it over for yourself; because only through ordering what you know by comparing every truth with every other truth can you take complete possession of your knowledge and get it into your power.”

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Dr. Julie Gurner

@drgurner

An underrated law? Kidlin's Law.

That if you write down a problem clearly and specifically, you have already solved half of it.

The act of clearly & specifically describing a problem on paper creates a deeper understanding of its components & makes it easier to find solutions.

The people doing the work often don't have time to answer those watching.

the ABCD framework: What’s Awesome? What’s Boring? What’s Confusing? And what do you not believe? I find that to be a helpful way to get feedback.