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What essay or article have you read that has had a significant impact on how you think about business, markets, entrepreneurship and/or technology?
2/ Thanks for all the generous ideas on essays/articles. Here are the ones I'd personally put into the hall of fame
This one by @spolsky on cannibalizing your complement https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2002/06/12/strategy-letter-v/
This one by @spolsky on cannibalizing your complement https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2002/06/12/strategy-letter-v/
3/ This podcast with @bgurley and @patrick_oshag and its discussion of network effects
http://investorfieldguide.com/gurley/
http://investorfieldguide.com/gurley/
4/ This one on Evolution & Revolution as Organizations Grow shared by a @CBinsights newsletter subscriber is great in framing the challenges of scaling https://hbr.org/1998/05/evolution-and-revolution-as-organizations-grow
5/ summarized the Evolution v Revolution article here
https://twitter.com/asanwal/status/1137361726167486471
I do recommend reading the whole thing, however
https://twitter.com/asanwal/status/1137361726167486471
I do recommend reading the whole thing, however
6/ Status-as-a-Service by @eugenewei is 
What makes it special is that it's long AF and detailed & still immensely readable
He's a special writer for the clarity he brings to topics while talking like a human the whole time https://www.eugenewei.com/blog/2019/2/19/status-as-a-service
What makes it special is that it's long AF and detailed & still immensely readable
He's a special writer for the clarity he brings to topics while talking like a human the whole time https://www.eugenewei.com/blog/2019/2/19/status-as-a-service
7/ @pmarca with a great reminder abt markets
Reminded of this Warren Buffett maxim
"When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is the reputation of the business that remains intact."
https://pmarchive.com/guide_to_startups_part4.html
Reminded of this Warren Buffett maxim
"When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is the reputation of the business that remains intact."
https://pmarchive.com/guide_to_startups_part4.html
8/ "Management is (Still) Not Leadership"
very helpful for me as I def conflated the two prior
helped provide some clarity on where to seek help as we scale @CBinsights
https://hbr.org/2013/01/management-is-still-not-leadership.html
thx @nickseguin for flagging this one
very helpful for me as I def conflated the two prior
helped provide some clarity on where to seek help as we scale @CBinsights
https://hbr.org/2013/01/management-is-still-not-leadership.html
thx @nickseguin for flagging this one
9/ Great talk by Peter Kaufman on the Multidisciplinary Approach to Thinking
Discusses Einstein’s 5 ascending levels of cognitive prowess
5: smart
4: intelligent
3: brilliant
2: genius
1: simple
Simple transcends genius
http://latticeworkinvesting.com/category/peter-kaufman/
Discusses Einstein’s 5 ascending levels of cognitive prowess
5: smart
4: intelligent
3: brilliant
2: genius
1: simple
Simple transcends genius
http://latticeworkinvesting.com/category/peter-kaufman/
10/ Five ways to build a $100M biz by @chrija featuring his 
, 
, 
framework was very clarifying in @CBinsights early days (esp in figuring out which markets not to attack)
Also, killer dataviz as you’ll see attached :)
http://christophjanz.blogspot.com/2014/10/five-ways-to-build-100-million-business.html?m=1
, , framework was very clarifying in @CBinsights early days (esp in figuring out which markets not to attack)Also, killer dataviz as you’ll see attached :)
http://christophjanz.blogspot.com/2014/10/five-ways-to-build-100-million-business.html?m=1
11/ Going to use this to record concepts I've liked from various sources (to remind myself)
My favorite concept from @AnnieDuke's Thinking in Bets was that of "resulting" - our tendency to equate the quality of a decision with the quality of its outcome
Def been guilty of this
My favorite concept from @AnnieDuke's Thinking in Bets was that of "resulting" - our tendency to equate the quality of a decision with the quality of its outcome
Def been guilty of this
12/ "The 4 Myths of Bundling" by @shishirmehrotra
Very detailed, thoughtful analysis which challenged some preconceptions I had and also taught me a lot about the concept of bundling https://coda.io/@shishir/four-myths-of-bundling
Very detailed, thoughtful analysis which challenged some preconceptions I had and also taught me a lot about the concept of bundling https://coda.io/@shishir/four-myths-of-bundling
13/ "The 3 Sides of Risk" by @morganhousel
1. The odds you will get hit
2. The avg consequences of getting hit
3. The tail-end consequences of getting hit
It’s the third that’s hardest to learn, and can often only be learned through experience https://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/the-three-sides-of-risk/
1. The odds you will get hit
2. The avg consequences of getting hit
3. The tail-end consequences of getting hit
It’s the third that’s hardest to learn, and can often only be learned through experience https://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/the-three-sides-of-risk/
14/ “Fake activity is great for making yourself feel better, but lousy for actual results“
Loved the examples in this. So easy to confuse activity with progress. https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2020/05/04/do-the-real-thing/
Loved the examples in this. So easy to confuse activity with progress. https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2020/05/04/do-the-real-thing/
