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A.I. Will Eat 90% of Your Job as a Marketer, Editor, or Writer

These are the skills you’ll want to develop

5 months ago

From $0 to ~$2.5M ARR in 18 months by Foundersecrets.

3 months ago

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I read 100 marketing papers and these are the 10 I found most interesting.

Many of these summaries are an oversimplified version of the paper. It’s hard to put everything into a few sentences. You can access most of these papers for free on Google Scholar.

5 months ago

The psychology of price relativity and more

Delving into the realm of marketing, price relativity takes center stage, showcasing its profound influence on consumer behavior.

Rajesh Yadav3 months ago

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A note to young leaders.

A lesson everyone needs to learn.

5 months ago

Convenience and scams

The era of scams is upon us. Thanks to AI, borderless currency, and the Internet of Things,

Rajesh Yadav3 months ago

Uniqueness and normalcy

it's so easy to take our greatest strengths for granted simply because they come naturally to us.

7 hours ago

Customer Retention

These Four Emails Are Drastically Underutilized For Customer Retention. Here’s How You Can Fix That.

Rajesh Yadava day ago

Embrace the Grind

I often have people newer to the tech industry ask me for secrets to success. There aren’t many, really, but this secret — being willing to do something so terrifically tedious that it appears to be magic — works in tech too.

Jacob Kaplan-Moss5 days ago

It’s Okay to Outgrow the Life You Wanted

How do we untether ourselves from the people we imagined we’d become?

7 days ago

Telling a good story is everything

And 25 other lessons I learned as GM of Vine

Jason Toff9 days ago

The Nothingness of Money

Rich people need it. Poor people have it. If you eat it, you die. And when you die, you take it with you. What is it?

Lawrence Yeo11 days ago

The Leisurely Manifesto

Men of leisure do everything they can to ensure their leisure, which includes working hard. But not all hard work is created equal.

12 days ago

Live a Life That Really Works

The Munger Operating System: How to Live a Life That Really Works

Charlie Munger14 days ago

Smartest people can be so very stupid

Smartest people, the least dumb, were often the most stupid.

Sacha Golob16 days ago

If You’re Lost by Dan Koe

I enjoy observing the patterns in my own life and thinking about them.

Rajesh Yadav19 days ago

Focus to Win

Anyone can say no to bad ideas, but only a focused person can say no to good ideas. Focus is about saying no.

22 days ago

Do the Real Thing

Success largely boils down to a simple distinction.

23 days ago

We used to do that

When the internet was young, the major book publishers had

a month ago

What the Next Generation of Project Management Will Look Like

Traditional project management skills, such as project governance or project management methodology

Rachel Longhurst, Woojin Choia month ago

The community orchestra

There are people who get paid to play the flute or bassoon.

a month ago

🤳Media vs Messaging Apps

there are only two apps...

Rajesh Yadava month ago

The Skills Your Employees Need to Work Effectively with AI

Leaders understand that the future will involve humans working with AI

Rajesh Yadava month ago

Two ways to defend the status quo

Neither is true, helpful or generous.

Rajesh Yadava month ago

Build a community by mastering two concepts.

Increasingly, building a successful startup involves not only building a product

Rajesh Yadava month ago

Addicted to Speed

Nature does not hurry, but everything is accomplished.

Rajesh Yadava month ago

The three-or-four-hours rule

There aren't many hard-and-fast rules of time management that apply to everyone, always, regardless of situation or personality (which is why I tend to emphasise general principles instead). But I think there might be one: you almost certainly can't consistently do the kind of work that demands serious mental focus for more than about three or four hours a day.

Rajesh Yadava month ago

Screw Finding Your Passion

Remember back when you were a kid? You would just do things.

Rajesh Yadava month ago

The New Psychology of Leadership

Research in psychology points to secrets of effective leadership that radically challenge conventional wisdom

Rajesh Yadava month ago

Why brands are hiring creators as ‘creative directors’

Last month, Visible rolled out a Singles’ Awareness Day campaign

Rajesh Yadava month ago

The Chinese Businessman Paradox

The idea of a savvy business leader emerging from a humble background, thriving despite adversity

Rajesh Yadava month ago

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A.I. Will Eat 90% of Your Job as a Marketer, Editor, or Writer

From $0 to ~$2.5M ARR in 18 months by Foundersecrets.

Premium

I read 100 marketing papers and these are the 10 I found most interesting.

The psychology of price relativity and more

Premium

A note to young leaders.

Convenience and scams

Uniqueness and normalcy

Customer Retention

Embrace the Grind

It’s Okay to Outgrow the Life You Wanted

Telling a good story is everything

The Nothingness of Money

The Leisurely Manifesto

Live a Life That Really Works

Smartest people can be so very stupid

If You’re Lost by Dan Koe

Focus to Win

Do the Real Thing

We used to do that

What the Next Generation of Project Management Will Look Like

The community orchestra

🤳Media vs Messaging Apps

The Skills Your Employees Need to Work Effectively with AI

Two ways to defend the status quo

Build a community by mastering two concepts.

Addicted to Speed

The three-or-four-hours rule

Screw Finding Your Passion

The New Psychology of Leadership

Why brands are hiring creators as ‘creative directors’

The Chinese Businessman Paradox