Three Steps to Use Streaming Data for Continuous Learning and Action
12 Signs of an Egotistical Leader and What To Do When You Encounter One
Work Sparks Joy, Not Leisure.
Stained Glass Goals
My Writing Mission
Why I write.
The Purpose of Technology
the purpose of technology is to lift people up, cure the deaf, restore sight, and end death itself. Wow! And Balaji is no hypester. He’s a serious academic and entrepreneur, and he backs up these lofty goals with evidence. Here are seven places to start.
Best of 2020
Here are my favorite books, blogs, artists, podcasts, technologists, leaders, and apps of 2020. I cap each category at four because it’s my personal Mount Rushmore. If they’re new to you, I share a good place to start—a short article, podcast, or short video.
Trevor Bauer Goals, 2021
Trevor Bauer was the best pitcher in baseball last year. On the Northstar Podcast, he explained his views on physics, analytics, and the evolution of “pitch design.”
Bauer the Chief Technology Officer of pitching.
Bauer is the Bryson DeChambeau of baseball.
Bauer is the Peter Thiel of MLB.
Bauer is a 2021 goal setting inspiration: a curious, polymathic, controversial leapfrogger.
The Anatomy of Goal Setting, Featuring David Perell
Find Hidden Genius
As a leader, your job is to find genius nobody knows yet. So says Ken Rabis and Stanford / General Catalyst polymath Balaji Srinivasan. I love that way of thinking about my job. I made a list of 21 people I work with. But how can I help?
Rabis and Balaji suggest using polymathic skills and Tour of Duty alliance plans to develop genius on your teams.
The Hard Part
Stripe founders Patrick and John Collison remind us that great ideas can be simple. Their original payments system was 7 lines of code. Now Stripe is worth $36 billion. The idea was easy. The hard part was knowing which 7 lines mattered.
AI that Helps You Skate to Where the Puck is Going to Be
Streaming data science is like an algorithmic Wayne Gretzky.
Too Many Fields of Dreams
Blue Ocean Strategy
Blue Ocean Strategy is one of the best-selling business strategy books of all time, but it is often misunderstood. Panera Bread is a great example of how to discover and execute a blue ocean strategy:
