Conor Dewey

🎲 The Hard Thing About Hard Things in 6 Minutes

There are plenty of books that cover the theme of "how to start a startup" but few that cover the challenges that pop up afterward. The Hard Thing About Hard Things from Ben Horowitz definitely falls into the latter category...

🧐 How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes

I've never read a Sherlock Holmes novel. I did however recently pick up an excellent short book from Peter Bevelin titled A Few Lessons from Sherlock Holmes. Needless to say, it got my attention...

🤝 Why I'm Betting on Hugo

If you aren't familiar with Hugo, it's a collaborative, centralized interface for meeting notes that connects with a bunch of other tools. The team recently closed a $6.1 million seed round...

💡 Where Good Ideas Come From in 5 Minutes

What kind of environments breed innovation? What sparks a flash of brilliance? Steven Johnson tackles these questions in Where Good Ideas Come From by finding common patterns among notable inventions...

🤔 The Nassim Taleb Starter Pack

I've always had fun learning new ways of thinking, especially when the ideas turn out to be practical. Luckily, Nassim Taleb has produced a gold mine of meaningful ways of thinking...

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