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Aug 24, 2022

ShopBack: Smarter Buying, Smarter Selling

How would you like some free money? That’s what ShopBack is offering. It’s a discovery and rewards platform for shopping that helps consumers compare discounts across different merchants. Each time you use the app before making a purchase, you get up to 25% cashback on what you spent. All this…

Startup

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ShopBack: Smarter Buying, Smarter Selling
ShopBack: Smarter Buying, Smarter Selling
Startup

14 min read


Jul 19, 2022

Antler: The Global Startup Factory

“People will tell you that more than 90% of startups fail. That is true, but the majority fail for the wrong reasons. We root out the reasons that cause startups to fail.” When it comes to building startups, no accelerator is as disciplined as Antler. It believes that startups are…

Startup

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Antler: The Global Startup Factory
Antler: The Global Startup Factory
Startup

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Published in Mind Cafe

·Jul 11, 2021

Nothing More Than Econ 101

Take one idea, and take it seriously. — Morgan Housel once wrote that “being good at something doesn’t promise rewards.” He continues, “it doesn’t even promise a compliment”. Because what’s rewarded in the world is scarcity, he says, all that matters is what you can do that other people are bad at. It makes sense. In fact, it’s…

Ideas

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Nothing More Than Econ 101
Nothing More Than Econ 101
Ideas

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Jul 10, 2021

Your Biggest Fan

One of the most surprising things I’ve learnt from writing on the Internet is that your biggest fan is likely to be someone you don’t know. A fan is someone who’s excited by your work; a true fan is someone who will buy anything you produce. This is quite different…

Creativity

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Your Biggest Fan
Your Biggest Fan
Creativity

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Published in An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)

·Apr 29, 2021

When Efficiency Isn’t The Point

Pillsbury started making instant cake mix in the 1940s, but it didn’t sell well. It didn’t make sense to them because the mix made things easier. All you had to do was add water and you had something you could eat. Other companies sold instant cake mix as well, but…

Life Lessons

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When Efficiency Isn’t The Point
When Efficiency Isn’t The Point
Life Lessons

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Dec 13, 2020

Bonini’s Paradox: Why Simple Rules Triumph In A Complex World

Bonini’s Paradox states that the more complete a model of a complex system, the less understandable it becomes. This is a useful concept to remember because the world is a complex place, filled with complex institutions and complex people. Aphorisms aim to cut through such complexity. They are meant to…

Self Improvement

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Bonini’s Paradox: Why Simple Rules Triumph In A Complex World
Bonini’s Paradox: Why Simple Rules Triumph In A Complex World
Self Improvement

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Published in Ascent Publication

·Jul 2, 2020

Signalling: The Unspoken Language We Use Every Day

Not having enough information is a problem. — George Akerloff was the first to detail this. In his Nobel-winning paper, The Market for Lemons, he observed that markets with asymmetric information would eventually collapse. Because only sellers would know the condition of the goods they sold, they could always mask defective products — lemons — as quality products…

Life Lessons

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Signalling: The Unspoken Language We Use Every Day
Signalling: The Unspoken Language We Use Every Day
Life Lessons

7 min read


Jun 23, 2020

The Superstar Effect: What Happens In A Winner Takes All World

When Michael Jordan came out of the University of North Carolina, he was selected by the Chicago Bulls as the 3rd overall pick in the 1984 NBA Draft. …

Entrepreneurship

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The Superstar Effect: How To Succeed In A Winner Takes All World
The Superstar Effect: How To Succeed In A Winner Takes All World
Entrepreneurship

7 min read


Published in The Beta Mode

·Dec 8, 2018

Principled Negotiation: How To Find Common Ground Without Compromising

Show me a disagreement, and I’ll show you a negotiation. Negotiation happens every day. You see this in corporate boardrooms where you have lawyers trying to settle a complex claim. But negotiation also takes place whenever you decide with your friends where you should go for dinner. Or which movie…

Negotiation

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Principled Negotiation: How To Find Common Ground Without Compromising
Principled Negotiation: How To Find Common Ground Without Compromising
Negotiation

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Published in Personal Growth

·Oct 13, 2018

Sprezzatura: The Art Of Making Difficult Things Look Simple

If there’s one type of person we admire, it’s the person who’s able to get things done without even trying. You know that person. He’s the student who aces the final exam “without even studying”. She’s the Instagram model who woke up with perfect hair. And both of them are…

Life Lessons

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Sprezzatura: The Art Of Making Difficult Things Look Simple
Sprezzatura: The Art Of Making Difficult Things Look Simple
Life Lessons

4 min read

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