
The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy
Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko
4.6 on Amazon
166 HN comments

The Art Of War
Sun Tzu
4.5 on Amazon
105 HN comments

Beyond Good and Evil: The Philosophy Classic (Capstone Classics)
Friedrich Nietzsche , Tom Butler-Bowdon, et al.
4.7 on Amazon
34 HN comments

Autobiography of a Yogi: The Original 1946 Edition plus Bonus Material
Paramhansa Yogananda
4.8 on Amazon
22 HN comments

One Up On Wall Street: How To Use What You Already Know To Make Money In The Market
Peter Lynch and John Rothchild
4.6 on Amazon
18 HN comments

Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War
Robert Coram
4.7 on Amazon
17 HN comments

Letters to a Young Poet
Rainer Maria Rilke and M.D. Herter Norton
4.7 on Amazon
14 HN comments

Lessons: My Path to a Meaningful Life
Gisele Bündchen
4.7 on Amazon
13 HN comments

Educated: A Memoir
Tara Westover
4.7 on Amazon
12 HN comments

Waiting for Godot: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts
Samuel Beckett
4.5 on Amazon
10 HN comments

The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell)
Joseph Campbell , Phil Cousineau , et al.
4.6 on Amazon
9 HN comments

Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators
Ronan Farrow and Hachette Audio
4.6 on Amazon
9 HN comments

Washington: A Life
Ron Chernow, Scott Brick, et al.
4.8 on Amazon
8 HN comments

Idiot: Essays
Laura Clery and Simon & Schuster Audio
4.8 on Amazon
7 HN comments

Dancing Naked in the Mind Field
Kary Mullis
4.8 on Amazon
6 HN comments
robotonOct 9, 2011
http://video.svb.com/video/12-Lessons-Steve-Jobs-Taught-Gu#c... Lessons Steve Jobs Taught Guy Kawasaki
I think the reason it reads bland is that it is a short summary. I found his talk amusing and better presented than what he listed here.
frogpeltonAug 6, 2013
He seems to be totally against new buildings.
vsynconDec 5, 2010
We've only just started coding on it again after focusing on ramping up another more easily monetizable project with investor interest, but even in its simplest form we found that it makes a huge difference when walking away from a situation to say not just "well that rocked/sucked" or even "won't do that again" but to ask ourselves "what lesson can I learn from this?"
It seems being mindful and asking the right questions, consistently, pays immense dividends.
I'm adding this question to my list. One could even say I've "learned" a "lesson" :)
sharmionSep 17, 2018
Rather he/she seems to send only when there is something genuinely worthwhile. Consequently it is never spammy and is one of the newsletters I truly look forward to.
Also it helps that, each newsletter is one plain hn comment. So it is not stuffed with fillers, while also being extremely insightful and relevant.
vincentchanonNov 3, 2009
Futuristic Play by @Andrew_Chen,
Master of 500 Hats,
Lessons Learned,
cdixon.org,
Steve Blank's Blog,
Venture Hacks,
Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing,
...etc
I just don't see why they will put anonymous banker there...
TranceManonAug 2, 2013
'A recent (and short) IEEE Computing Conversations interview with Douglas Crockford about the development of JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) offers some profound, and sometimes counter-intuitive, insights into standards development on the Web.'
http://inkdroid.org/journal/2012/04/30/lessons-of-json/
{ Thank you Douglas for your vision :) }
rdtsconJan 25, 2016
Never heard of The White Diamond, so thanks for suggestion, I'll add it to my list as well!
mistrial9onOct 6, 2020
in that, they discuss controlled burning among other things.. they reference Dr Scott Stephans who was lead author on
'Drought, Tree Mortality, and Wildfire in Forests Adapted to Frequent Fire' February 2018 / BioScience
where it is stated, summary first paragraph :
Massive tree mortality has occurred rapidly in frequent-fire-adapted forests of the Sierra Nevada, California. This mortality is a product of
acute drought compounded by the long-established removal of a key ecosystem process: frequent, low- to moderate-intensity fire. ...
The scale of present tree mortality is so large that greater potential for “mass fire” exists in the coming decades, driven by
the amount and continuity of dry, combustible, large woody material that could produce large, severe fires. For long-term adaptation to climate
change, we highlight the importance of moving beyond triage of dead and dying trees to making “green” (live) forests more resilient.
zbuttramonSep 11, 2019
Lessons from the Screenplay - Similar to EFaP but for screenplays (obviously)
Wendover Productions - Many topics but generally focuses on Logistics, Aviation, Economics, Geography, and their intersections
Ahoy - Video games, firearms, and their intersection
NoClip - Video games; Their format is more traditional documentary as opposed to video essay, but I feel compelled to mention them here due to their quality work (disclaimer: I donate to them via Patreon)
giardinionFeb 9, 2013
"50 years of successful predictive modeling should be enough: Lessons for philosophy of science (2002)"
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.217....
Idiocracy, the movie
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/
beobaonJan 30, 2011
You can put it into a savings account or CDs at an FDIC/NCUA-insured bank or credit union, and that'd work just fine, but make sure that you stay UNDER the insurance limit (currently $250k), otherwise if the bank goes, so does the portion of the deposit beyond the limit.
If you're feeling curious about other options, a money market account[1] would work too, as would short-term treasuries via TreasuryDirect. But it's likely the case that neither of those will be better than a plain old bank account.
As an aside, there are some states which allow banks to buy private deposit insurance (eg ASI), but I don't trust that system; it's already failed many times in the past[2]. Basically, if they don't have a FDIC or NCUA logo at the bottom of their page, skip it. However, I've only seen one place that actually used that crap (SF Fire CU).
[1] I'm referring to actual money market mutual funds (which are NOT insured like a bank deposit, but are regardless considered 'safe money'). Some banks offer "money market" accounts, but they're identical to the normal insured savings accounts with a different label slapped on the front.
[2] https://www.clevelandfed.org/Research/commentary/1994/0501.p... "Lessons from the Collapse of Three State-Chartered Private Deposit Insurance Funds"
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This is probably more info than you really need, so here's the tl;dr version: Yeah, a savings account is fine. Just keep the balance under $250k.
redtextureonFeb 3, 2014
More than a few startups fail, by neglecting to consider the changes that may come in founder relationships. It is important to talk about departure consequenses.
You may find it enlightening to review a few Venture Capital blogs. Here are a few.
Sam Altman "Lessons Learned" -
http://blog.samaltman.com/startup-advice
George Grellas - Startup Law 101 Series - Grellas Shah LLP -
http://www.grellas.com/faq_business_startup.html
Mark Suster - Both Sides of the Table -
Raising Venture Capital -
http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/pitching-a-vc/
meowfaceonSep 12, 2019
I think it helped that the creator (Tony Zhou) is himself a filmmaker and editor. It felt like I was watching a well-done film about films, rather than a "video essay". A lot of these other media analysis channels seem to be from fairly ordinary people without professional experience.