Tyler Cowen: Don’t obsess over the person being too much like you, that’s a most common mistake almost all interviewers make. People appreciate those like… Read More »Tyler Cowen on Talent (2): Prejudice, diversity and the most common mistake we make
Gregory Washington: How can society get better at finding talent and why is it so difficult? Tyler Cowen: I think it’s so difficult because it’s… Read More »Tyler Cowen on Talent (1): Talent Spotting as Art, and Overrated / Underrated
There is a story: a person sets out with a particular set of skills to make a change in the world, and in the process… Read More »A place to stand
This is a great (long) article about what Stripe is up to with a lot of interesting detail about how the internet works as a… Read More »Recommendation: Bryne Hobart (The Diff) on Stripe, ecosystems and the infrastucture of the internet
To simplify grossly, an aeroplane stalls (that is, its wings stop keeping it airborne) when it goes too slowly. It’s the same for projects: go… Read More »Stall speed
Why? Because it doesn’t meet your specific and clearly stated requirements? Fine, if you’re paying for it or you’re responsible for it. Because it isn’t… Read More »“This is no good.”
/əˈkriː.ʃən/a gradual increase or growth by the addition of new layers or parts: “The gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter.”the accretion of sediments in… Read More »Mind at Work: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton, MVPs and innovation by accretion
Before the word vanity took on its dominant modern meaning of “excessive interest in one’s own appearance,” it meant something like “futilty” or “emptiness,” from… Read More »Vanity
This series draws on the work of Clayton Christensen and Efosa Ojomo and Karen Dillon to identify the causes of non-consumption of products or other… Read More »Thinking again about market-creating innovations (3): Access Problems
I highly recommend this take on how to build a successful MVP in the service of achieving your mission. Available as a podcast here. It’s… Read More »Resource: A Path to the Minimum Viable Product from Shawn Carolan, via Steve Blank