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Book Summary: One Man’s View of the World by Lee Kuan Yew

One Man’s View of the World is a book written in 2012 by Lee Kuan Yew. Lee Kuan Yew is one of the most impressive leaders of the 21st century. In 1965, Singapore was dejected from Malaysia for not...

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Selected quotes from “How I Invest My Money” by Joshua Brown and Brian Portnoy

The reasons behind our portfolios and investment choices reveal a lot more about us than we might initially think. Half of all US mutual fund portfolio managers do not invest a cent of their own money...

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Book Summary: Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America’s Social Justice Scam by...

The book takes a nuanced take on the uncanny marriage of corporate America and the “woke” social justice movements. The author, Vivek, was born to an immigrant Indian family, studied at Harvard, worked...

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Book Summary: Staff Engineer by Will Larson

The book talks about what it means to be a staff engineer. It is an interesting read for those who would prefer to stay on the engineering as opposed to the management track of career growth. Staff...

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Book Summary: The Mom Test by Rob Fitzpatrick

The Mom Test is an intriguing book by Rob Fitzpatrick about how to do user research and validation of one’s product idea. The Mom Test Until you get specific with an idea, all products seem good. Don’t...

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Book Summary: The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins

The book is a memoir of John Perkins who worked as an economic hitman. New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man Companies in developed nations target resource-rich poor nations with potential...

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Book Summary: The half-life of Facts by Samuel Arbesman

The Half-Life of Facts is a provocative book that makes us realize that a lot of facts that we believe are factually true get overturned over time. It gives several examples of facts that were later...

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Book Summary: Thinking In Bets by Annie Duke

Thinking In Bets is a book by professional poker player Annie Duke. Its a book about better decision making under uncertainty. Thinking in bets All Facts have a half-life. Many scientific facts have...

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Book Summary: What I learned losing a millio dollars by Jim Paul

“What I learned losing a million dollars” covers the iconic rise and fall of Jim Paul in the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as a trader. Here are the key takeaways from the book Here are the key takeaways...

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Notable quotes from “How to Live” by Derek Sivers

Some notable quotes from “How to Live” by Derek Sivers. It consists of 27 stories independent of each other. Some contradict ideas from others. And that’s what makes this short read even more...

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