The Friday Five: The Giant Hiding @ Amazon, the Paradox of Success, & More
Episode X
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Today at a Glance:
Quote: Balaji on success through failure.
Tweet: Alex Lieberman on AWS.
Article: But What For? on the dangers of bureaucracy.
Podcast: Marc Lore on assessing human potential.
Bonus: David Perell on writing to connect the dots.
One Quote:
“Many great founders have one or more big failures on their track record. What makes them great is that they eventually succeed despite that.” - Balaji Srinivasan
If you’ve been following me for a while, you know that I am a big fan of paradoxes. Balaji (one of my favorite thinkers) hits on a great one here: failure enables success. Once you internalize this, you’ll start taking more shots!
One Tweet:
When most people think Amazon, they think endless-aisle and free 2-day shipping. Well, it’s time to start thinking AWS. Amazon Web Services is the giant hiding in plain sight within the Amazon ecosystem. This thread is a great place to learn the basics (and get a crash course on the modern internet at the same time!).
One Article:
We Only Ever Talk About the 3rd Attack on Pearl Harbor
This is a great, quick read on a little-known historical fact - the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor had happened twice in U.S. war gaming prior to the actual attack by the Japanese. The story offers a powerful lesson on the risks of bureaucracy and politics getting in the way of sound decision-making.
Politicians, business leaders, bureaucrats, and educators - please take heed!
One Podcast:
The 20 Minute VC: Jet.com’s Marc Lore
I’m a huge fan of Harry Stebbings. He is a great interviewer (in a sea of pretty crummy business interviewers) and a kind person. This conversation with Marc Lore was wide-ranging and interesting. I especially liked the discussion of Marc’s views on assessing human potential and identifying outperformers. Very good!
Listen to it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
One Bonus:
I’m consistently impressed by David Perell and his ability to simplify complex topics for his audience. This one was fantastic - a real “a-ha!” moment for me.
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"Failure enables success." Giant business leaders like Walt Disney and Clive Davis experienced failure, but they went on to find success because "There Is No Bad News; There Are Only Blessings In Disguise––5 Movies On Success After Failure":
https://moviewise.substack.com/p/there-is-no-bad-news-there-are-only