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Hegel predicted that the basic unit of modern society would be the state, Marx that it would be the commune, Lenin and Hitler that it would be the political party. Before that, a succession of saints and sages claimed the same for the parish church, the feudal manor, and the monarchy. The big contention of this small book is that they have all been
... See moreAdrian Wooldridge • The Company: A Short History of a Revolutionary Idea (Modern Library Chronicles Series Book 12)
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Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
The Straussian Moment
gwern.netWe need exponentially less of the degenerative forms of capitalism and exponentially more of the increasingly resilient and regenerative forms.
John Elkington • Green Swans: The Coming Boom In Regenerative Capitalism
The American economic commentator George Gilder argues that wealth is knowledge, growth is learning, and money is time. From these three propositions, we have derived a theorem, which states that the growth in knowledge—which is to say innovation, productivity, and standards of living—can and ought to be measured with time.
Marian L. Tupy • Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet
The issue should less be one of what volume you manage than what results you accomplish with that volume—profitability, client satisfaction, or skill building.
David H. Maister • Managing The Professional Service Firm
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Michael Lewis • Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
Founders tend to have these “Why now?” insights without recognizing how profound they are. When I started my blogging company, Weblogs, Inc., in 2004, I had a very simple thesis: I believed that great new writers publishing five short, unfiltered posts a day would get more readers than established journalists writing one story, edited by a half
... See moreJason Calacanis • Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups—Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor Who Turned $100,000 into $100,000,000
Call its narrative Just America. It’s another rebellion from below. As Real America breaks down the ossified libertarianism of Free America, Just America assaults the complacent meritocracy of Smart America. It does the hard, essential