Recency Bias

Read: Winners Take All - The Elite Charade of Changing the World. @anandwrites This was a profound book for me. I consider myself progressive, which is at the heart of why I work in NPO sector.  This book however, does some root cause analysis on philanthropy and let's you see the matrix. This book takes on neo-liberalism, modern day "thought-leaders", contemporary capitalism and even TED talks With SNC-Lavalin in Canada and Democratic candidates popping up, I feel like my eyes have been opened but I feel more disillusioned about modern politics. Listen:  Did you Order the Code Red . A discussion on passwords, online security and a business' responsibility to it's customers. Quick Read:  The Gig Economy : A Race to the Bottom  What happens when we follow globalization and remote work to it's logical conclusion in unbridled capitalism? Exactly what you a expect.

So worthwhile : Privileged by Kyle Korver  a phenomenal piece by Utah Jazz veteran on his learning and evolving viewpoint on race in America. Quick Read:  10 Tips for Building Products by Jason Fried  - a bunch of unconventional ideas on building successful software products. Fried knows, as a founder of Basecamp which has never taken funding and been successful for a long time. Ray Dalio has been all over the media talking about his opinion on how capitalism is broken.  What shouldn't surprise anyone is the number of people who have jumped up to attack his ideas. It's poorly written; other parts of capitalism are more broken; this was all self-serving etc. Short of a presidential run, I'm not sure what he's looking to get out of this beyond legacy.  He appears to be aligning himself in the Green New Deal camp, typically someone self-serving would appear to empathize but then propose some half-measure that wouldn't hurt him nor impact real change.

In seeking investment I think the pivotal questions are Why This? Why You? Why Now? When I wanted to get back into riding. I had to pitch my wife.  Why This? Our van is a gas guzzler especially when it's just me driving to work and back. It's cheaper for us, and it's better for the environment (check). Why You?  I've always enjoyed riding, and did I mention it's good for the environment... Why Now?  I'm not getting any younger, and that minivan isn't getting anymore fun.  The jury is still out, but I think I've covered that pitch decently.  Why You in product development it's very similar.  The most common scenario is someone is 'scratching their own itch' they're solving a problem they have for themselves and can see it as a solution for many. Validating the problem understanding the underlying job is the main hurdle, then it's about confirming your solution gets the job done. If you've got some manner of user research or...