Hello my friends,
Welcome to your weekly cheat code delivery.
Wherever you are I hope you have been enjoying some world class athletic performances.
Even with the distraction of the Olympics, I managed to curate some high quality signal for you this week ↓
As always, I appreciate your time and attention.
Let’s get into it,
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Product
“In gymnastics bodysuits have been permitted for several years”. Finally, the Olympic Games are changing with the times.
Is VR finding its feet? Gym Class Basketball on Oculus certainly thinks so.
The energy drink business is a multi-billion enterprise. Are relaxation drinks the next wave of subclinical interventions?
People
Everything old is new again. If there is one link you click this week make it this one ↓
“The act of creation causes imagination, not the other way around”. Your most precious resource is agency.
While working from home it can be particularly difficult to decide when to take on tasks outside of your job description. This article outlines some of the watch outs.
Methods
Boring is fun. How to master the fundamentals.
Getting into the details isn’t an easy endeavor. Once you learn how to notice them, however, your aperture widens.
A lesson in consumer focus and finding product market fit. This internal memo, sent to the team that created Slack, provides insight into the intensity and focus required to win in a competitive market.
Out of Office
These days I almost exclusively read books on a Kindle. I hate myself for it but the convenience — easily packable, backlit, waterproof — is undeniable.
Recently however, I’ve been buying physical books from Stripe Press. More here on why a payment processor started a publishing house.
They say never judge a book by its cover but it’s difficult not to when they’re this good.
