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The Difference Between Precision and Accuracy
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How to Download Your LinkedIn Profile as a Resume
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The Mea Culpa Meta Game
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Companies Exist to Serve Customers, Not to Employ People
I’m not sure when it happened, but somewhere along the American history…
You Should Have Two Different Kinds of Hiring Interview
Most companies and managers today are making a fundamental mistake in their hiring…
How to Raise an Employee’s IQ by 10 Points in 2 Minutes
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Amazon Go Gets Shopping Right by Reducing Friction
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Why You Should Hire Using Evolution vs. Design Thinking
Design Thinking, regardless of arena, has one or few people at the top dispensing…
The Future of Automated Value Exchange for Online Content Creators
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How AI Will Improve Human Customer Service (Right Before It Kills It)
One of the best things that came out of Uber was that it made cab drivers nicer.…
Desired Outcome Management (DOM)
For the last few years I’ve been working on a system that can abstractly…
Propagating Mission Language Throughout an Organization
I’ve been courting an idea lately, but have not been able to capture it…
The Paradox of Corporate Innovation
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I don’t think anyone at Netflix expects people to actually pay £8.99 for a…
Why You Should Treat C-Players like A-Players
When I was in my 20’s and early 30’s I wasn’t nearly as smart…
A Simplified Explanation for Why Oil Prices Are So Low
There are many theories and conspiracies for why oil prices continue to to drop.…
When Interviewing, Make it Clear That You’re Vetting Them As Well
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Marc Benioff on What Companies Should Be Focusing On
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On Curation and Quality
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The Best Interview Question
I’m somewhat obsessed with how to find good people to do things. I’ve…
How Mobile Changes Everything
This is a powerful presentation by Andreessen Horowitz about how much mobile is…
Subway Getting Out-Subway’d
With 43,945 sandwich shops in 110 countries, Subway has become the world’s most…
You Should Write Email Like the BBC Writes News Stories
The text above is from a story on the main BBC website. Notice anything interesting…
Is the Investment Advice Industry a Scam?
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