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markets, money & culture

  • zora (current)Product. Building for creators, traders and agents with a cultural edge.
  • tinyaskAudio Q&A for career advice. 3,000+ listening minutes. Bubble App of the Day.
  • salesforceEnterprise BD, Marketing Cloud.
  • dulux australiaChemical engineer.
  • whatdoiwear.runWeather-based out recs for the modern runner, with gear from brands that I love like Satisfy, Bandit and On.
  • maison marketsComing soon. Luxury prediction markets. Bet on the world's most desired brands.
  • hard to bookNYC restaurant reservation intelligence. Track availability at impossible tables.
  • daosDAO Under. Kernel. Angel investing through Hydra Ventures and Bookclub.
  • from third world to first: singapore — lee kuan yewAmazed by LKY's vision and ability to will modern-day Singapore into existence. Also inspired Deng Xiaoping's reforming and opening up of China. Truly a generational founder.
  • kane and abel — jeffrey archerRead this as as a teenager and it left a huge impact. Dramatic story on building life and business empires.
  • cities and ambition — paul grahamThis PG essay convinced me to move to NYC from Sydney. Eternally grateful for the opportunity to live in NYC.
  • born of this land — chung ju yungThe founder of Hyundai Group. Tells you all you need to know about South Korea's rise within one generation. If you're a founder looking for inspo, this is it.
  • the paypal wars — eric m. jacksonBattles with eBay, fraud, IPO and the founding team dynamics. The birth of the PayPal mafia.
  • when genius failed: the rise and fall of ltcm — roger lowensteinOn geniuses that went a bit too far in applying mathematics to finance.
  • secrets of sand hill road — scott kuporPicked this up when I was building Tinyask in Sydney. Super relevant then and even now.
  • poor charlie's almanack — charlie mungerWisdom on decision-making, life and success by Charlie Munger.
  • move fastnot making a decision quickly enough causes a lot of stress. when you make decisions and act fast, you also learn faster. life is all about making decisions so make decisions fast.