Humans Hate Being Spun: How to Practice Radical Honesty
Netflix is a place where people win. They exceed expectations. They conquer the odds. That’s how they’ve moved as fast as the market from DVDs to streaming, capturing an audience of close to 100M paying subscribers. And it’s also why extremely high-caliber talent goes to work there. Much of this is the product of Netflix’s hard-driving culture, as described and defined in its infamous Culture Doc, which continues to make industry rounds to this day (Sheryl Sandberg once called it “the most important document to ever come out of Silicon Valley.”)
8 minute read - some great advice, so we can all focus on the mission v. "stuff" ^ADJ
A Short Guide to Strategy for Entrepreneurs
It sometimes appears that the traditional rules of business are being upended by today’s mega-trends of multisided platforms, big data, machine learning and AI, crowdsourcing, the internet of things (IoT), and more. These trends have transformed the world of business immeasurably. But they have certainly not repealed the timeless rules of strategy.
8 minute read - great article on strategy that I suggest you share with your teams ^ADJ
The Motherboard Guide to Not Getting Hacked
Do you want to stop criminals from getting into your Gmail or Facebook account?
7 minute, easy read - highly recommend ^ADJ
This Email From Elon Musk to Tesla Employees Describes What Great Communication Looks Like | Inc.com
Throughout the years, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has demonstrated the art of masterful communication. The following is a perfect example: It's a copy of a previously unpublished email Musk sent to Tesla employees a few years ago. Sent with the subject line "Communication Within Tesla," it explains the problem with how information is transmitted in most companies, and how things should be different at Tesla.
5 minute read - love him or hate him, Elon has great internal comms - recommend the read ^ADJ
Research: If You Position Products as a Set, People Are More Likely to Buy Them All
It’s no secret that people like to finish things; there’s something deeply and inexplicably satisfying about crossing the last item off a to-do list or acquiring the final piece of a collectible set. But just how far are people willing to go to achieve “completeness”?
4 minute read - great article on consumer behavior ^ADJ
Quantitative Intuitive Decision Making
At the heart of good decision making in today’s fast and complex environment is the ability to see how things fit together – and perhaps more crucially, spot when things do not have a good or logical fit – quickly and effectively, and leverage these connections to derive insights and make prompt data-driven decisions.