Vannevar Bush on “Modern Arms and Free Men”
In “Modern Arms and Free Men,” Vannevar Bush offers insights into how the US leveraged its scientific and engineering talent for World War 2.
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Books
Eleven Maxims From Francesco Guicciardini
Eleven maxims from Francesco Guicciardini that offer helpful advice for entrepreneurs on making decisions and managing risk.
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Summer Reading 2024
Six books I have read this year that I can recommend for summer reading 2024. I have included a capsule review for each one.
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Why Don’t They Teach Sales in College?
The following passage “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” by Robert Kiyosaki has had me reflecting on “Why Don’t They Teach Sales in College?”
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C. V. Wedgwood on “William the Silent”
Some lessons for entrepreneurs that I found in “William the Silent” by C. V. Wedgewood, a leader who relied on persuasion and perseverance.
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God’s Debris: Scott Adams Meditation on the Noosphere
Scott Adams offers practical heuristics for living in “God’s Debris.” You don’t have to accept his cosmology, which I interpreted as an updated conceptualization of De Chardin’s Noosphere, to extract a number of useful insights.
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Faith Emittee on “Working Capital: Assembling Your Team”
A guest post by Faith Emittee that summarizes key insights from the cofounder chapter in “Working Capital: Assembling Your Team.” It originally appeared on Sparkyard as “Why You Should Consider Partnering with a Cofounder.” Reprinted with permission.
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Key Takeaways From Two Survival to Thrival Books
The two “Survival to Thrival” books “Building the Enterprise Startup” and “Change or Be Changed” offers insights for bootstrappers navigating the path from founding to scaling.
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Silent Killers, Information, and Culture
Summaries of Silent Killers, Culture, and Information from the Entrepreneur’s Weekly Nietzsche by Dave Jilk and Brad Feld
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How to Bootstrap a Startup Video Available
This comprehensive approach, as outlined in Sean Murphy’s insights, can help aspiring entrepreneurs bootstrap their startups effectively while maintaining a strong focus on building a real, valuable business.
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What is Social Capital?
In his book “Working Capital Vol 1: It Takes More Than Money,” Sean Murphy defines social capital as the set of business relationships established with customers, partners, suppliers, and prospects. What is Social Capital? In an excerpt from Sean Murphy’s book “Working Capital Vol 1- It Takes More Than Money”, he defines social capital as
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M. C. A. Hogarth on Business for the Right-Brained
In “Business for the Right-Brained,” M. C. A. Hogarth taps her experience working day jobs and as an independent artist working artist to offer practical insights on the mindset and organization needed for an artist to succeed in business.
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Finding Co-Founders: Recruiting Like-Minded Individuals for Startup Success
When recruiting people for your startup, finding finding co-founders who share your goals and vision is important. The alignment between co-founders is crucial for success, as it helps avoid potential problems that can derail the company.
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“How to Live” Derek Sivers’ Smorgasbord of Mindsets
Derek Sivers details 27 distinct mindsets in “How to Live.” He concludes that each should choose how to integrate them into their life choices.
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John Nash on “Make Something that People Want”
Video and an edited transcript from the “Make Something that People Want”” briefing by John Nash at the Aug-24-2022 Lean Culture meetup.
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Leslie Odom, Jr. on Failing Up
Leslie Odom, Jr.’s “Failing Up” is an autobiography written at what I hope is the midpoint of a long and successful career. He has a lot of practical advice gleaned from performing that I think is very applicable to entrepreneurs.
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Andrew Grove on Recognizing Reality
An excerpt from Andrew Grove’s “Only the Paranoid Survive” shows Grove and Gordon Moore recognizing reality and exiting a money losing business, the memory business that had brought Intel so much early success.
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Time Capsule: Freakonomics Book Review from 2005
I review Freakonomics by Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner, suggest other books at the intersection of economics, systems analysis, and everyday life.
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Eliza Calvert Hall: Piecing a Quilt is Like Living a Life
An excerpt from “Aunt Jane of Kentucky” by Eliza Calvert Hall that explores piecing a quilt as a metaphor for making the most of your life.
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Book Club: Traversing the Traction Gap by Bruce Cleveland
In “The Traction Gap” Bruce Cleveland explains how to find a minimum viable product and grow a company with a repeatable sales process.
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