Let's get to the stories and links that I thought were worth sharing this week. As always, enjoy the newsletter. If this was forwarded to you, you can go ahead and subscribe at conordewey.com.
What I read —
This is a really powerful concept. I've never liked the term "networking" but I never had a better way to frame the idea. This is how I'll be thinking about it from now on. Figure Out Who's On Your Team.
I've been learning a lot about the infrastructure that makes data science possible this year. This blog post on Kubernetes helped make a lot of things clear. An Introduction to Kubernetes.
Another great post from Paul Graham. The importance of selectively learning and unlearning certain things is criminally understated. The Lesson To Unlearn.
Highly acclaimed startup people often preach "do things that don't scale." The problem is that it's often unclear what those things are. 95 Ways to Find Your First Customers.
What I found interesting —
This thread made its rounds a few weeks ago, but it's too good for me not to repost, especially coming up on the new year. Free Therapy.
I've read Tom's annual post on what he's learned for the last few years. It never disappoints. 52 Things I Learned.
Quote I'm pondering —
“My real value didn’t come from having fresh ideas. It was having no ideas at all. When you know nothing, you’re forced to create something.” — Liz Wiseman