Mike's Notes

For links and block quotes: https://thewaiterspad.com/2017/10/23/rory-week-15/

Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HL5xe_oUzThcpZLYiiTVqRjaXRs4w8DMnTkUU1m4pZw/edit?usp=sharing

We all exist within a system and each system nudges (or shoves) us certain ways. Whether it's women in tech, people on bikes, or neighborhoods with more roads than sidewalks.

Inspiration from http://amzn.to/2xBVGj6

Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P7RdgegXusudhZBhhfQF3lfV77Vlofwf6GQgRMNocQQ/edit?usp=sharing

Inspiration: http://amzn.to/2vpYJJK

For All the Tea in China http://amzn.to/2u9Mam1 is a wonderful book. It covers the 1800 East India Company, Robert Fortune (and his forgotten wife!), and how to succeed in England without even dying. We'll touch on only a few parts of Fortune's story.

Modern Monopolies http://amzn.to/2uj8REC makes the case that it's platform businesses that will rule the day. I guess that YouTube is the best of these. We also look at 6 things platforms need to do (#5 is no naked men).

Inspiration: http://amzn.to/2ti2tKk

Any business person needs to get out of the office and talk to her suppliers, customers, and competitors.

"Get up and go outside, you'll learn more in five minutes of talking to somebody at a company than you will in a week of crunching its numbers." - Stephen Mandel

They'll all have their own biases but they also have crucial information.

You will too. "I was mixing up what I liked with what my customers wanted, writes Fearon.

If you make a mistake, get out.

"Quitting is very important when buying and selling stocks."

Early Retirement Extreme by Jacob Fisker http://amzn.to/2tnUNJ1 1. Reframe where you are. 2. The more you know the less you need. 3. A robust modular life.

OODA WHAT? by MIKE

OQ/ http://amzn.to/2rQ59hC

1/ The Startup, http://amzn.to/2rftD5h. Failed startups, http://amzn.to/1nztynB

2/ Breaking apart problems (multiplication, Legos)

3/ Beanie Babies post, http://thewaiterspad.com/2017/06/07/beanie-babies/beanie-babies

4/ Culture advice from a "Bull"

OQ: http://amzn.to/2rftD5h

1/ Star Wars convexity

2/ Checklists are fun!

3/ Base rates on motorcycles

4/ The stories we tell ourselves

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