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Hyatt House. Their directive to Intel’s management corps was simple and clear: “We’re going to win in 16-bit microprocessors. We’re committed to this.” Andy told us what
John Doerr • Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs
The odds of moving from being an average performer to a top-quintile performer over a ten-year period are only one in twelve.
Scott Keller • CEO Excellence: The Six Mindsets That Distinguish the Best Leaders from the Rest
It was never my intention to change my personality or walk through the world under an assumed identity. In fact, I was happy with myself and my life. That is, until an innocent phone call (it always starts with an innocent phone call) led me on a journey into one of the oddest and most exciting underground communities that, in more than a dozen
... See moreNeil Strauss • The Game
There is nothing quite like ignorance combined with a driving need to succeed to force rapid learning.
Amy Wallace • Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
The biggest secret in venture capital is that the best investment in a successful fund equals or outperforms the entire rest of the fund combined.
Peter Thiel, Blake Masters • Zero to One
beyond her social programming, where her fantasies and daydreams lie. But I couldn’t do it on my own. Talking to guys online was not going to be enough to change a lifetime of failure. I had to meet the faces behind the screen names, watch them in the field, find out who they were and what made them tick. I made it my mission—my full-time job and
... See moreNeil Strauss • The Game
In expertise practice areas, business development tends to be a personal responsibility of each partner (or partner equivalent).
David H. Maister • Managing The Professional Service Firm
firm whose practice-mix was made up predominantly of clients who, rather than needing the profession’s most creative talent, wanted to find a firm that had accumulated experience in handling certain types of problems, and would not take an expensive “start with a blank sheet of paper” approach to the problem.