Aram Attar

@HowardMarksBook (Oaktree): Choose work that uses your strengths, avoids your weaknesses, and makes you happy. Source: My First Million

@JulienBek (@sequoia): Liking a founder and judging their ability are different things. Confidence can be useful, but arrogance can also hide weakness. Source: 20VC with Harry Stebbings

@travisk: Starting another company means starting small again, even after leading a team of 20,000 people. Source: a16z

@m2jr (@floodgatefund): Founders see possibilities beyond today’s assumptions, often alongside others who share their view of the future. Source: Giant Ideas

Steve Jobs: The world you inherited can be changed. You can take an active part in shaping it. Source: BarrancoStudio

@sama (@OpenAI): Put your energy into building something valuable instead of scoring points at someone else’s expense. Source: Y Combinator

Steve Jobs (NeXT): NeXT must deliver something uniquely valuable to higher education. Without that, it has no reason to survive. Source: Steve Jobs Archive

“The essence of ultimate decision remains impenetrable to the observer—often, indeed, to the decider himself.” — John F. Kennedy, 1963 A striking acknowledgment from a sitting president who was on the analytical side. Even the person making a decision may not fully understand how they arrived at it.

@JulienBek (@sequoia): When everyone loves an investment, assign a devil’s advocate and imagine how it could fail before committing. Source: 20VC with Harry Stebbings

@michael_jmoritz (@sequoia): Bill Gates removed his car radio because it distracted him from thinking about Microsoft. Source: Giant Ideas