I like ideas that challenge the status quo. I like controversial slants that stir the pot. I love when science validates my assumptions about life. And when I get tired of writing about business & marketing I share quotes & articles that meet those criteria here.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Bertrand Russell’s 10 Commandments of Teaching
Find more pleasure in intelligent dissent than in passive agreement, for, if you value intelligence as you should, the former implies a deeper agreement than the latter.
Adam Savage’s keynote address to the Class of 2012 at Sarah Lawrence College’s 84th commencement.
Fred Wilson on the Management Team
Companies are not people. But they are comprised of people. And the people side of the business is harder and way more complicated than building a product is. You have to start with culture, values, and a commitment to creating a fantastic workplace. You can’t fake these things. They have to come from the top. They are not bullshit. They are everything. There will be things that happen in the course of building a business that will challenge the belief in the leadership and the future of the company. If everyone is a mercenary and there is no shared culture and values, the team will blow apart. But if there is a meaningful culture that the entire team buys into, the team will stick together, double down, and get through those challenging situations.
Ovulation Leads Women to Perceive Sexy Cads as Good Dads
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
