It's always in the news: "Eating X, causes Y Disease!!". We all know that these types of statements do not prove what the cause is. Does red meat cause bowel cancer? Or is it that people who eat more red meat are also more likely to be sedentary, smoke and drink a lot more alcohol?… Continue reading Businesses Only Make Sense After The Fact
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When Can You Let It Go?
Not when you've proved them wrong. No, that's the wrong battle. Only when you've proved yourself right.
Science Vs Entrepreneurship
The impression I got when I was in school was that everything had an answer. If the answer wasn't obvious then you could always look in the back of the book or ask someone for it. There was always a "correct" answer out there somewhere. The mirage of certainty fades away the higher up you… Continue reading Science Vs Entrepreneurship
Judging Babies
If someone goes up to a baby and says: "What could this thing ever achieve??!! Look at it, it's so weak and helpless! It will never accomplish anything!" Then you would probably call that person an idiot. But when some know it all looks at a young entrepreneur or an early stage startup and says:… Continue reading Judging Babies
If You Keep Doing More Stuff, You Will End Up Poorer, Less Healthy And Less Smart
Subtraction I would say that around two-thirds of the patients I see in my clinic every day have problems related to something that they are choosing to do. Chest infections caused by smoking. Back pain as a result of sitting down all day and even after work. Diabetes due to poor diet. I seem to… Continue reading If You Keep Doing More Stuff, You Will End Up Poorer, Less Healthy And Less Smart
Second Order Discovery
Introduction Second order thinking is hard. It's not a natural way of thinking. First order thinking refers to the most simplistic method of analysis. You can think of it as a form of thinking that most people engage in. As most people have the same thoughts, which are automatic and go without any questioning, they… Continue reading Second Order Discovery
What Is Your Mind Worth?
That photo above used to be one of the most valuable commodities in the world. Land. Most people used to work in agriculture; growing and harvesting crops. This type of physical labor was the main source of employment less than a hundred years ago. Soon after World War II, things began to change. Quite suddenly… Continue reading What Is Your Mind Worth?
Be Patient!! (??)
"Do you think I'm patient?", I asked my girlfriend. She looked at me, smirked and looked away. I could tell that she was trying to hold back a laugh. For most of my childhood and adolescence I was under the impression that I was impatient. I suppose I had most of the characteristics of being… Continue reading Be Patient!! (??)
Your Code Is Not Your Business
When I first started my company as a non-technical founder I would often hear the phrase "your code is not your business". At first I used to nod along. It seemed obvious to me that customers don't pay just for your app, they pay for customer support, for expertise in the field, to solve a… Continue reading Your Code Is Not Your Business
Defining Innovation
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