Oversimplified: Issue 64
The Hard Thing About Hard Things, spatial interfaces, and unmissable life advice
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Another week in paradise! Letâs get to all the interesting links I found this time around. If youâre enjoying the newsletter, share it with a friend. If this was forwarded to you, check out some previous issues and subscribe for future updates.
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things in 6 Minutes
Iâve been on a slight startup reading binge lately. Earlier, I wrote up my notes to High Growth Handbook. Next up is The Hard Thing About Hard Things: One of the most praised books on management out there. Donât miss it.
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Spatial Interfaces
This post is from a while back, but itâs so cool! We are accustomed to mapping things 1:1 from real life to software, but there is a whole other world of possibilities out there. Skip to the end for lots of fun examples that make the ideas really clear.
Warren Buffettâs 2 Lists
It seems like itâs an especially good time for reflection these days. If you want to reassess your priorities, try out this exercise from Buffett. Itâs about as straightforward as it gets, and shouldnât take more than 10 minutes or so.
How to Sell a B2B Product
Itâs hard to make B2B sales super interesting (at least for me), but Calvin French-Owen of Segment managed to do that here. I really enjoyed how clean and easy to read this post was.
68 Bits of Unsolicited Advice
This list of advice has been making its rounds, but you really want to take the time to read it. Everything Kevin Kelly touches turns to gold. I couldnât help but take notes on my favorite takeaways.
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The Last Dance
Iâve been watching The Last Dance on Sunday nights. Honestly, itâs been really helpful to have a little routine each week that I look forward to. If you havenât been following, this clip sums it up pretty well. Goosebumps.
Tips for Great Copywriting
This thread has lots of great notes to jot down. I didn't appreciate how much nuance goes into copy until I started trying (and failing) to do it well myself.
Medium-Hard SQL Interview Questions
Itâs surprisingly hard to find a good list like this! If I was still prepping for data science interviews, I would jump on this so fast. I made sure to add it to my list of resources as well.
đ€ Quote I'm Pondering
âIf youâre pushing code once every two weeks and your competitor is pushing code every week, just after two months that competitor will have done 10 times as many tests as you. That competitor will have learned 10 times, an order of magnitude more about their product than you.â â Alex Schultz
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