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28 Feb, 2015
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28 Feb
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The Success Equation, Untangling Skill and Luck in Business, Sports, and Investing. →

These reading notes began life as an “Ignite-style” 5 minute presentation with slides automatically progressing every 15 seconds — which
24 Nov, 2014
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24 Nov
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Zero to One: Notes on Startups or How to Build the Future →

In spring of 2012, Peter Thiel, cofounder of Paypal and Palantir and early investor in Facebook, taught a course at
28 Sep, 2014
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28 Sep
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How Google Works →

Today, I’m sharing thoughts from the book How Google Works [https://web.archive.org/web/20160525213329/http://www.amazon.
24 Sep, 2014
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How to Make Sense of Any Mess
24 Sep
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How to Make Sense of Any Mess →

Reading Notes on Abby Covert's How to Make Sense of Any Mess [https://bookshop.org/books/how-to-
24 Sep, 2014
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24 Sep
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Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead →

Disclaimer: as a man writing about gender inequality, I acknowledge my privileged (and biased) viewpoint in this discussion. I’ve
04 Apr, 2014
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The Year Without Pants
04 Apr
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The Year Without Pants →

One of the few people who can match Paul Graham [http://paulgraham.com/] as writer is Scott Berkun [http://scottberkun.
20 Feb, 2014
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20 Feb
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Product Design for the Web: Principles of Designing and Releasing Products for the Web (+ Author Interview) →

While on my Peru trip earlier this year, I read a great book  calledProduct Design for the Web: Principles of
19 Feb, 2014
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Product Design for the Web: Principles of Designing and Releasing Products for the Web
19 Feb
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Product Design for the Web: Principles of Designing and Releasing Products for the Web →

No Silver Bullets: An Interview with Author Randy Hunt While on my Peru trip earlier this year, I read a
24 Sep, 2013
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24 Sep
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The Elements of Content Strategy →

Today, we're looking at a fantastic book on creating, organizing, and managing the words, images, and media of
05 Nov, 2012
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Smart Choices: A Practical Guide to Making Better Life Decisions
05 Nov
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Smart Choices: A Practical Guide to Making Better Life Decisions →

I recently read and finished taking notes on a book called: Smart Choices: A Practical Guide to Making Better Life
29 Sep, 2012
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Good Strategy / Bad Strategy - book cover image
29 Sep
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Good Strategy / Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why it Matters →

Good Strategy / Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why it Matters [https://www.amazon.com/Good-Strategy-Bad-difference-matters/dp/
21 Dec, 2011
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Great By Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck—Why Some Thrive Despite it All
21 Dec
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Great By Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck—Why Some Thrive Despite it All →

Summary: Great by Choice describes the results of a deep investigation into how young companies can survive and thrive in
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