July 20, 1998: “I know very well that in the next 10 years, if Microsoft is still a leader, we will have had to weather at least three crises.” - Bill Gates on stage at University of Washington with Warren Buffett via Tap Dancing to Work
July 16, 2019 $MSFT market cap: 1.064T
“When you have written your headline, you have spent eighty cents out of your dollar.” - David Ogilvy 👀 why @davegerhardt spends so much time on headlines.
Great book—@dcancel with another extraordinary recommendation—much appreciated, sir.
Glad to have serendipitously stumbled upon Disrupt Yourself | Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work, while wandering through the stacks of the public library. Great book—and podcasts— @johnsonwhitney.
“Not everyone, however, has been so judicious in putting these FBI documents into context.”
Also, note: “We should at least allow the possibility that the accusations are true.”
How to Make Sense of the Shocking New MLK Documents - POLITICO apple.news/A29C4fhaORH26N9k-…
1980 Winter Olympics #miracleonice: “In Cambridge, Massachusetts, a quiet supermarket erupted at the news into a riot of flying toilet tissue and paper towels streamers. The customers were joined in their spree—and soon led—by the market employees and manager.”
Pieces from @nntaleb’s Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder | smoking negativa benefit, Nietzsche’s choice, oranges’ origin and its juice, dignity
👋 great seeing you and Sue working together for the event. Hope you had a wonderful @VentureCafe!
Remembering terrible things via The Tao of Charlie Munger. 📚
#TheGreatDepression #GreatRecession #facism #despot #numbers #democracy #history #economics #worthyreading #wethepeople #vote #doyourjob #whatmatters #sundaylearning
Oops, make that Saturday. #Givethanks to The #NightKing we can’t edit tweets, @jack. #notaspoiler ⚰️⚔️ #GoT #hope #aryalives #tyriontoo

















