How Networks Of Competence Are Crushing Hierarchies Of Authority
forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2024/12/08/how-networks-of-competence-are-crushing-hierarchies-of-authority/Firms run as networks of competence tend to grow faster and have higher staff engagement then firms run as hierarchies of authority
Words on Founder Mode – Rands in Repose
randsinrepose.com/archives/words-on-founder-mode/Graham hints at some of the attributes of Founder Mode but mostly says it’s not a well-defined. It is. Founder Mode is the culture of a company and a culture is defined by the character of the founders. Here are the values I’ve discovered over and over again working with these humans:
No one buys books
elysian.press/p/no-one-buys-booksEverything we learned about the publishing industry from Penguin vs. DOJ.
Standard Contracts - Common Paper
commonpaper.com/standards/Common Paper standard agreements have been downloaded more than 15,000 times and used to close millions of dollars in deals. They are created and maintained by a committee of expert attorneys and released for free under the Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 License.
Self-Promotion Without Social Media – Book
creativemindshq.com/books-resources/self-promotion-without-social-mediaTired of performing for (or conforming to) social media? This book reveals how artists, designers, freelancers and solo business owners from all industries can increase their visibility, attract clients and market themselves, without the daily grind of active social media promotion.
Google "We Have No Moat, And Neither Does OpenAI"
semianalysis.com/p/google-we-have-no-moat-and-neitherLeaked Internal Google Document Claims Open Source AI Will Outcompete Google and OpenAI
There are three types of meetings.
camdaigle.com/posts/three-types-of-meetings/Not more, not less – just better.# I'll go ahead and tell you this up front: my system isn't necessarily a path to having fewer meetings. After all, everyone's threshold for 'too many meetings' is different based on what helps them feel effective at their role, and every company's need for meetings is dependent upon the work they're trying to accomplish. I'm hoping this system helps you have better meetings – that the people running the meeting feel like it's worth their time to run...
Build Your Career on Dirty Work | Stay SaaSy
staysaasy.com/career/2022/09/11/Dirty-Work.htmlThe Dirty Work Theory: The lamentable work that many people avoid are great places to look for high impact, low hanging fruit.
The optimal amount of fraud is non-zero
bam.kalzumeus.com/archive/optimal-amount-of-fraud/Counterintuitively, businesses, customers, and society prefer having fraud to what they'd need to do to not have it.
⭐️ No more Insight Porn – Jakob Greenfeld – Experiments in Permissionless Entrepreneurship
jakobgreenfeld.com/insight-pornIf you’re not getting something actionable out of it, you’re probably wasting your time
In 1973, I invented a ‘girly drink’ called Baileys
irishtimes.com/culture/books/in-1973-i-invented-a-girly-drink-called-baileys-1.3240945Being Christmas, I am reminded that Bailey’s Irish Cream was cooked up in the ‘70s by two English guys to take advantage of government export subsidies