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Like many people, I’m addicted to reading about Steve Jobs. I’ve said before that he’s a towering figure whose name will be on a par with Ford or Rockefeller–an all-time great. But I’ve also had a hard time reconciling the greatness and pettiness of the man. I recently read a Wired article from 2012 that … Continue reading The Real Lesson of Steve Jobs: Results Trump Personality
If you’re not reading Eric Barker’s blog, Bakadesuyo, take a moment to subscribe (at least for as long as RSS readers still exist) before reading the rest of this post. Eric spends an incredible amount of effort distilling the nuggets of wisdom from hundreds of books so you don’t have to. You’ll thank me later. … Continue reading Nice guys finish first *and* last
The world is full of jerks. But it must be some kind of innate instinct, because there is no upside to being a jerk.One of the first questions I ever responded to on Quora asked if being nice was an advantage for VCs. The consensus was that success trumps affability, and that entrepreneurs would rather … Continue reading There Is No Upside In Being A Jerk
My old friend Andrew’s dictum now has scientific proof…the part about assholes, that is. (Monet will have to wait for another day, though an unscientific survey of freshman dorm rooms seems to confirm the assertion) New Scientist reports that two separate studies confirm what the nice guys of the world have always known, and the … Continue reading Chicks Dig Two Things…Monet, and Assholes