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November 2024

What John Cleese taught me about creativity
To be truly creative, you have to risk being ridiculous
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Business strategy is a game
Strategy transforms chaos into a calculated game
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Seven ways to spend our 4000 weeks well
Time is short so do what moves us
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Five ways I sharpen my writing
The start point for effective writing is having a clear goal.
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October 2024

Aligning incentives with desired outcomes
Incentives drive behaviour so it's important to get them right.
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Four building blocks for startup success
Sam Altman suggests there are four building blocks: a great idea, a great product, a great team and great execution.
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Leveraging growth via a key input to output financial ratio
Maximise the Lifetime value to Customer Acquisition Cost ratio to optimise business growth. This is a key factor in Starbucks success.
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Three ways Nietzsche shapes my thinking
Friedrich Nietzsche was a profound and radical Germany philosopher. I discovered him in my 20s.
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September 2024

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