nicole

It's easy to assume that givers are virtuous and takers are villainous, but that’s giver propaganda. Conversations, like improv scenes, start to sink if they sit still.

A distinction that I draw is if the value of the incumbent can actually be replaced by a technology product rather than a technology-enabled product.

Facebook has integrated, through Instagram, content and distribution within one single company, within one single app or constellation of apps.

[9:26] Morning Glory

[10:36] ...good nature is the result of ease and security, not a life of arduous struggle. So, some struggle cannot be avoided, but the struggles that we can avoid and this self-imposed kind of work that we need to do, might actually be affecting us negatively in the long term.

[12:13] Not only are we easily distracted by mundane thoughts, but we also routinely forget small but important things when we don't externalize them.[12:24] So it's quite important to take all our things that we want to do and things that we are planning to do, and kind of write them down... I like just pulling up my calendar and finding a slot... See more

A big one that I really want to talk about is company culture and its impact on business trajectory. I think that Uber is one that has been a win-at-all-cost company. Brad, you mentioned in your book that Airbnb defined its mission and values very early and Uber didn’t really. Their mission and values were just keep going and win. I think you have... See more