Reading Time: < 1 min In recently listening to the Founders episode on Anna Wintour, the editor-in-chief of Vogue for the last 37 years, they shared a simple sentence that tied together a number of ideas I’ve had. The sentence was simply “repetition is the foundation of clarity of thought“. One of my early posts in my daily blogging streak […]
What are you good at that other people find difficult?
Reading Time: < 1 min A few days ago I was listening to an episode of “Art of Investing” where they interviewed David Senra. David had a lot of great insights, largely about what makes his own “Founders” podcast tick, but one that stood out was this quote: “There is something that everybody in here is good at that other […]
Social media is an empty vessel
Reading Time: < 1 min Many people complain about social media, and often rightfully so. While it can be an amazing tool, there are significant downsides to it. We can talk about the pros and cons of each, but I think TikTok is a unique case among all others. It’s the most vilified by politicians, but it’s also the most […]
The Sunday Summary: Outgroups, purple cows, and defaulting to love
Reading Time: 2 min In an effort to help me keep up with everything I post each week, here is my latest “Sunday Summary” of my posts from the week. Mon, August 19: What can we do to get out of your way?“If you hire great people, get out of their way and let them succeed. Yes, give them […]
Default to love
Reading Time: < 1 min I was having lunch with a friend recently and we got on the topic of the response to the LGBTQ movement and many related topics (transgenderism, sports, etc). There’s a lot going on, things are changing quickly, and it’s hard to keep track of everything. The guy I was with is much more educated on […]
What the web is versus what we want it to be
Reading Time: 2 min In recently listening to a podcast from Gary Vaynerchuk, I realized how differently him and I see the world. While I respect what he does, and I follow a lot of his advice, it comes from a different direction. In particular, Gary provides a ton of great ideas on how to generate increasingly large amounts […]
The virtuous cycle of enlightened hospitality
Reading Time: < 1 min Danny Meyer (who I mentioned a few days ago) has a philosophy about who everyone at his restaurants should be focused on. He calls this this the “virtuous cycle of enlightened hospitality”, and it goes in this very specific order. As he shares during a podcast with Adam Grant, this isn’t intended to leave the […]
The problem with the purple cow
Reading Time: < 1 min 21 years ago, Seth Godin wrote a short (and very popular) book called “Purple Cow“. If you’ve not read it, here is a very quick snippet that explains the premise: “The world is full of boring stuff—brown cows—which is why so few people pay attention…. A purple cow… now that would stand out. Remarkable marketing […]
The identity threat of outgroups
Reading Time: 2 min As another election draws near, the bifurcation of our country continues to grow. While that’s ok to a small degree, as we should believe in what we believe in, it generally goes much further than it should. A big reason for this is the creation of ingroups and outgroups; either you’re like us or you’re […]
What can we do to get out of your way?
Reading Time: < 1 min I’ve shared a bit about Danny Meyer (founder of Shake Shack, among other restaurants) before, as he has some amazing insights on leadership. In a recent podcast with Adam Grant, he shared a few more gems. One in particular was a quote about hiring. Danny believes in hiring great people and then allowing them to […]