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Proven, Better, New: Mark Pincus on the Rules of Product Innovation
Mark Pincus is the creator behind Farmville and Words with Friends. He built Zynga into one of the biggest gaming companies in the world and helped shape the early era of social products on the internet. In this conversation, he breaks down how great founders spot winning ideas e ... Show More
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Chung Ju-yung built Hyundai because he refused to be stopped. He is known for turning Hyundai into an industrial force that helped transform South Korea. The company built highways, ships, cars, and entire industries. At its peak, Hyundai accounted for 16% of South Korea’s econom ... Show More
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Explore The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday in minutes. Learn about the three Stoic disciplines, monthly themes like clarity, controlling emotions, and cultivating awareness, and how to apply ancient wisdom to modern life. Show notes | PDF & Infographic | Free audiobook | Read 1 ... Show More
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Stoic philosopher and author Ryan Holiday shows us how to use the ancient philosophy to calm our mind and create a foundation for lasting success. Listen as Holiday takes us behind the scenes, revealing how he not only reads books and what he looks for, but his process for writing and retaining information he can later put to use. He also discusses what he w ... Show More
<p>Ryan reads today’s daily meditation and talks to professor Brian Klaas about his new book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Corruptible-Who-Gets-Power-Changes/dp/1529338085" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us</em></a>, ... Show More
<p>It’s impossible not to read <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/meditations" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marcus Aurelius</a> or <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/philosophy13?_pos=4&_sid=1c88cf0c4&_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" t ... Show More
<p><a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/meditations" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Meditations</em></a>, you could say, is Marcus Aurelius exploring himself. That’s literally what the title means–the book isn’t for you and I, it’s <em>“things to one’s self, ... Show More
