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Paco’s law says that “your spending will equal what you have available to spend.”
Paco de Leon • Finance for the People: Getting a Grip on Your Finances
(You’ll never really save enough for that refrigerator, the voice in your ear insists. Have a cup of tea instead .
Abhijit V. Banerjee • Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty
-Serve heterogeneity in user preferences & empower niche
Harvard Business Review • Building the Middle Class of the Creator Economy
Time Is the Real Currency
Scott Galloway • The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Success
Some apps just live on borrowed time (and venture capitalist money), providing free service until they get large enough that they can start earning — in other words, “grow first, monetize later.”[331]
Aditya Agashe • Swipe to Unlock: The Primer on Technology and Business Strategy (Fast Forward Your Product Career: The Two Books Required to Land Any PM Job)
These huge marketplaces (Amazon, Netflix, iTunes, etc.) depend on the misguided hopes and dreams of individuals way out on the long tail. Separately, each one struggles. Taken together, it’s a good business.
Seth Godin • This Is Marketing: You Can't Be Seen Until You Learn to See
-Starting an angel fund, fellowship, or grant program to support people or ideas you like