(Not) Saturday Shares.

To all parents out there. You survived. Exam result season is now over. Relax. Have a glass of something. Anyway, this is what got my attention over the last week or so.

1, Make a great product. Build a great brand. How DTC brands use old fashioned values to drive growth.

2, Ring the bell. The warnings of AI. Elon Musk talks to Joe Rogan.

Random fact I learnt today:

It's hard to lose money if you print it. But it happens. It costs the USA government two cents to make a penny. In 2018 alone, the U.S. Mint produced 8 billion pennies. That's $80 million worth. The problem is, it costs $166 million to make those pennies.

3, Err, what's that noise? Oh yeah, silence. Can you cope with it?

4, Does raising less money make you more creative?

5, Is this the next cool thing. The tidy fridge. (Not even kidding)

Quote:

Happiness = Reality - Expectations.

6, Uber drivers relieve stress through this. Ok, the answer is badminton.

7, This is a big thing. American CEO's now says it's no longer just to serve the shareholder.

8, A sign of the times. Adult recess booms because being a grown-up is hard.

9, Something's up with the European banking system. Look at this tweet on August 10th.

10, Got it on Depop.

11, Lots of talk about influencers. Well, meet the Unfluencers.

12, In praise of slow.

Another quote alert:

'I'd rather be optimistic and wrong. Than pessimistic and right.' Elon Musk.

13, How to tell if you slept well last night?

14, How to work well with your boss?

Bonus.

Eek. The machine always wins. Social media addiction.

Nine methods for scaling creative decisions.

Books bought.

The Dan Sullivan Question.

Geeky stuff.

By mistake, I deleted my mail account. So, I thought, who does mail better. Only a few days in, but it's so much easier.

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