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quick takes
34 memos in this format, newest first.
← Every memoHoward Schultz on the Moment Commitment Changes Everything
Pour Your Heart Into It
Power reserve 1 min Ref. 108 · quick takesMichael Bloomberg’s Blunt Truth About Risk and Reward
Bloomberg by Bloomberg
Power reserve 1 min Ref. 197 · quick takesMichael Dell’s Formula: Play Nice, But Always Win
Play Nice But Win
Power reserve 1 min Ref. 219 · quick takesPeter Thiel’s Warning to Every Startup Founder
Zero to One
Power reserve 1 min Ref. 236 · quick takesPeter Thiel’s Warning: Today’s Profits Won’t Save You Tomorrow
Zero to One
Power reserve 1 min Ref. 244 · quick takesReed Hastings on Freedom and Responsibility: Netflix’s Unlikely Formula
No Rules Rules
Power reserve 1 min Ref. 91 · quick takesReed Hastings on Why ‘Freedom and Responsibility’ Isn’t a Contradiction
No Rules Rules
Power reserve 1 min Ref. 226 · quick takesRichard Branson’s Problem With ‘Thinking Outside the Box’
The Virgin Way
Power reserve 1 min Ref. 257 · quick takesRichard Branson’s Two-Letter Word That Kills More Ideas Than Failure Ever Could
Screw It, Let's Do It, Just Do It!
Power reserve 1 min Ref. 218 · quick takesRichard Branson’s Two-Word Business Philosophy
Screw It, Let's Do It, Just Do It!
Power reserve 1 min Ref. 71 · quick takesSam Walton on the Price of Being ‘The Richest Man in America’
Made in America
Power reserve 1 min Ref. 175 · quick takesSam Zell’s Business Card Is a Warning
Am I Being Too Subtle?
Power reserve 1 min Ref. 245 · quick takesSam Zell’s Case for Saying Exactly What You Mean
Am I Being Too Subtle?
Power reserve 1 min Ref. 172 · quick takesSam Zell’s Rule: Never Apologize for Being Direct
Am I Being Too Subtle?
Power reserve 1 min Ref. 229 · quick takesSeneca’s Warning to Everyone Who Confuses Busy with Productive
Tribe of Mentors
Power reserve 1 min Ref. 143 · quick takesThe Billboard Test for How to Live
Trailblazer
Power reserve 1 min Ref. 139 · quick takesThe Hidden Cost of Charging Straight at Your Goals
Onward
Power reserve 1 min Ref. 181 · quick takesThe Windshield Wiper Blade That Built Amazon
Invent and Wander, Why I Went from a Hedge Fund to Selling Books
Power reserve 1 min Ref. 117 · quick takesTrump’s Simple Formula: Aim High, Push Hard
The Art of the Deal
Power reserve 1 min Ref. 261 · quick takesWarren Buffett’s Most Counterintuitive Investing Lesson
The Psychology of Investing
Power reserve 1 min Ref. 265 · quick takesWhy Ray Dalio Reads Every Debt Crisis the Same Way
How Countries Go Broke
Power reserve 1 min Ref. 128 · quick takesWhy Ray Dalio Studies Financial History Like a Doctor Studies Anatomy
How Countries Go Broke
Power reserve 1 min Ref. 51 · quick takesDonald Trump’s Case for Thinking Bigger
The Art of the Deal
Power reserve 2 min Ref. 35 · quick takesJeff Bezos Is Building a Clock That Ticks Once a Year
Invent and Wander, Decisions
Power reserve 2 min Ref. 17 · quick takesJohn Doerr’s Case for Measuring What Actually Matters
Measure What Matters
Power reserve 2 min Ref. 52 · quick takesMarc Benioff on Why Values Only Matter When They’re Tested
Trailblazer
Power reserve 2 min Ref. 61 · quick takesMarc Benioff’s Case for Loud Beliefs
Trailblazer
Power reserve 2 min Ref. 53 · quick takesMichael Bloomberg’s Handshake That Built a News Empire
Bloomberg by Bloomberg
Power reserve 2 min Ref. 13 · quick takesMichael Dell’s Case for Speed Over Perfection
Direct from Dell
Power reserve 2 min Ref. 14 · quick takesRay Kroc Didn’t Start Until 52
Grinding It Out
Power reserve 2 min Ref. 32 · quick takesRichard Branson’s Case for Never Learning the ‘Right’ Way
Like a Virgin
Power reserve 2 min Ref. 34 · quick takesRichard Branson’s One-Question Business Filter
The Virgin Way
Power reserve 2 min Ref. 15 · quick takesSam Zell’s Case for the Unglamorous Daily Grind
Am I Being Too Subtle?
Power reserve 2 min Ref. 56 · quick takesStephen Schwarzman’s Case for Relentless Daily Action
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