Malcolm Ong

It might surprise you that high blood pressure (hypertension) is one of the most common causes of death in the world. High blood pressure leads to heart disease and strokes, and it kills more people than all infectio…

… to raise a Series B without a business model instead of putting his faith in Founder Reid Hoffman. No longer relying solely on the likelihood of success, Jeff now trusts strong teams. “If I believe that the team can actually pull it off, even in the face of low probability, I will go for it,” Jeff says.

The web 2.0 era has been replaced by a new “Web²” era. An age where we simultaneously live in many different internets, whose numbers increase hourly. The dark forests are growing.

The existential crisis of cancer brought a new clarity to her life and her work. Investing in the things that make life worth living — well-being, work and a sense of purpose, and human connection — felt more important than ever. “I’ve never felt that desperate to live. I want to see my children grow up and I want to see my chi…

The key, according to Bezos, is to gather just enough information. Aim to have 70% of the data you need instead of a near-certain 90%.

… psychologist Adam Grant has some counterintuitive advice for those of us who hire for culture fit. While hiring for culture fit (even over skills or star potential) is a predictor of success early in a firm’s history, later on it actually causes firms to underperform. In his research, he came across IDEO’s approach to this issue. Instead of fit, IDEO hires for cultural contribution. It asks, What’s missing from our culture? and then goes and looks for that. Early on, we may need …

Once you finish a book, give yourself time to reflect. You can even write a three-sentence summary of what you’ve learned and come back to it later. This practice forces us to review our notes and reflect on the most salient points.

For increased retention, write a short summary of each chapter you finish, including meaningful passages and phrases. Imagine a stranger who’s never read the book will be borrowing your notes: how would you communicate the most important points?

Hire the developers that you can get that are good enough for your business, have a willingness to learn, a desire to improve, and are ambitious.