Love this excerpt comparing Bezos and Zuck.
They both lived in the future and saw around corners, always thinking years/decades ahead. And at the same time, they were both obsessive over the tiniest product and design details. They could go from 30,000 feet to 3 feet in a split second.
The skill set required to start a company is insanely different than being CEO of a mega corporation. Scaling of this magnitude requires tireless commitment, crazy focus, thick skin, unbridled ambition. You have to be a learning machine, constantly growing and pushing yourself.
When will the bubble pop? When the treasury yields get back above 2%.
Some LinkedIn criticism. Sure, they test a lot of useless features, but LinkedIn is front and center of the conversation. You must have one to get a job, almost. It is true, however, how the platform has devolved to a story-telling, quasi-empowering, politics filled, crowd-sourced tabloid of sorts. Maybe these features are mere PR stunts…
Paul Graham's rule for career building: Work on things that aren't prestigious.
"When you find yourself drawn to some kind of work despite its current lack of prestige, it's a sign both that there's something real to be discovered there, and that you have the right kind of motives." —
This Startup Savior Has a Message for Entrepreneurs: Ignore Silicon Valley
There’s a growing movement of people looking to get rich the good ol’ way. He has a podcast - “Sweaty Startup”, telling people to do regular jobs, but better. Forget Facebook and Amazon. Go mow lawns in a smart way and you can make around $100,000 a year for 38 weeks of work, Huber says. Local Services Businesses. That’s the name of his game.
It’s a “Sweaty Startup” approach to life, really. “You don’t have to be thinking 20 years down the line,” Huber says. “Far too many people are thinking big instead of thinking small.”
Amsterdam’s financial centre gains an edge over continental rivals
Amsterdam positioned itself for winning over small tech companies all over Europe, so that when Britain exits, they all list in Amsterdam. However, it may be the case that Europe grants”equivalence” for Britain, letting it trade relatively unhampered in the European markets. Still, though, the author says some of the shift to Amsterdam, even if small, will stick.