Category: Books
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“While most people stop when they’re tired, I stop when I am done.” David Goggins David Goggins just might be the baddest man alive. He holds the world pull-up record (4,030 in 17 hours), has 70 ultramarathons under his belt…oh, and he’s also a Navy SEAL. Get the blog before…
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+ Advice, David Goggins, Inspiration, Military, Motivation, Navy, Navy SEALs, Reading, SEALs, Self-help+
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A founder’s time is the world’s most valuable resource. And every day, I see them waste it. Let me explain… Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! Investable vs. Not Investable All day every day, I get pitches from ambitious entrepreneurs. I love talking with them — but they usually have…
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Selling to consumers is hard. They can be fickle, hard to pin down, and just plain cheap. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! As an investor, I’ve seen some business models work better than others. Let’s break down what works and what doesn’t in consumer: Marketplaces Marketplaces have been my…
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+ Finance, Investing, Money, SaaS, Silicon Valley, Startups, Stock Market, Stocks, Tech, Venture Capital+
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“As a start-up CEO I slept like a baby. I woke up every 2 hours and cried.” Ben Horowitz Today, Ben Horowitz is the billionaire co-founder of a16z and one of the most important people in tech. But 20 years ago, he was the CEO of a penny stock startup…
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+ Biography, Finance, Investing, Money, Reading, Silicon Valley, Startups, Stocks, Tech, Venture Capital+
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Whenever I walk into the library, I think “How can I ever read all these books?” Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! For me, finding the right books is hard. And something tells me you might be struggling too! So here’s a quick review of everything I read this year!…
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Founders should launch an MVP as soon as possible and iterate their way to success…right? Wrong, according to billionaire Peter Thiel. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! The controversial venture capitalist and co-founder of PayPal lays out a very different view in his book Zero to One. As I headed…
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+ Entrepreneur, Finance, Investing, Peter Thiel, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, VC, Venture Capital+
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They were the best and brightest young engineers American could produce. But they had one problem: their boss was a tyrant. Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory founder William Shockley shouted at his talented engineers, recorded all phone calls, and even demanded they take lie detector tests. All refused. Instead, they did something…
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+ Electronics, Entrepreneur, Finance, History, Investing, Money, Semiconductors, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
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In the world of venture capital, there are two species: great white shark VC’s and goldfish angel investors. They dwarf us in size and power as we wiggle about looking for an insect to eat. So I was surprised to learn that in some of the hottest deals, angel investors…
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+ Entrepreneur, Finance, History, Investing, Money, Reading, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
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“When in doubt, take the shot.” Doug Leone, Managing Partner, Sequoia Capital The partners from prestigious venture firm Accel stood outside an office in Palo Alto, waiting to take theirs. These were the offices of a young startup called thefacebook. Most startups would’ve killed to meet them. But thefacebook’s young…
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+ Entrepreneur, Finance, Founders, Investing, Reading, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
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“Reasonable people…routinely fail in life’s important missions by not even attempting them.” The Power Law Every day for the last 15 months, I’ve sat down in front of my computer and tried to find the next great tech company. Being immersed in the daily details of e-mails and deal memos…
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+ Entrepreneur, Finance, History, Investing, Money, Reading, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
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