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Neil Soni

Neil Soni

The Mamba Mentality Key Takeaways

The world lost a treasure when Kobe Bryant died in January. Kobe’s book The Mamba Mentality is a fascinating look at his mind and work…

Jul 20, 2020

The Mamba Mentality Key Takeaways

Jul 20, 2020

Neil Soni

Customer Mirage: Risks of Signing A Large Company As Your First Customer

Signing a large company as your 1st customer sounds good until you become a corporate dev shop. Avoiding the trap takes discipline.

Jul 2, 2020

Customer Mirage: Risks of Signing A Large Company As Your First Customer

Jul 2, 2020

Neil Soni

The Art of Rejecting Startups

Smart corporations are great at rejecting startups while leaving the door open for future collaboration when needs arise. It’s an art.

Jun 20, 2020

The Art of Rejecting Startups

Jun 20, 2020

Neil Soni

The Hidden Life of Trees Key Takeaways

I’ve seen claims that trees are sensitive but didn’t believe it until I read The Hidden Life of Trees. The truth is even more amazing.

Feb 17, 2020

The Hidden Life of Trees Key Takeaways

Feb 17, 2020

Neil Soni

Talk Is Cheap

If someone makes a prediction and doesn’t have anything riding on the outcome, the prediction isn’t worth paying attention to.

Jan 13, 2020

Talk Is Cheap

Jan 13, 2020

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The Five Questions Large Companies Ask When Evaluating Startups

Getting the answers right to these questions is the difference between success and failure when trying to get a startup-corporate deal…

Jan 2, 2020

The Five Questions Large Companies Ask When Evaluating Startups

Jan 2, 2020

Neil Soni

Epics

Great epics go beyond simple storytelling and take the audience on a life-altering journey of their own.

Dec 27, 2019

Epics

Dec 27, 2019

Neil Soni

The Best Books I Read in 2019

I traveled less in 2019 than I ever have in my adult life and since I do much of my reading on trips (flights, trains, etc), I read a…

Dec 20, 2019

Books!

Dec 20, 2019

Neil Soni

The Lindy Effect and The Future of Beer

There have been dozens of beer trends crop up over the past few years. The Lindy Effect can help us sort out which trends are here to stay.

May 2, 2019

The Lindy Effect and The Future of Beer

May 2, 2019

Neil Soni

The Way of Zen Key Takeaways

The Way of Zen is a book about Zen Buddhism. But whether you’re a Buddhist or not, this book will have you meditating on life’s paradoxes.

Apr 16, 2019

The Way of Zen Key Takeaways

Apr 16, 2019

Neil Soni

Neil Soni

Startup growth/corporate innovation advisor. Wrote a book (https://amzn.to/2Sw7n53). Interested in too many things but life’s more fun that way.

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