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I ask founders to explain to me every word I’ve never heard of, be it a company or technology or theory. This helps me in three ways. First, I get points for being considerate. Second, I get to hear how well they can explain things. And third, I get smarter. When I meet with founders, they are frequently awed by my knowledge of their business, and
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A critique of Silicon Valley's culture, arguing it over-values entrepreneurship while undervaluing inventors and real technology.
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So let me ask you this. Do you think people are under-optimizing on location? Because you mentioned Seattle. I'm not sure how you got to Seattle. But when I think Nathan Mervold, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, all Seattle, right? So is there some engineered serendipity placing yourself in the right location or is that less of a factor?
Okay So I was in
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podcasts.apple.comJohn Seabrook • E-Mailing with Bill Gates
Jensen Huang's leadership philosophy of prioritizing work through harsh, public criticism, optimizing for collective learning.
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Now, the way he thinks about this, it's very similar, because I do think this is one of the most unique ideas that you will hear, and it reminded me of this conversation.
I was watching this interview with Johnny Ive one time, and this is after Steve Jobs passed away. He talked about one of the most important lessons that Steve
... See moreMarne explains her background, that she’s relatively new to Facebook, having most recently worked at the White House under Larry Summers.