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by waderyan 2y ago
Easy fix. Get rid of the corner threes and push the three point line back.
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by waderyan 2y ago
Golf is facing a similar crisis with distance gains caused by driver technology. Many of the world’s famous golf courses can’t hold the best players. Two of golf’s governing body, the USGA (the United States Golf Association) and the R&
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by waderyan 9y ago
If you like this article, check out the book Secret Sauce: https://www.secretsaucenow.com . Same author. Expanded content.
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by waderyan 9y ago
Excellent back and forth. As someone considering an MBA post a failed startup, the meat, for me, was here: > Michael: Because I think a lot of people here in the valley would argue ... spending two years at an early stage startup in the
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by waderyan 9y ago
I go back and forth on if its helpful to set a goal on the number of books. Sometimes its a good motivation for me. Other times its a distraction to the goals of why I read: to learn and to enjoy. The year my son was born I spent hours ever
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by waderyan 9y ago
Despite its unpopularity on HN, I find LinkedIn to be excellent for my needs.
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The Business School Boondoggle(wsj.com)
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Startup CEO's hiring tips(forbes.com)
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Exposing the Guy Who Stole My Viral Article(medium.com)
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[pdf] Amazon Shareholder Letter 2016(phx.corporate-ir.net)
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by waderyan 9y ago
I enjoyed this article and this subject. A small anecdote to share. I had a B average after my freshman year. During the break, I had dinner with a university professor. I asked him how I could improve my grades and he shared the following
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by waderyan 9y ago
Hey thank you very much! Very kind of you.
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by waderyan 9y ago
I was a Mormon missionary. Each missionary memorizes this to drill in their purpose: "My purpose is to invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and His Atonement, repen
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Silicon Valley Career Guide 2013 [pdf](info.wealthfront.com)
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by waderyan 9y ago
Reminds me of "My Unhappy Life as a Climate Heretic" https://wn.wsj.com/stories/c81eb3c4-e367-4087-93aa-1f90b5de1... Professor Pielke (his words) "was under constant attack for years by activists, journa
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Growth Hacking is bullshit(blog.intercom.com)
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by waderyan 9y ago
I have mixed feelings about this article. On the one hand I like to copy things that "successful" people do. Some of my best habits come from something I read that so and so successful person did. On the other hand I have fell int
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Stop Reading Lists of Things Successful People Do(hbr.org)
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by waderyan 9y ago
One additional one I have liked is Harvard Innovation Labs[1]. There is a Startup Secrets series that has some solid insights. Taught by entrepreneurs and VCs in the Boston area. 1 - https://www.youtube.com/user/Harvard
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by waderyan 10y ago
I don't disagree with the lesson, but does it always apply? When Jobs came back Apple was in a different place than it is today. To your second point, I completely agree. Regardless of the need to focus, causing confusion to consumers
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by waderyan 10y ago
I have a two year old son. As you can imagine he cries a lot. Lately we have been applying some EQ lessons we've learned and have tried to teach him to be aware of how he feels when he cries. You'd be surprised he's actually
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by waderyan 10y ago
I have talked to literally hundreds of people off the street, coffee shops, etc. about my startup ideas. In all honesty, most of them were a waste of time. Now, I take a different approach. I talk to my friend's friend's friends u