Is there one link, story, picture or thought that you saw online this week that you think somebody you know must see?
My friends: Alistair Croll (Solve for Interesting, Tilt the Windmill, Interesting Bits, HBS, chair of Strata, Startupfest, FWD50, and Scaletechconf; author of Lean Analytics and some other books), Hugh McGuire (Rebus Foundation, PressBooks, LibriVox) and I decided that every week the three of us are going to share one link for one another (for a total of six links) that each individual feels the other person “must see.”
Check out these six links that we’re recommending to one another:
- Again – Harper Reed. “I’m on a train back from FWD50, a digital government conference I run each year. On Tuesday night, we hosted an afterparty for public servants to watch the election results come in. One of the folks who spoke in between broadcasts was Harper Reed, who was CTO on the 2012 Obama campaign. As the attendees rolled in for the final day on November 6th, many were shellshocked, wondering what the next US Administration’s changes will mean for the rest of the world. Harper captured what many were feeling in this post. It’s not fun, but it’s pragmatic.” (Alistair for Hugh).
- Ethan Mollick On Zoom And AiI – X. “Ethan Mollick is a great chronicler of advances in AI. He’s also, sometimes, a superb troll. On learning that a new startup, HeyGen, had now created interactive ‘influencers’, he invited one to a Zoom, instructing it to be the most generic Zoom participant on a team call ever. Hilarity ensued – so of course, he invited a second one and let them interact. If you want to know what the Dead Internet looks like, and understand why the future of content relies on legitimacy and verification, look no further. And if your team calls sound like this, quit your job.” (Alistair for Mitch).
- Eliminating The Human – David Byrne – MIT Technology Review. “David Byrne of the Talking Heads muses on the side-effects of removing in-person human interaction (with strangers) through the logic techno-efficiency that underpins Silicon Valley.” (Hugh for Alistair).
- Just Evil Enough: Subversive Marketing Strategies For Startups – Alistair Croll (Author, Advisor, Entrepreneur) – Lenny’s Podcast. “A certain Alistair Croll on the wonderful Lenny’s Podcast, talking about his new book: Just Evil Enough, about how true success comes from great go-to-market strategies that subvert the system.” (Hugh for Mitch).
- How To Sell A Million Copies Of Your Non-Fiction Book – Charlie Hoehn. “I have many thoughts about the state of business books and non-fiction reads. I know that you are on the cusp of releasing your new book, Just Evil Enough. With that, I was also on a webinar this week with Charlie Hoehn. I was super impressed with his thinking and strategy around what authors can do to sell more books. One of the articles that was referenced in the meeting is this one. While it came out nearly five years ago, the sentiment remains. I might even argue that the market has become tougher, making his main points even more relevant and profound. I’m not sure what to make of the other side of this all, which is the people who will buy… and hopefully read your book. I am starting to think that that marketplace is dwindling as well. I am open to be proven wrong. It would make me really happy to hear that the numbers of readers for books like this isn not dwindling. In the meantime, if anyone is thinking about writing a book… start here…” (Mitch for Alistair).
- The Deepest Healing, Stop Thinking Too Much, Eliminate Stress, Anxiety And Calm The Mind – Deep Healing Energy – YouTube. “I’ll be the first to admit that this ’shared’ link is more projection than anything else. I’ll assume like me, this has been a week… a month… a year… I have YouTube Premium, so having access to this 12 hour long video (which I downloaded as well) has been VERY helpful in my darkest hours… or when I just need a mini ‘escape’ from the doom scrolling and endless news cycle. Get some rest, take a break, get a better night’s sleep… please… Listen… enjoy… and deep breaths… it will all work out just fine…” (Mitch for Hugh).
Feel free to share these links and add your picks on X, Facebook, in the comments below or wherever you play.
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