Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
Way back in 2009, Hugh Macleod of Gaping Void called this the “Sex and Cash” theory.1 The creative person basically has two kinds of jobs: One is the sexy, creative kind. Second is the kind that pays the bills. Sometimes the assignment covers both bases, but not often.
Venkatesh Rao • The Art of Gig, Volume 1
What Sam is optimizing for in his career: spending all of his time with amazing people, get leverage on seeing what's around the bend, somewhere where patience and temperament are rewarded, build an ecosystem where trust is compounded, build fewer deeper relationships
Sam Hinkie • Find Your People
linchpins: A term coined by Seth Godin to describe the “indispensable employee” who “brings humanity and connection and art to her organization.”
Brant Cooper • The Lean Entrepreneur: How Visionaries Create Products, Innovate with New Ventures, and Disrupt Markets
“Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book.” —RALPH WALDO EMERSON
Jeff Goins • You Are a Writer (So Start Acting Like One)
Mark Gorrie
@markgo
Founders
link.sbstck.com1. StorytellingMany companies in their early beginnings rally people behind anything but the actual product.But Clay rallied people behind a story: David Rockefeller (third generation of the Rockefeller family) gathered over 100,000 index cards without ver 200,000 meticulously crafted notes of every person he had met throughout his life. The purpos... See more