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Kamrani: Bill Walton was lucky, talented and on a wavelength most wished they could operate on

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Rick Pal

@rpal23

To Pollak, this was a demonstration not of Bill Baker’s cruelty but of his acumen—in this case to push his deep belief that science rests on a foundation of inquiry rather than certainty. Also, it revealed how nimble Baker’s mind really was. “A very small number of times in my life I’ve been in the presence of somebody who didn’t necessarily answer

Jon Gertner • The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation

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Barrie Segal

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Geoff

@playamoth

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Sven

@baltico

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Eric

@grantoreric

if I could deliver marketplace acceptance to them

David C. Baker • The Business of Expertise: How Entrepreneurial Experts Convert Insight to Impact + Wealth

One of GO’s sharpest salespeople, Danny Shader, was accompanying me on the trip. As unobtrusively as possible, he went around the room collecting business cards. “What’d you do that for?” I whispered. “You pretty much know who everyone is.” “Titles are deceptive, but you can tell who really matters by the paper.” He showed me the cards. “The ones w