The Intelligent Investor Summary and Key Takeaways Casino or Investing
Zero to One Notes – What Kind of Business to Start
“Competition is for losers” – Peter Thiel. A Monopoly According to Thiel, to have big success in business, you should create a monopoly. Let’s look at what characterizes businesses you don’t want to start first. Avoid business models that are dominated by the exact opposite, perfect competition. In perfect competition markets, business secrets is known to everyone, companies […]
4 Insights That Made Albert Einstein a Genius
Albert Einstein. It is not a coincident that several billionaires recommends studying this man. “No other man contributed so much, to the vast expansion of the 20th century knowledge” – President Eisenhower. What is the insight and wisdom that made this genius? Here’s a summary and key takeaways from “Einstein: His Life and Universe“.
6 Principles of Powerful Persuasion and Influence
The book Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini is a true eye opener. We Act Like Programmed Robots This book reveals a fact about humans that everyone should pay more attention to: In many ways, we act like robots, pre-programmed for different reaction patterns.
22 Takeaways: Secrets of a $261 Billion Success.
261 billion. That is the market cap of Wal-Mart, the company he built from scratch. 2.2 million people. That is the number of people Wal-Mart employs today. I guess we can agree that this man is worth learning from? His name was Sam Walton. What made Sam a billionaire and such an effective and successful entrepreneur? Here are 22 clues […]
5 Lessons From Billionaire Richard Branson
5 key lessons from Richard Branson’s book, The Virgin Way. 1. If it does not excite you, don’t do it. This is a message repeated by a lot of billionaires. If it does not excite you, don’t do it. Branson’s two main reasons is that: First, if you do not get excited by what you are […]
10 Startup Lessons From Rework
“Ignore this book at your own peril”. This is what Jeff Bezos, Amazon creator and billionaire said about the book rework. The book is awesome indeed. B below the 10 contrarian takeaways will be ready for you. Learn From Your Successes Learn from your failure is common advice, while learn from your successes is better advice. […]