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LinkedIn may have been a big reason for this: when GLG was getting started, coming up with a list of people who'd worked in, say, oil refining, or aircraft maintenance, or in billboard ad sales was not easy, and being able to offer people from any of those industries on demand was a competitive moat. Now, $80/month for LinkedIn Premium is enough to... See more

Byrne Hobart • The Diff | Byrne Hobart | Substack

From the traditional workplace to the modern-day start-up, the people who are perceived to be the best at what they do get extraordinary rewards, while those who rank just a quarter percentile point below them get rewards that are much more ordinary.

Dr Grace Lordan • Think Big: Take Small Steps and Build the Future You Want

prominence and reputation would be the keys to winning clients.

David H. Maister • Managing The Professional Service Firm

But let's be clear: good grades in a “good” major do not guarantee a “good” job.

Chris Shipley • The Adaptation Advantage: Let Go, Learn Fast, and Thrive in the Future of Work

We live in an age where deep-specialization is highly encouraged — the era of what tech analyst Vinnie Mirchandani calls the “monomath.” Doctors specialize, lawyers specialize, academics specialize, mechanics specialize ... just about everyone professionally specializes. The more deeply you specialize, the more money you’re likely to make.

And that’... See more

Harvard Business Review • In Defense of Polymaths

they are serving hundreds of thousands of clients, with millions and millions of dollars, around the country and the world. So, if they are offering the same approaches for people of similar situations, they can only offer investments for which there are “enough of” for everyone!

Tom Jacobs • How to Retire on Dividends: Earn a Safe 8%, Leave Your Principal Intact

Data Ethics: The New Competitive Advantage

Pernille Tranberg

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Why Generalists Own the Future

In the age of AI, it’s better to know a little about a lot than a lot about a little

by Dan Shipper

DALL-E/Every illustration.

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A common refrain I hear is that in the age of AI, you don’t want to be a “jack of all trades and a master