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In love, they say opposites attract. Two people with different strengths complement each other to make the whole stronger. When it comes to our strengths, we're told that if we hold a trait, we should avoid the one that sounds the opposite. For example, if we're
writing
With a little left to go in the first quarter, I've published almost 40 blog posts, even with work travel taking priority over the last few weeks. My previous high for a year is just over 50. I’m on pace to potentially triple my output. I heard
jobs
The US isn’t the only one with an energy transition fueled labor shortage. New data suggests the UK faces one too.
climate
Can I successfully connect my kids' TV habits to Napoleon and then turn it into a commentary on climate? Let's give it a shot.
Newsletter
Every headwind presents a chance for innovation
climate
The energy transition is full of deployment, recycling, and retraining. Playing these trends effectively can be a key to success.
Newsletter
Every social media post looks the same now. Every tweet, thread, or LinkedIn post holds the same formula for engagement because we solved the problem of each algorithm. Add a post to the algorithm, auto-tune to reach the masses, and end up with a relentless march toward mediocrity. Now, everyone
product management
Once companies cross $10M in revenue or ARR, the right product leader becomes a secret weapon for the next stage.
Newsletter
AI, frontier tech, and hardware grab the headlines while services fly under the radar.
investing
Imagine returning 30% a year to your investors for 15 years straight. Now, imagine those returns coming during one of the worst periods to be an investor and doubling the returns of the S&P during that timeframe. That's how well Peter Lynch performed as head of
Newsletter
Howard Marks started writing his famous memos by hand in the early 1990’s. For 10 years, he never received one response. He claims nobody even responded to let them know they got the letters. For my younger audience, pre-internet everything was sent by this service known as mail. The
investing
To be a good investor, we must be passionate about where we spend our time. Otherwise, the ups and downs of the job would eventually wear us down. To be passionate about something, we must be optimistic that where we spend our time matters and that our research will lead