TechWriterTom

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A Hot $100M Home Design Startup Collapsed Overnight(marker.medium.com)
42 points by TechWriterTom 7y ago|2 comments
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How to Fix Boring Business Meetings(medium.com)
1 points by TechWriterTom 7y ago|0 comments
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Mental Models to Make You a Worldly Wise Person(medium.com)
1 points by TechWriterTom 7y ago|0 comments
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Lessons from the Man Who Solved the Market(medium.com)
3 points by TechWriterTom 7y ago|0 comments
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by TechWriterTom 7y ago
In comparison to Bill Gates -- he's the perfect example. Each had different strengths. Jobs was a marketing genius. While Gates understood Microsoft's marketing plan in depth -- their approach was fundamentally different. You can
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Can people who aren't technical geniuses build complex systems?(medium.com)
8 points by TechWriterTom 7y ago|2 comments
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Don’t Be Like Mike, Be Like Elon: Competition vs. Cooperation(medium.com)
9 points by TechWriterTom 7y ago|0 comments
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by TechWriterTom 7y ago
Anyone who publicly supported Trump can't be too concerned. But considering he has Palintir he must have to keep a relatively clean image. Overall I think the Gawker lawsuit may have had an antifragile effect--it's improved his im
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by TechWriterTom 7y ago
It says we need Peter Thiel, or rather, funds to back lawsuit everyday people can't afford to pay upfront. Which have been growing the past few years.
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Peter Thiel Ended Gawker. The Media Hated Him. Like Batman, Is He a Dark Knight?(medium.com)
7 points by TechWriterTom 7y ago|4 comments
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by TechWriterTom 7y ago
I also love Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy. But seriously, there's a few specific examples that are relevant. 1. Torches of Freedom. The father of PR, Edward Bernays, convinced women’s rights marchers in New York City to hold up Lucky
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Why are great marketers burning what's boring. Are they attention merchants?(medium.com)
5 points by TechWriterTom 7y ago|4 comments
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by TechWriterTom 7y ago
Quick summary: I committed the ultimate marketing sin. I created content for contents’ sake. Worse still, I counted it as a win. For one client, my content was producing over 130,000 views a month (170,000 on a good month). Did it bring in
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Marketing Is Like Acting. It Works Best When Hidden(medium.com)
4 points by TechWriterTom 7y ago|2 comments
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“I sold my face to Google for $5” Attempt at inclusive facial recognition failed(vox.com)
2 points by TechWriterTom 7y ago|0 comments
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The Ascent of FinTech(hackernoon.com)
1 points by TechWriterTom 7y ago|0 comments
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by TechWriterTom 7y ago
You might like his Medium post that preceded his book. The author is the guy that started DuckDuckGo. https://medium.com/@yegg/mental-models-i-find-repeatedly-use...
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Mental Models to Make You a Worldly Wise Person(medium.com)
20 points by TechWriterTom 7y ago|4 comments
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Naming FinTech Startups (Ripple, Robinhood, Kabbage)(startupstash.com)
6 points by TechWriterTom 7y ago|0 comments
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by TechWriterTom 8y ago
Any job that matters is meaningful. But that still leaves many working a bullshit job. That's no fun. As for people who aren't capable of becoming artists or scientists, which I think would be a small % of people, well I hope they
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by TechWriterTom 8y ago
I think being a great scientist or artist revolves around doing repetitive tasks that aren't not fun or enjoyable. I believe people want to do difficult jobs, as long as they're meaningful.
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by TechWriterTom 8y ago
Compared to the people creating art, furthering science, and improving our society?
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by TechWriterTom 8y ago
They are economically useless - not useless as people. In fact, that's kind of the point. Here's a quote from Andreessen that highlights that potential: “Imagine six, or 10 billion people doing nothing but arts and sciences, cultu
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Is Software Eating the Useless Class? The Story of Marc Andreessen(hackernoon.com)
20 points by TechWriterTom 8y ago|12 comments