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This is an excerpt from The Luck Factor , a 10-year scientific study of luck. It leads with some stuff about superstition which deters most people from getting to the good stuff. So here is a summary. Lucky people generate their own good fortune via four basic principles. 1. They are skilled at creating and noticing chance opportunities 2. Make lucky decisions by listening to their intuition 3. Create sel Read more
Nuggets of wisdom from the book : We’ve instrumentalized niceness as a way of greasing the social wheels, yet it’s often a ruse. We’re polite and we don’t disagree to get through daily existence with the least degree of friction. But by turning niceness into a lubricant, we’ve leeched it of meaning. A smile and a nod might signify “Get me out of here!” as much as Read more
Choose Possibility is a new book by Sukhinder Singh Cassidy. It is part personal story, and part career guide for ambitious professionals. I first learned of Sukhinder in 2012 while watching videos at Stanford’s Entrepreneur corner, where she was interviewed as the founder of Joyus. https://ecorner.stanford.edu/clips/th... Sukhinder has had a remarkable career with stints that in Read more
The 'Cobra Effect' aka the law of unintended consequences: In 19th century India under British colonial rule, authorities decided there were too many venomous cobras in the streets of Delhi, making life uncomfortable for the British residents and their families. To solve this, they offered a reward for every dead cobra residents would bring in. Soon, enterprising locals began to breed cobras to make a living from the Read more
Trajectory: Startup is a book by Dave Parker , a serial entrepreneur and tech investor. Dave previously headed Startup America (now part of UP Global) and Founder Institute Seattle (where I originally met him). He is also a Techstars mentor and board member of several companies with successful exits. It is perhaps the most practical guide I’ve come across for someone who has an idea and would like to foun Read more
