The messy middle

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1. marbanDec 2021
   A Mix:

   — Founders at Work, Jessica Livingston

   — Principles, Ray Dalio

   — Calling Bullsh*t (The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World), Carl Bergstrom

   — Masters of Doom, David Kushner

   — Anything you want, Derek Sivers

   — Advertising Secrets of the Written Word, Joseph Sugarman

   — Ogilvy on Advertising

   — The Art of looking sideways, Alan Fletcher

   — The Messy Middle, Scott Belsky

   — The Wart of Art, Steven Pressfield

   — The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing, Mel Lindauer

   — The Philosophy of Andy Warhol

   — Ikigai, Francesc Miralles

   — The Design of Everyday Things, Don Norman

   — Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living

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2. ljmJun 2024
   The Messy Middle by Scott Belsky describes the fall of Behance, the fall of Adobe’s perpetual licensing, and the rise of their cloud subscription offering.

   I wonder what he thinks about all that in hindsight, putting the many millions he made aside.

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3. ljmJan 2022
   There's a chapter in The Messy Middle (Scott Belsky) titled Data is only as good as its source, and it doesn't replace intuition.

   Pretty much the problem in a nutshell.

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4. fredrivettOct 2018
   It gets messy. As are all startups to one extent or another. You ride out the highs and lows and keep moving forwards. I wasn't trying to say that going the VC route is necessarily easier or better (I hope I made that clear), just that there are different upsides and downsides to each, one isn't objectively better than the other.

   More on the messy parts: https://www.amazon.com/Messy-Middle-Finding-Through-Hardest/...

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5. fredrivettOct 2018
   You're right on the 10x being low asprouse, I probably shouldn't have included that.

   Agree Tiny Seed looks interesting, I actually recommended someone that earlier this afternoon. Great to see new takes on funding businesses and I'm excited to see what it can unlock for those who need a little boost but don't want to chase the unicorn.

   Lost and founder is already on my Audible wishlist, expect to get to it in the next month after finishing Scott Belsky's Messy Middle.[0]

   https://www.amazon.com/Messy-Middle-Finding-Through-Hardest/...

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