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The Infant Learner
Some stuff I read this week:
A. This week’s Special:-
Venture Capitalist: Marc Andreessen
Marc Andreessen is a co-founder and general partner of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. He is an innovator and creator, one of the few to pioneer a software category used by more than a billion people and one of the few to establish multiple billion-dollar companies. Marc co-created the highly influential Mosaic Internet browser and cofounded Netscape, which later sold to AOL for $4.2 billion. He also cofounded Loudcloud, which as Opsware sold to Hewlett-Packard for $1.6 billion.
Marc holds a BS in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Marc serves on the board of the following Andreessen Horowitz portfolio companies: Anki, Honor, Lytro, Mori, OpenGov, Samsara, and TinyCo. He is also on the board of Facebook, Hewlett-Packard, and MODE Media.
Recently, he was a guest on Masters in Business hosted by Barry Ritholtz. Key touch points of the interview:-
- Depression baby effect
- Babe Ruth effect / The power Law
- Why software is eating the world
- Evolution of IT industry
- Mark Zuckerberg : the learning machine
- His favorite books
Kindly access to the below link for detailed interview:
Marc Andreessen with Barry Ritholtz on Masters in Business
B. Entrepreneurial Diary
C. Other Stories
Scuttlebutt ( AB )
Keep It Simple ( JN )
E Book on GST ( TC )
The Flip Side To SIPs ( TH )
China Debt Problem ( RT )
Sit On Your Ass Investing ( WD )
Being Lucky Vs Being Good ( SN )
The Unsung Heroes of Investing ( BP )
How To Lose Money Consistently ( VI )
Balancing Professional Values and Business Values ( CF )
Understanding How The Indian Cement Industry Works ( AI )
Greatest Hits From Michael Mauboussin & Meir Statman ( AW )
Inversion: The Crucial Thinking Skill Nobody Ever Taught You ( JC )
Habits vs Goals : A Look at the Benefits of a Systematic Approach to Life ( FS )
“I read everything: annual reports, 10k’s, 10q’s, biographies, histories, five newspapers a day. On airplanes, I read the instructions on the backs of seats. Reading is key. Reading has made me rich over time” – Warren Buffett
“I constantly see people rise in life who are not the smartest, sometimes not even the most diligent, but they are learning machines. They go to bed every night a little wiser than they were when they got up and boy does that help, particularly when you have a long run ahead of you” – Charlie Munger
You have to apply yourself each day to becoming a little better. By applying yourself to the task of becoming a little better each and every day over a period of time, you will become a lot better”- Carol Dweck