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Here are my takeaways from catching up on the audio recordings of my blog. This is the audio version of my blog post: All Caught Up on Audio Blog .

Here's what I learned about my failed attempt to record an audio version of my blog every day. This is the audio version of my blog post: Why My Recording Habit Failed—and What I’m Doing About It . 60-day challenge that helped me launch my blog in 2020 and form my writing habit. The first blog post I published on March 9th 2020

This is my 215th weekly reflection. Here are the things I thought about from this past week. This is the audio version of my blog post: Weekly Reflection: Week Two Hundred Sixteen .

What I learned about Henry Singleton from reading ⁠⁠ Distant Force: A Memoir of the Teledyne Corporation and the Man Who Created It ⁠⁠ by George A. Roberts. This is the audio version of my blog post: Takeaways from Henry Singleton’s Journey to Build a Conglomerate . Hemry Singleton's twin tailwinds. Henry Singleton's financial performance metric.

What I learned about measuring financial performance from reading ⁠ Distant Force: A Memoir of the Teledyne Corporation and the Man Who Created It ⁠ by George A. Roberts. This is the audio version of my blog post: Henry Singleton’s Teledyne Return Metric.

What I observed about Henry Singleton's strategy from reading Distant Force: A Memoir of the Teledyne Corporation and the Man Who Created It by George A. Roberts. This is the audio version of my blog post: Henry Singleton’s Twin Tailwinds .

My takeaways on wisdom and judgment from reading ⁠ The Almanack of Naval Ravikant ⁠⁠  by Eric Jorgenson. This is the audio version of my blog post: Naval Ravikant on Wisdom and Judgment . Download ⁠⁠Jorgenson's book for free⁠⁠ .

My takeaways on luck from reading ⁠ The Almanack of Naval Ravikant ⁠  by Eric Jorgenson. This is the audio version of my blog post: Naval Ravikant on Magnetic Luck . Download ⁠Jorgenson's book for free⁠ .

One of my takeaways from reading The Almanack of Naval Ravikant  by Eric Jorgenson. Listen to ⁠Naval sharing more detailed thoughts about leverage⁠ . This is the audio version of my blog post: Naval Ravikant and Entrepreneurship in the Age of Infinite Leverage . My ⁠blog post on capital leverage⁠ . Download Jorgenson's book for free .

This is my 215th weekly reflection. Here are the things I thought about from this past week. This is the audio version of my blog post: Weekly Reflection: Week Two Hundred Fifteen .

Here's why I'm updating my thinking on working with mercenary founders. This is the audio version of my blog post: Rethinking Working with Mercenaries.

My thoughts on why helping small and midsize entrepreneurs is a big opportunity and poised for growth. This is the audio version of my blog post: Why I’m Bullish on Businesses Empowering SMBs .

What I learned about BET cofounder Shelia Johnson's life from reading Walk Through Fire: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Triumph . This is the audio version of my blog post: Sheila Johnson’s Life of Struggle and Success.

What I learned about the two strategies that led to BET's early success from reading Walk Through Fire: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Triumph and Cable Cowboy: John Malone and the rise of the modern cable-TV business . This is the audio version of my blog post: Two Early Strategies That Made BET a Multibillion-Dollar Company.

What I learned about Shelia Johnson's struggles from reading Walk Through Fire: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Triumph . This is the audio version of my blog post: Shelia Johnson: Struggle Led to Billions.

What I learned about Shelia Johnson's journey to become a billionaire from reading Walk Through Fire: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Triumph . This is the audio version of my blog post: Shelia Johnson’s Journey to Become the First Black, Female Billionaire .

This is my 214th weekly reflection. Here are the things I thought about from this past week. This is the audio version of my blog post: Weekly Reflection: Week Two Hundred Fourteen.

What I learned about John Malone's strategy at TCI from reading Cable Cowboy: John Malone and the rise of the modern cable-TV business . This is the audio version of my blog post: John Malone’s Genius Was Owning Infrastructure.

Keeping sensitive data to yourself is natural for founders. But there are times when being an open book makes sense. This is the audio version of my blog post: When to Share Financial Data .

What I learned about TCI reputation after reading Cable Cowboy: John Malone and the rise of the modern cable-TV business . This is the audio version of my blog post: Building Something People Hate .

What I learned about John Malone's flywheel after reading Cable Cowboy: John Malone and the rise of the modern cable-TV business . This is the audio version of my blog post: John Malone’s Value-Creation Flywheel.

Today, I compare two founder journeys that led to billion-dollar outcomes. This is the audio version of my blog post: Billion-Dollar Journeys: Missionary vs. Mercenary . More of my thoughts on the difference between mission and vision: An Effective Company Vision.

Today I finished the second part of my audio blog project. I launched on Apple Podcasts. This is the audio version of my blog post:⁠ You Can Listen to My Blog on Apple Podcasts .

This is my 213th weekly reflection. Here are the things I'm thinking about from this past week. This is the audio version of my blog post: Weekly Reflection: Week Two Hundred Thirteen.

Today I'm sharing Copart founder Willis Johnson's twenty year journey to find product-market fit. This is the audio version of my blog post:⁠ Finding Product–Market Fit in Year Twenty.