Grit (a book review)
Have you read the book ‘Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance’ by behavioral psychologist and 2013 MacArthur Fellowship winner...
What Makes A Hero
When thinking of the trials a founder must go through I have often mentally connected this to "The Hero's Journey". This was best...
Elon Musk - Risk Tolerance
It’s been a number of months since I read the Elon Musk biography called: Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future....
Esprit De Corps
The St. Crispin's Day speech is a famous speech from William Shakespeare's play, Henry V, in Act IV Scene iii. This is a key excerpt:...
Effectuation
Effectuation is a way of thinking that serves entrepreneurs in the processes of opportunity identification and new venture creation....
Founder as Visionary
VCs tend to want to invest in founders that are visionary. But what exactly does that mean? Should I be looking for that one in a...
Potential drawbacks of implicit personality theories
Although there are many advantages to using implicit personality theories when forming impressions, there is some danger in relying too...
Interpolation
In the mathematical field of numerical analysis, interpolation is a method of constructing new data points within the range of a discrete...
Routine Is A Sign Of Ambition
W. H. Auden — ‘Routine, in an intelligent man, is a sign of ambition. A modern stoic knows that the surest way to discipline passion is...
Steve Jobs - Tough Mindedness
When people think of exemplary founders with superhuman abilities they typically site Steve Jobs of Apple. He designed product after...