Highlights from my Reading List – Week 40

Articles

1. The Bare Essence – Benjamin Tseng
   

   Benjamin on the bare essence of consulting. 

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2. How an Aspiring ‘It’ Girl Tricked New York’s Party People and Its Banks – The Cut
   

   Money, status and fraud, this story has it all. 

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3. When Do Income Share Agreements Make Sense? – Ali Hamed
   

   Ali on the hottest financial instruments – ISAs.   

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4. Lambda, an online school, wants to teach nursing – The Economist
   

   Lambda school looks to expand into nursing. 

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5. Gatsby: Why We Write
   

   Sam on why writing, curation and sharing are a crucial aspect of Gatsby’s culture.

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6. Pet Theories – Aaron Harris
   

   Knowing investors and their pet theories is a good way of getting a first meeting.  

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7. Requisite Variety and Varietal Fit in Cognitive Systems – Joe Norman
   

   Why making cognitively demanding tasks like driving simpler might lead to more accidents. 

8. The Art of Agile Leadership – Venkatesh Rao
   

   Leadership and Leadering. 

9. A LinkedIn message, an email, and a tweet – Tyler Hogge
   

   Leveraging cold emails and tweets to get lucky.