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Learning Curve 2019

At the end of the year like this [2017, 2018], I put together a list of some of the most helpful content I came across during the year, I hope you find a thing or two that’s helpful. This list is a stripped-down version of a monthly newsletter on the most helpful/interesting things I come […]

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My experience at the 2019 Global Peter Drucker Forum, Vienna

An essay doesn’t begin with a statement, but with a question. In a real essay, you don’t take a position and defend it. You notice a door that’s ajar, and you open it and walk in to see what’s inside. The Age of the Essay, Paul Graham 2019 started with the same mantra as 2018 —  Taking advantage […]

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Click Baits and Paying for Content

Before After It’s the same tweet but can you spot the difference between the two images? Of course, you should, The most obvious is the featured image and then the title. For many years, I’ve seen rebukes like this, a reminder of what is wrong with media space — misleading titles. However, I’ve come to […]

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I wish I had known better…

I had just finished reading one of the best books I’ve come across on Negotiation titled Never Split the difference. As I read the last words of the book I said to myself, “ I wish I had known this 9 months ago, I’d have done better” Surprisingly I stopped and questioned myself, asking if […]

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A Better Business Plan

  It’s not clear to me why business plans are the way they are, but they’re often misused to obfuscate, bore, and show an ability to comply with expectations. If I want the truth about a business and where it’s going, I’d rather see a more useful document. I’d divide the modern business plan into […]