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We find deep meaning in the act of serving.
Frances Frei • Uncommon Service: How to Win by Putting Customers at the Core of Your Business
companies have a strong incentive to exploit behavioral biases, including availability, unrealistic optimism, and anchoring.
Richard H. Thaler • Nudge: The Final Edition
How the Greatest Entrepreneurs Hire (h/t David Senra)
Steve Jobs stated that each new hire became a percentage of the company, so why wouldn’t you take the time to find all A-players?
David Ogilvy, as an already established businessman, would see advertisements that he liked and then cold call the person who made the ad — this is how he sourced his
actually bring value and convince them of it.
Laura Huang • Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage
The bottom line is that small changes in the communication structure can affect decisions.
W. Brian Arthur • Complexity Economics: Proceedings of the Santa Fe Institute's 2019 Fall Symposium
talent sets the floor, but character sets the ceiling.
Adam Grant • Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
Steve Jobs explain Management by Values
Key takeaways:
• Finding great people is the most important lesson in business due to the large variance in quality.
• Great people are often missionaries, not mercenaries.
• Individual contributors can be phenomenal even when management and culture is poor.
• Passion for the company can be a motivating factor for
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Knowing the value you bring and trusting in your own perspective is the foundation of your edge.