Nico Choksi
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Nico Choksi
Cleve felt the awkwardness, and within himself an excitement that he was instantly ashamed of.
James Salter • The Hunters
The hyper-individualist finds himself enmeshed in a network of conditional love. I am worthy of being loved only when I have achieved the status or success the world expects of me. I am worthy of love only when I can offer the other person something in return. I am what the world says about me. In the end, hyper-individualism doesn’t make people se
... See moreDavid Brooks • The Second Mountain
Life is filled with vampire problems. Marriage turns you into a different person. Having kids changes who you are and what you want. So does emigrating to a new country, converting to a different religion, going to med school, joining the Marines, changing careers, and deciding on where to live. Every time you make a commitment to something big, yo
... See moreDavid Brooks • The Second Mountain
No one man, however brilliant or well-informed, can come in one lifetime to such fullness of understanding as to safely judge and dismiss the customs or institutions of his society, for these are the wisdom of generations after centuries of experiment in the laboratory of history.
Will Durant • The Lessons of History
The final step in the sourcing process, the one that matters more than anything else you can do, is scheduling thirty minutes on your calendar every week to identify and nurture A Players.
Randy Street • Who: The A Method for Hiring
As a Director on dozens of boards, I’ve seen:
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Michael Girdleytwitter.comEvery once in a while, I meet a person who radiates joy. These are people who seem to glow with an inner light. They are kind, tranquil, delighted by small pleasures, and grateful for the large ones. These people are not perfect. They get exhausted and stressed. They make errors in judgment. But they live for others, and not for themselves. They’ve... See more
David Brooks • The Second Mountain
You should hire a sales team only when two conditions are met: You have found an initial version of product-market fit. This means that a significant proportion of your paying customers are renewing their contracts. You have figured out what you are selling and whom you are selling to.