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"when the data and anecdotes disagree, the anecdotes are usually right. it’s not that the data is miscollected, it’s that you’re not measuring the right thing"
Jeff Bezos on the Lex Fridman podcast
- “If you think globally, you become filled with gloom. But if you take a little piece of this whole picture—my piece, our piece, this is what I can do here, I’m making a difference and they’re making a difference over there, and so are they, and so are they—gradually the pieces get filled in. And the world is a better place because of you.” —Dr.... See more
- Neil Postman's questions to ask of a new technology: What is the problem to which this technology is the solution? Whose problem is it? What new problems might result from solving this problem? Which people and institutions might be harmed by this solution? How does the new technology change our language, and what are the implications of tha... See more
The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed
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How the Greatest Entrepreneurs Hire (h/t David Senra)
Steve Jobs stated that each new hire became a percentage of the company, so why wouldn’t you take the time to find all A-players?
David Ogilvy, as an already established businessman, would see advertisements that he liked and then cold call the person who made the ad — this is how he sourced his t
Figma’s founding vision = to “eliminate the gap between imagination and reality.”
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There are two forms of courage on this world. Bravery is a curious thing… (-from my new book, ‘HUMANIFESTATIONS’. Available on Amazon in paperback, kindle, and audiobook)
