Our 12 Most Influential Business Essays with Packy McCormick

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[00:02:59] - [First question] - The Not Boring back story and what he learned from his time at Breather

[00:05:06] - Aggregation Theory by Ben Thompson

[00:09:42] - The Bus Ticket Theory of Genius by Paul Graham

[00:13:45] - Letter to a friend who may start a new investment platform by Graham Duncan

[00:17:05] - Positional Scarcity by Alex Danco

[00:22:23] - The Three Sides of Risk by Morgan Housel

[00:26:56] - Salary Negotiation by Patrick McKenzie

[00:31:47] - Sam Hinkie’s resignation letter

[00:37:10] - Increasing Returns and the New World of Business by W. Brian Arthur

[00:41:54] - 10 Tips on Writing by David Ogilvy

[00:44:46] - The next big thing will start out looking like a toy by Chris Dixon

[00:49:08] - The Tail End by Tim Urban

[00:53:41] - 1,000 True Fans by Kevin Kelly

[00:59:07] - Honorable mention: The Great Online Game by Packy McCormick

[01:03:26] - Honorable mention: Excel Never Dies by Packy McCormick

[01:05:58] - Packy’s closing thoughts and why he thinks people should read more Sci-Fi

[01:08:37] - Honorable mention: Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson