Mind Into Matter - ARCH Venture Partners origin story
The SAIC Solution: Built by Employee Owners - Science Application International Corporation origin story and explanation of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs)
Puru Saxena - Investment Philosophy: concentrated portfolio comprised of (primarily founder-led) high growth companies with large addressable markets. Usually looking for dominant business with special sauce (moat) which allows them to compound their revenues, cash flows, and earnings for an extended period of time. Usually (but not always), such disruptive businesses operate in the technology sector and they are led by visionary founders with skin in the game.
Spectrum of Wealth: There is no objective level of wealth, because people compare themselves to other people’s money while adjusting to their own. It’s always been that way and will always be that way. What would a spectrum of wealth look like if you described it with words, not numbers?
The United States Constitution
Inception
Most recommended essays in response to Patrick O'Shaughnassey
Pattern matching, playbooks, and winning product categories - John Chambers, previous CEO of Cisco.
Invest like the best - Lesson from building Media Empires - Bob Pittman, founder of MTV (iHeartRadio). Always respect the convenience of the consumer. Every organization wants to make their own live easier at the expense of the customer. You must keep the consumer in mind and make their life better, even at your expense.