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The architects found themselves handed off to Nishad Singh’s girlfriend, Claire Watanabe—who had assumed Ryan’s role as spender of money and manager of support staff in the Bahamas.
Michael Lewis • Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
The notion of the “organization man”—a term popularized by William H. Whyte’s seminal 1956 book that describes the subsuming of individual agency in service of a large corporation—is giving way to the rise of “micro-entrepreneurs,” or free agents, creators, freelancers, and independent workers who utilize digital platforms to make a living by lever... See more
Li Jin • Unbundling Work from Employment
In a recent interview, Marc Andreessen used the term “HP 2.0” to describe his vision for A16Z, one of the world’s largest venture capital funds. Andreessen wants his venture firm to provide portfolio companies with all the services and resources that HP’s head office used to provide to its own divisions and bets: money, talent, government relations... See more
Dror Poleg • Betting the Firm
Work without economic stress evolves from necessity to purpose.
Scott Galloway • The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Success
Amazon’s Leadership Principles6
Colin Bryar • Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon
Wealthfront has stalled out around $21 billion in assets under management (AUM) as it faces stiff competition from well-funded incumbents, and it still loses a lot of money. It charges only 0.25% of every dollar it manages for accounts with over $5,000.
Benjamin Rollert • Not Boring Memo: Composer
Lastly, I realize that not every company is a technology company. Centralization is necessary for some hardline and service industries, and that won’t change because of better remote work tooling. However, the technology industry is subsuming many legacy industries (e.g. big box retail, movie theaters, financial services).
Alex Taussig • Firehose #168: 🏙 Urban flight. 🏙
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