Oversimplified: Volume 115
Early-stage startup takeaways, high-speed career sampling, and Pixar + Zoom
Hey there đ
Hope your week is off to a great start! On the personal side, Iâm extra excited as I just started a new job working on product at Metabase. I expect to be writing more as I learn the lay of the land. Anyways, letâs get to the best links I found on the internet. Plenty to share this time around.
âď¸ What I Learned at Hugo
Conor Dewey | Startups | 2021-08-17
I'm a big believer that when you close any meaningful chapter, it's a worthwhile exercise to sit down and reflect on the most valuable things you learned from the experience. These are some of my favorite lessons learned at Hugo over the past 1.5 years.
âď¸ Notes on Measure What Matters
Conor Dewey | Reading | 2021-08-20
Since I was in-between jobs last week, I spent a lot of the time sitting by the pool reading. Iâve got plenty of book notes and highlights as a result. FWIW while a bit repetitive, I really enjoyed this one.
âď¸ Notes on The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
Conor Dewey | Reading | 2021-08-22
Iâve followed Naval through Twitter and various podcasts over the years, so I skimmed through a lot of this one. Nonetheless, I always walk away with something interesting to think about when itâs Naval. Lots of ideas and highlights here for seeking success, wealth, and happiness.
đ Possible By Default
Linus | Startups | 2021-08-05
âI think as we grow up and go through school and work, weâre conditioned into an impossible by default mindset.â Linus argues that we are better off inverting this thinking much of the time. I couldnât agree more.
đ The Best of Lennyâs Newsletter
Lenny Rachitsky | Product | 2021-08-17
Iâm sure a lot of you are already familiar with Lennyâs Newsletter for everything startups, product, and growth. If you arenât or want a refresher on the huge amount of knowledge that he has put out, this is an excellent place to start.
đ The Magic of High-Speed Career Sampling
Nat Eliason | Career | 2021-08-12
I like this approach for running short-term âexperimentsâ in order to validate interests before diving in deeper. Framing these types of personal experiments is something that a lot of us, myself included, could do better.
đ Pixar Characters on Zoom
Zoom + Snap | Miscellaneous | 2021-08-05
If you want to keep your colleagues on their toes next Zoom meeting, check out this hack using the âPixarâ Snap filter on your laptop.
Food for Thought
âOne of the most reliable signs that you need a holiday is the conviction that you cannot spare the time to take one.â â Bryan Magee
Until next time
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Until next time,
Conor