Kim Scott on trying to create “bullshit-free zones”
When is a Backtest Too Good to be True?
It seems it was completely justified to make me very suspicious about serious cherry-picking. It’s either that, or the authors have discovered the ultimate trading strategy. Needless to say it turned out to be the former …
Guts don’t scale, but your strategy can.
This was the eureka moment. All of a sudden, we could very clearly see all of our different skill sets forming patterns and shapes. Building Creative Teams without Your Gut
Start creating, don’t wait
If you want real answers, get out of your head and get into the world. The feedback you get from engaging reality will be far more accurate and useful than all the speculations or advice from people whose stories will never be identical to your own.
How to design from 10.000 feet OR looking at the big picture
“… this process involves product designers taking a step back to look at the big picture and asking whether you’re developing and designing a product that fits users’ needs.”
Don’t be a jerk, be a great connector
A great post about how you can connect people in a way that will keep you likeable and maybe even garner gratitude. You’re probably doing email introductions wrong
Illustration, History and Science combined
The Rebellious and Revolutionary Life of Galileo, Illustrated One of the articles from a great series of illustrated short articles about Jane Goodall, Pablo Neruda, Frida Kahlo, e.e. cummings, and Albert Einstein and others.
The promise of quantum computing
“This means that if quantum computing comes to fruition, we would, in theory, end up with a machine that’s both smaller and exponentially more powerful than our current machines.” read the article on Ted.com