Month: February 2021

It got massive amounts of people to subscribe to HBO Max, and then they stick around for the content. “The customer acquisition game is an originals game. The customer retention game in SVOD is a library game.” — Continue to read.

“You should look at the codes that I’ve written. I write software programs way beyond any classes that I’ve taken. I think I’ve gotten better over time, so take a look at how ambitious I’ve been there. I do think I can work well with people. I might criticize their code a little harshly, but…
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“With relationships, actions speak louder than words, especially if your words have been fairly empty in the past.” — ‘Success Addicts’ Choose Being Special Over Being Happy “Unhappy is he who depends on success to be happy. For such a person, the end of a successful career is the end of the line. His destiny…
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Those who understand compound interest can make it work for them and those that don’t understand it spend much of life trying to get out from its shackles. When we think of compounding, we typically think of finance and positive returns, as in “good compounding.” But compounding just reinforces what’s already happening — good or…
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What you all learned from this year – A couple weeks ago, I asked readers of this newsletter to send me your biggest life lessons from this year. Nearly 1,300 of you responded, some with multiple pages of thoughts and experiences. After going through them all, I highlighted the ten most common themes and insights…
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“In just a few short weeks on the job, I had already realized that because every tough decision came down to a probability, then certainty was an impossibility — which could leave me encumbered by the sense that I could never get it quite right. So rather than let myself get paralyzed in the quest…
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This is an  interesting opinion piece that highlights how documentaries can distort our view of reality, and specifically how omission of facts can deceive. But it isn’t just documentaries that do this. More broadly speaking, whenever the public is given “facts” about anything, there is always a lens through which the information is presented. So…
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How many time have you sat at the bargaining table, and wondered, “am I negotiating with liars?” And to your own self be true—how many times have you been untruthful in a negotiation? The example below shines a light on how lies can get negotiators into hot water.In July 2014, Jesse Litvak, the former managing…
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My Learnings: 1. As a fund continuous returns are important. 2.  Winning with consistency requires discipline. Finding breakout winners is everything but how a #VC fund operates determines repeatability. What worked for us: Trusting our own insight, diligence and future casting vs. investing entirely based on team and TAM.  3. Outcomes are a result of…
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