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How to Build an A+ Team of Dragons
Following on from the leadership note I wrote last month, Why Excellence Costs More, I found your reflections and questions quite relatable and meaningful. Thank you. I agree that it is not easy to identify, attract, and retain A+ players. Then again, that’s the whole play. It’s like a game of chess, if you want to […]
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The Oracle of Omaha
This is not my usual leadership note (something I write once a month). Instead, it is a thanksgiving letter by Warren Buffet to his shareholders. I thought you could only benefit from reading it so sharing it with you here. Warren Buffett’s final letter is not about money. It’s about grace, gratitude, and a hand […]
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Why Excellence Costs More
I’m not a follower of NBA and most of you (my readers) aren’t either, but I couldn’t think of a better example to start this post. Picture this: You’re running an NBA franchise with a $140 million salary cap. Do you spread that budget across 15 average players, or do you invest 68% of it […]
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Ready for Your ChatGPT Moment?
Do you remember how we always googled everything not so long ago? Any question we ever wanted answered, from finding the origin or meaning of an obscure word to that article you once read, we went to Google. It was our first choice and almost impossible to imagine a life on the internet without the […]
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Grow Fast or Die Slow
It may sound unrealistic but the truth is that a startup cannot afford to slow down.
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Go Big or Go Home
A while back, I read the inspiring story of Upside Foods. The first company in the world to get the green signal from the USDA to commercially sell lab-cultivated meat. Involves no reproduction, breeding, or slaughterhouses. Just cells (which can come from biopsies or even the feathers). It’s an extraordinary point in organizational maturity that […]
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The Art of Communication
We’ve all heard of Warren Buffett. I’d like to quote a conversation between a billionaire investor, David Rubenstein and another billionaire entrepreneur (Co-founder and CEO of BlackRock). As follows: Rubenstein: Warren Buffett popularized the idea of having a letter to his shareholders telling everybody what he thinks. You have, with him, become probably the most prominent […]
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Four Levels of Competence
Mark Twain once said, “Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.” However, it’s debatable whether he actually said something like this. Nevertheless, if you can get past the visual, this little piece of advice is priceless. Brian Tracy in his book, […]
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Commitment to Excellence
I wasn’t sure if I should be sending you another email today but I’ve been wanting to share my thoughts ever since I saw the Apple Vision Pro video. I’ve also put you all in “to” so in case you wish to add to this, everyone may benefit from your wisdom. (I choose BCC when I want […]
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