Shane Parrish (@shaneparrish)

30 takeaways from Barry Diller: 1. The clock starts the moment you know. 2. Money is a byproduct, not a motivation. 3. No job is below you. 4. If you want responsibility, take it. 5. Don’t run from confrontation. 6. If you don’t get what you want, be prepared to walk away. 7. The best way to ...

10 Lessons From Fred Smith, the founder of FedEx 1. Not trying guarantees failure: Fred Smith spent his childhood in leg braces. Doctors said he’d never walk normally. Through thousands of hours of excruciating therapy, he didn’t just walk; he became a varsity athlete. “Fear of failure must never b...

20 takeaways from my conversation with @lulumeservey on the most powerful communication strategies from cult leaders, insurgents, and physics: 1. Conviction beats logic. 2. Under attack? Spread the force (pressure equals the force divided by the surface area). Attacking? Focus on a specific point....

11 Lessons from John Bragg, who controls half the world’s wild blueberries, built North America’s largest private telecom, and did it all without ever leaving his hometown of 1,100 people. 1. Look to the Horizon: In 1969, nobody wanted a cable TV license for a small town with a population of 9,000....

How Ed Stack turned Dick's Sporting Goods into a $20B empire: 1. Never rely on the kindness of strangers. 2. Your name is your biggest asset. 3. The person who talks the least is usually the decision maker. 4. Sometimes the most profitable decision on a spreadsheet is the worst decision for a bu...