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Entrepreneurship, investing, personal growth

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Entrepreneurship, investing, personal growth

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OODA loop – practical lessons from a military genius

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John Boyd was arguably the most brilliant military strategist since Genghis Khan. However, few have heard of him. Boyd was an iconoclast who revolutionized modern warfare, and his biography is...continue reading
Personal November 18, 2021November 18, 2021

Choose the game you play

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Let’s suppose that your goal in life is to maximize your long-term happiness. What should you do? Last time we talked about your 4 buckets of capital: financial, social, knowledge...continue reading
Personal November 1, 2021November 18, 2021

4 buckets of capital

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Let’s talk investing. What’s the first thing that pops into your mind? Stocks? Index funds? Real estate? Maybe some cryptocurrency / NFTs? In any case, I’ll bet you’re thinking of...continue reading
Personal, Public Market Investing October 15, 2021November 1, 2021

Always happy, never satisfied

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Once upon a time at a dinner party, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett were asked to write on a napkin, the single most important driver of their success.  They thought...continue reading
Personal September 23, 2021September 23, 2021

New career announcement! Finding structure through serendipity (Part 3)

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Exciting announcement: I will teach a First Principles of Investing course for On Deck Investing (ODI) and coach ambitious, entrepreneurial learners 1-on-1 this fall! This is the tale of how...continue reading
Personal September 14, 2021October 14, 2021

Entrepreneurial reflections via exploration (Part 2)

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Continued from part 1: Learning to explore I’ve now had plenty of time to reflect on my last start-up, which continues to grow and has reached profitability! There were some...continue reading
Business Analysis, Personal September 8, 2021September 23, 2021

Learning to explore (Part 1)

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A little over a year ago, I sold every piece of furniture I owned in Boston, I packed what remained of my belongings into a rented Chevy Malibu, and I...continue reading
Personal August 19, 2021September 23, 2021

Psychopath on the Batavia — the most incredible yet true story you’ve never heard before

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Have you ever wondered what evil looks like up close? Or, have you considered what it would be like to be trapped in close quarters, for months on-end with a...continue reading
History, Personal June 22, 2021September 10, 2021

How to cut through bureaucracy: a step-by-step guide

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In my last article, I mentioned that a large company once held $400,000 of our money hostage. Here is a step-by-step replay of what actually happened and practical lessons learned....continue reading
Personal April 9, 2021September 10, 2021

Be YOUR hammer and look for YOUR nail

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One of my worst moments as a start-up CEO was when I lost $400,000. The short of it is that a customer had sent us the money, but my company...continue reading
Personal March 25, 2021September 10, 2021

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Tried using a new Macbook for the first time in my life over the past few days.

The speed is 🔥. And the touchpad is better.

But I think I prefer the Windows UX overall.

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25 Nov

The weirdness of combinations of this type — doing two wildly different things — may make them a good source of startup ideas. Most investors will hate it of course, but if users love you, who cares what investors think?

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24 Nov

Read, write, still start companies but in a different way.

More travelling too.

Ryan Hoover@rrhoover

If money was no object, what would you do with your life?

(be honest without virtue signaling)

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23 Nov

12 years ago for an unpaid internship:

I thought interview went well. But no word back.

A week later, I email the CEO out of curiosity, and he tells me that I was their top candidate but because I didn't follow up to confirm my interest, they ended up going with someone else... https://twitter.com/realEstateTrent/status/1463161706880942081

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YishiZuoYishi Zuo@YishiZuo·
18 Nov

I'm a big military history buff.

You cut through a lot of BS when the existence of a nation is on the line.

John Boyd was a great exemplar of this no-nonsense mentality.

👉And his lessons are very useful for business + investing.

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