Exploit mandatory product replacement cycles to generate project revenue from existing accounts
Owned and Operated: I Have $5M, Do I Buy an HVAC Company or a Security Business? · John Wilson
Acquire unprofitable small operators using asymmetric knowledge and turn them profitable
Acquiring Minds: Phil Miller, $100K store to Pawville (11 locations, PE exit) — Acquiring Minds · Acquiring Minds
Layer multiple revenue streams onto idle square footage to multiply business value from a single fixed-cost envelope
Acquiring Minds: Phil Miller, $100K store to Pawville (11 locations, PE exit) — Acquiring Minds · Acquiring Minds
Close SMB deals faster by bypassing the broker and negotiating directly with the seller
Acquiring Minds: Joe Wynn, $600k SDE, 90% seller note — Acquiring Minds · Acquiring Minds
Make content that restores the viewer, not content that mines them — and accept that it costs you no reach.
How Ryan Trahan Changed YouTube with a Penny — The Colin & Samir Show · Colin & Samir
Combine natural strengths to create rare, unbeatable expertise no competitor can replicate
How to Get Rich — Naval · Naval
Make every problem visible and exploit every asset—before the competitor does
The New Strategic Selling · Robert B. Miller, Stephen E. Heiman, and Tad Tuleja
Modern overload demands decision shortcuts; exploiting them degrades the whole ecosystem
Influence: Science and Practice · Robert B. Cialdini
People follow the lead of similar others, especially when uncertain about the right action
Influence: Science and Practice · Robert B. Cialdini
Make a large ask first so your real request looks like a generous concession.
Influence: Science and Practice · Robert B. Cialdini
Small commitments grow their own legs; what you say today becomes who you are tomorrow.
Influence: Science and Practice · Robert B. Cialdini
Give first to obligate; the rule runs deeper than liking, culture, or rational self-interest.
Influence: Science and Practice · Robert B. Cialdini
What comes first warps perception of what comes next—sequence is a lever of influence.
Influence: Science and Practice · Robert B. Cialdini
One key signal activates an entire behavior sequence; know the trigger, own the response.
Influence: Science and Practice · Robert B. Cialdini
Combine 0.9-Sharpe idiosyncratic PMs at low correlation to engineer a 2.5+ portfolio Sharpe
Disintermediating Pod Shops | Will England, Derek Drummond, and Tony Caruso Ep.501 — Capital Allocators with Ted Seides · Capital Allocators with Ted Seides
Stop illicit crypto flows with a coordinated industry-wide real-time blocking network.
Why North Korea Is Winning Crypto Crime | Ari Redbord — Bankless · Bankless
Detect when weak governance is pushing an institution toward irreversible norm collapse
God, AI, and the Coming Violence | Will Manidis — Hidden Forces · Hidden Forces
Find undervalued assets by matching your unique tolerances to others' deal-breakers
21 Harsh Truths About Why You’re Still Lost - Mark Manson — Chris Williamson · Chris Williamson
Defeat powerful institutions by enforcing the existing rules they wrote, not by arguing they should change.
How We Took On an Oil Giant and Won · Melinda Janki
Tax global wealth to fund direct cash transfers to citizens of countries bearing the climate damage.
Tax the Rich and Save the Planet · Esther Duflo
Spend time at the wealth level above yours to make the next step feel inevitable
From Council Estate to Multimillionaire at 27 Years Old · Timothy Armoo
If a £500 note were lying on the pavement, someone would already have picked it up
The Economist's Guide To Getting Rich · Erik Angner
Financial product complexity is often deliberate — opacity is the product
The Mortgage Trap Hitting Millions of Homeowners · Tarun Ramadorai
Act as if markets are efficient — not because they are, but because the assumption protects you.
Do We Need To Change Our Minds About Index Funds? · Tim Harford
Push past fair and you lose the deal; accept unfair and you lose the return
Deborah Meaden: Money Shouldn't Be Your Goal · Deborah Meaden
The ultra-rich own everything you transact through — and you've never heard of them
The Rich Will Bankrupt Us All - Gary's Economics · Gary Stevenson
New technology + rapid change = fertile ground for old scams in new wrappers.
The Truth About Investing · Patrick Boyle
Democracies sustain wars they were attacked into; wars of choice erode politically until withdrawal
The Iran War Expert: I Simulated The Iran War for 20 Years. Here's What Happens Next · Robert Pape
The oldest imperial tactic is running at civilizational scale via algorithms
Yuval Noah Harari: They Are Lying About AI! The Trump Kamala Election Will Tear The Country Apart! · Yuval Noah Harari
Information's primary function is social bonding — truth is a secondary feature
Yuval Noah Harari: They Are Lying About AI! The Trump Kamala Election Will Tear The Country Apart! · Yuval Noah Harari
Democracies cannot absorb conflict pain as long as adversaries can — making US threats credible only against weak targets
The Global Politics Expert: The Real Global Danger is What Comes Next! · Ian Bremmer
AI is developing faster than governance: a pre-2008 financial system with systemic contagion risk
The Global Politics Expert: The Real Global Danger is What Comes Next! · Ian Bremmer
Frontier AI follows colonial logic — four extraction pillars, structural not personal
AI Whistleblower: We Are Being Gaslit By AI Companies, They're Hiding The Truth! · Karen Hao
Identify your leadership archetype and master its shadow to bridge the gap to greatness
Daskal Leadership Gap: Archetypes and Shadows · Lolly Daskal
Identify your leadership archetype and master its shadow to bridge the gap to greatness
Lolly Daskal's Leadership Gap · Lolly Daskal
Market by serving the smallest group that can sustain you, not by reaching the largest audience possible
This Is Marketing · Seth Godin
Identify your leadership archetype and master its shadow to bridge the gap to greatness
The Leadership Gap · Lolly Daskal
A conscience check for product builders wielding habit-forming psychology
The Hook Model: How to Manufacture Desire · Nir Eyal
Cooperation evolves when we can detect and punish those who take without giving
Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind · David M. Buss
Understanding how evolved mating strategy differences create predictable patterns of conflict between the sexes
When Men Behave Badly · David M. Buss
The economy has left young men behind while culture tells them their struggles do not count
Young Men Are (Quietly) Giving Up · Scott Galloway
Identify and break the evolutionary reward pattern driving your overconsumption
The Scarcity Brain: How To Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough | Michael Easter X Rich Roll · Michael Easter
Not having FOMO is the single most important financial skill for building lasting wealth
Morgan Housel: What You Need to Master (And Avoid) to Get Rich, Stay Rich, and Build Wealth · Morgan Housel
Identify and leverage the specific sources of strategic advantage available to you
Good Strategy Bad Strategy · Richard Rumelt
Understand how persistent system access works to protect yourself from scammers who exploit remote access tools
A Scammer Bought Our Hacked Laptop · Scammer Payback
Build winning teams by weeding out takers and protecting generous givers
Are you a giver or a taker? · Adam Grant
When you feel an instinct to act on a goal, count 5-4-3-2-1 and physically move before your brain kills it
Mel Robbins: This One Hack Will Unlock Your Happier Life | E108 · Mel Robbins
Challenge accepted wisdom by testing assumptions yourself and exploiting discovered edges
A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market · Edward O. Thorp
Evaluate media health claims before they influence your decisions
Steven Bartlett sharing harmful health misinformation in Diary of CEO podcast | BBC News · Nir Eyal
Find asymmetric opportunities by identifying where math contradicts conventional wisdom
A Man for All Markets · Edward O. Thorp