Shane Parrish
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Mastering the best of what other people have already figured out and sharing what I learn
Joined April 2009
11 Lessons from John Bragg, who controls half the world’s wild blueberries, built North America’s largest private telecom, and did it all without ever leaving his hometown of 1,100 people. 1. Look to the Horizon: In 1969, nobody wanted a cable TV license for a small town with a
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RT @TKPPodcast: .@tobi on how bureaucracy builds up so incrementally that nobody notices, until you have outcomes nobody intended and no on….
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Your biggest disasters often become your greatest opportunities. Being in business means finding, solving, and attacking problems. Each problem solved brings you closer to success.
11 Lessons from John Bragg, who controls half the world’s wild blueberries, built North America’s largest private telecom, and did it all without ever leaving his hometown of 1,100 people. 1. Look to the Horizon: In 1969, nobody wanted a cable TV license for a small town with a
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"The test of a business man is not whether he can make money in one or two boom years, or can make money through the luck of getting into the field first, but whether in a highly competitive field, without having any initial advantage over his competitors, he can outdistance them.
Harvey Firestone built one of America’s great industrial empires from scratch. You've probably heard of Firestone tires. Here are 12 timeless lessons I learned while researching him: . 1. A Taste for Saltwater: Most people spit out saltwater; Harvey savored it. The harsh,
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At 85, worth billions, he still uses scuffed golf balls. When asked why he simply says: “They go as far as new ones.”.
11 Lessons from John Bragg, who controls half the world’s wild blueberries, built North America’s largest private telecom, and did it all without ever leaving his hometown of 1,100 people. 1. Look to the Horizon: In 1969, nobody wanted a cable TV license for a small town with a
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The world progresses from a collection of irrational dedication.
As children, we think things just exist. Buildings, parks, institutions. They’re just there, like mountains or rivers. Part of the landscape. Then we grow up and realize that, oh, someone built that. But that realization doesn’t do it justice.
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This is a very good way to think and it's not all that common:. "Sol Price used to say, success in business came from deciding which business you could intelligently do without. He had a list of business he didn't want. He didn't want business from people who wrote bad checks.
Sol Price is the most influential retailer you’ve never heard of. His legacy and lessons cover the entire landscape of modern retail from Costco to Amazon. It also explains the $1.50 hotdog combo. 13 Lessons from Sol Price:. 1. Ignorance is a Superpower: Sol had never worked.
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Creation is an act of violence against what exists.
As children, we think things just exist. Buildings, parks, institutions. They’re just there, like mountains or rivers. Part of the landscape. Then we grow up and realize that, oh, someone built that. But that realization doesn’t do it justice.
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“Never let your ego run your business.”.
11 Lessons from John Bragg, who controls half the world’s wild blueberries, built North America’s largest private telecom, and did it all without ever leaving his hometown of 1,100 people. 1. Look to the Horizon: In 1969, nobody wanted a cable TV license for a small town with a
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As children, we think things just exist. Buildings, parks, institutions. They’re just there, like mountains or rivers. Part of the landscape. Then we grow up and realize that, oh, someone built that. But that realization doesn’t do it justice.
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Donald Savoie describing John Bragg:. "He is not one to draw attention to himself by being loud, he is to the point and never one to waste words, he is a deeply committed Maritimer, and unlike some other businesspeople, he is not one for making sweeping solutions to complex.
11 Lessons from John Bragg, who controls half the world’s wild blueberries, built North America’s largest private telecom, and did it all without ever leaving his hometown of 1,100 people. 1. Look to the Horizon: In 1969, nobody wanted a cable TV license for a small town with a
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When Ryan told @paulg he was stepping down as CEO of Flexport, Graham had this amazing line:. “That’s like saying this other guy would be a better husband for your wife. It might be true, but don’t act on it. This is your company. You need to stay in there.”
10 Lessons from my conversation with @typesfast . 1. Play Against Weak Competition: Charlie Munger told Ryan his freight business was brilliant because of “dumb competition.” Competing in AI means battling Stanford PhDs. In logistics, coding makes you revolutionary. Find markets.
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“Only those who look at the horizon find the right road. If you look at your feet, you’ll stumble.”.
11 Lessons from John Bragg, who controls half the world’s wild blueberries, built North America’s largest private telecom, and did it all without ever leaving his hometown of 1,100 people. 1. Look to the Horizon: In 1969, nobody wanted a cable TV license for a small town with a
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Some of the small changes we've made on the podcast in the last few months:. All video on Spotify. Text Videos for Outliers (hugely requested bc no one wants to watch me talk for an hour lol). Incorporating other media into outliers (like clips from Katharine Graham and.
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Listen now:. Spotify: Apple Podcasts: Web/Transcript/Lessons:
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Testing out a feature where you can watch clips of the best moments on the pod. Tried it with @harleyf . What do you think?.
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Lessons from my conversation with Dr. Sue Johnson. 1. Criticism Is a Bid for Connection: When your partner criticizes or becomes passive-aggressive, they're not trying to hurt you. They're asking "Where are you?" Sue explains that demanding partners are desperately seeking.
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"You honor commitments by paying full attention to them, not by randomly swinging back and forth between what matters and what doesn't based on your mood or anxiety.".
Bill Belichick kept rookie Tom Brady on as a fourth string quarterback, something "almost unheard of" at any level of football. Why?. Because Belichick believes talent isn't enough. Discipline, obsession, and hunger win you championships. Watch the full episode now:.(00:00)
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