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In 2013, Alex was a futurist for education in SAP. Tried to do some research on how the education industry was going to transform with new technology. This prompted Alex to start a company in the education space. Alex and his co-founder came up with a "billion dollar" startup idea to transform education by combining Coursera + Twitter into a new pr... See more

Josh Elman • Musical.ly's Alex Zhu on Igniting Viral Growth and Building a User Community | #ProductSF

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David Epstein • Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

It seemed really natural to give more funding to people who could do more with it and to find great deals for people who had money but didn’t have differentiated or interesting portfolios.

Arlan Hamilton • It's About Damn Time: How to Turn Being Underestimated into Your Greatest Advantage

“I was viewed as smart, as a nerd, not as a good guy or a bad guy,” said Sam. “Not really viewed as a person. Smart and inoffensive and maybe not all that human.” Worse, he didn’t totally disagree with his classmates’ assessment. “I didn’t feel misunderstood. I felt like their half-assed guesses were in the right ballpark.”

Michael Lewis • Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon

At university, he had been learning about game theory and now it came in handy.

Steven D. Levitt • Think Like a Freak

Unleashing hidden potential is about more than having the best pieces—it’s about having the best glue.

Adam Grant • Hidden Potential

His advantage: he thinks like a scientist. He’s passionately dispassionate.