Curious Friday: Story of $11 Billion Crypto Giant, How Innovative Ideas arise, Desire Vs Want, and more
Episode - 14
Today at a Glance
Quote: On the desire for having Vs Wanting.
Article: How Innovative Ideas arise.
Tweet: The Story of an $11 Billion Crypto Giant.
Podcast: Airbnb Vs. NYC.
One Quote
“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” ― Epicurus
Never lose sight of the blessings of the present.
Contentment—happiness with present circumstance—is true wealth.
One Article
This great article from James Clear is valuable and insightful.
When you are dealing with a complex problem, it is usually better to build upon what already works. Any idea that is currently working has passed a lot of tests. Old Ideas are a secret weapon because they have already managed to survive in a complex world.
Iterate, and not originate is the ultimate advice that we can glean to go on ahead in our lives.
One Tweet
Opportunity is slowly becoming more evenly distributed. Stories like this one—on the founding of the $11 billion crypto protocol—keep reminding me of that fact.
Stories like these will open your eyes to the Crypto market world.
Worth reading your time on this one.
One Podcast
Airbnb vs. NYC | No Reservations
I’m becoming a big fan of these storytelling series podcast formats. It’s a cool podcast format—sort of like a short audiobook broken up into chapters or episodes.
Business Wars does a great job with it, and their latest series—on Airbnb vs. NYC—is starting off hot. This has the makings of a television drama in the same vein as Super Pumped or The Dropout (albeit without the full crazy founder).
Highly recommend listening to the first episode to see if it grabs you!
Listen to it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
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