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"When I first began reading it, I rather liked it. I also liked the idea of it: a successful man who has attempted to identify the specific habits or behaviors that enabled his success. I was especially interested in his comment about having put th..."
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Principles: Life and Work
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One of our clients in the mid-1980s was Alan Bond, an audacious entrepreneur who was one of the richest people in Australia. A self-made man, he was famous for being the first non-American to win the America’s Cup yacht race in its then 132-year history. Like Bunker Hunt, he eventually bet badly and was forced to declare bankruptcy. I advised him and his team on their way up and stayed on through his downfall, so I watched the tragedy unfold from up close. His was a classic case of confusing business with speculation and only hedging when it was too late. Bond borrowed U.S. dollars to buy
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This book came to me highly recommended but on reading it I don't think it lives up to the hype. As a book standing on its own two legs it's just not very good. Far too long, repetitive, and riddled with turgid prose. I suspect if this book was writte ...more |
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writing software is like writing poetry with the unforgiving precision of equations, and it has a practical capacity to impact human lives on an unprecedented scale.
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Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet
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A must read for computing history buffs and people in the tech industry. Gets off to a shaky start with a weak opening chapter and occasional lapses in writing style but it is 100% worth pushing through. I learned so much about the early internet, BBS ...more |
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A must read for computing history buffs and people in the tech industry. Gets off to a shaky start with a weak opening chapter and occasional lapses in writing style but it is 100% worth pushing through. I learned so much about the early internet, BBS ...more |
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“Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.”
― Ernest Hemingway
― Ernest Hemingway
“Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action”
― Ian Fleming
― Ian Fleming
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