“Pattern Breakers: The Secrets Behind the World’s Most Successful Start-Ups” is a must-read for every entrepreneur. The book is a start-up version of “Difference“. There is no point starting another me-too business. There is no point in going incremental. The power of different favours the start-up because it forces a choice and not a comparison. The […]
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Here are some cool questions and quotes from the book: Do we have a moral duty to ensure that we don’t take this future away from our descendants? How long would it take to erode a mountain to nothing if you brushed it once a century with a silk cloth or an eagle’s wing? Why
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I am a fan of Buddhist economics. The main conclusion is that GDP is a perverse metric. Humans are more than economic units. Capitalism is the ultimate cause of climate breakdown Kohei Saito thinks that capitalism is the ultimate cause of climate breakdown. And that capitalism is not going to solve the problem of the
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Frederik Pferdt was the chief innovation evangelist of Google. That is why I was very interested in “What Is Next Is Now: How to Live Future Ready”. As someone who is into future trends, I always seek new insights. The opportunity in the ambiguousness and uncertainty of the future The book is about seeing opportunity
“The Immune Mind” is about the bidirectional relationship between the immune system and the mind. In that, the book is very similar to “The Biology of Belief.” It discusses the need to shift from Western medicine to Eastern medicine, such as Ayurveda or Chinese medicine. Also, a version of “The body“. The complexity of the systems
I was hoping “Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect” was a book about extreme customer service. Such as “The connected company” or “The human experience”. Restaurants are fascinating It is not. It is more. I am fascinated by the restaurant sector. Particularly after reading books such as “Work Clean”
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I was looking forward to “The Singularity is Nearer: When We Merge with AI”. About how several key areas of change that are continuing to accelerate simultaneously: Computing power is becoming cheaper. Human biology is becoming better understood. Engineering is becoming possible at far smaller scales. Brain expansion Eventually, nanotechnology will enable these trends to
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“Zero Risk Start-up: The Ultimate Entrepreneur Guide to Mitigating Risks When Starting or Growing a Business” is dedicated to all the wantrepreneurs and intrapreneurs out there who want to learn how to start or scale their own businesses at no risk. The book raises many interesting questions and identifies many of the risks. It also
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Who would ever think I would enjoy a book about data? I could think of nothing more boring—until I read “Data, Strategy, Culture & Power: Win with Data-Centric AI by making human nature work for you.” From my work with my clients, I understand there is a lot more to data than meets the eye,
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When Brian O´Kane and I wrote “Start Your Own Business,” we decided to write it as a workbook that asks the questions rather than trying to give the answers. In the case of a start-up, that is very difficult anyway, as everything is context and highly individual. The Book of Beautiful Questions Like Warren Berger,
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