Never knew OpenAI has an unusual, extremely restrictive off-boarding agreement with a lifelong nondisparagement commitment; those who don't sign it lose all vested equity
Who knew when you leave OpenAI, you get an unpleasant surprise: a departure deal where if you don't sign a lifelong nondisparagement commitment, you lose all of your vested equity.
Lifetime NDA? 🥲
Can you do that to your employees?
Who knew when you leave OpenAI, you get an unpleasant surprise: a departure deal where if you don't sign a lifelong nondisparagement commitment, you lose all of your vested equity.
Lifetime NDA? 🥲
Can you do that to your employees?
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A million seconds ago was May 8th
A billion seconds ago was 1993
A trillion seconds ago was 30,000 B.C.
The US national debt is now rising by $1 Trillion every 100 days
A billion seconds ago was 1993
A trillion seconds ago was 30,000 B.C.
The US national debt is now rising by $1 Trillion every 100 days
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Genes = Biological Evolution
Memes = Cultural Evolution
Routines = Organizational Evolution
Memes = Cultural Evolution
Routines = Organizational Evolution
Be bold. Risk today reduces regret tomorrow.
1. Be bold. Go after that big, powerful incumbent that doesn't delight its customers enough.
2. Be bold. Hire that awesome, amazing person -- even though they don't fit any of the roles you're currently looking for.
3. Be bold. Make that sacrifice that will negatively impact your numbers in the short-term but that you know in your heart is the right thing to do for the long-term.
4. Be bold. Make that really hard decision that even the smartest people you know can't seem to agree on.
5. Be bold. Say no to that accomplished, super-successful person that your team interviewed, loved and convinced to join -- but doesn't fit or further your culture.
6. Be bold. Kill that silly company policy that nobody can recall the rationale for, but you suspect was because someone (maybe you) had a friend who knew a guy that had read about a startup that didn't have that policy and that company failed.
7. Be bold. Launch that super-secret project you've been working on even though it's more likely to fail than succeed.
8. Be bold. Admit that you were wrong and have changed your mind on the decision you so passionately advocated for a few months ago.
9. Be bold. Allow yourself to try the thing that’s been tugging on your brain for years. It may seem like you’re betting the company or your credibility, but you rarely are. Even if you fail, you’ll learn something — and free your mind for future follies.
10. Be bold. If you have a brilliant idea that you know is not a good fit for you — and likely never will be, share it with the world. Perhaps someone else will pick it up.
11. Be bold. Give yourself permission to part ways with that awesome person you hired who is no longer delivering awesome results. Chances are, they’ll go back to being awesome — somewhere else.
12. Be bold. Have the courage to the fight the complexity that insidiously tries to creep into every organization. Fight for simplicity, and be prepared to emerge bruised, tattered and sometimes defeated. Complexity is a beast but the fight is noble.
13. Be bold. Drop the dogma that is now masquerading as culture in your company. It’s OK to honor your history but don’t let it hold you back.
14. Be bold. Concede that sometimes you followed the crowd instead of following your heart. It happens to the best of us, often in the worst of times.
15. Be bold. Have wildly ambitious aspirations. These wild aspirations have a secret power that few talk about: They attract wildly amazing people.
16. Be bold. Push those around you to be bolder — and support them when they take their own bold leaps.And finally:
17. Be bold. Confess to yourself, and others who support you, that there was a time you wish you had made the bolder bet and chosen the more challenging path. It’s OK to have regrets. They can embolden you in the future.
Being bold creates dots. These dots may not quite connect right now — and some of them may never quite connect. But when they do…BOOM!
Cheers. @dharmesh
1. Be bold. Go after that big, powerful incumbent that doesn't delight its customers enough.
2. Be bold. Hire that awesome, amazing person -- even though they don't fit any of the roles you're currently looking for.
3. Be bold. Make that sacrifice that will negatively impact your numbers in the short-term but that you know in your heart is the right thing to do for the long-term.
4. Be bold. Make that really hard decision that even the smartest people you know can't seem to agree on.
5. Be bold. Say no to that accomplished, super-successful person that your team interviewed, loved and convinced to join -- but doesn't fit or further your culture.
6. Be bold. Kill that silly company policy that nobody can recall the rationale for, but you suspect was because someone (maybe you) had a friend who knew a guy that had read about a startup that didn't have that policy and that company failed.
7. Be bold. Launch that super-secret project you've been working on even though it's more likely to fail than succeed.
8. Be bold. Admit that you were wrong and have changed your mind on the decision you so passionately advocated for a few months ago.
9. Be bold. Allow yourself to try the thing that’s been tugging on your brain for years. It may seem like you’re betting the company or your credibility, but you rarely are. Even if you fail, you’ll learn something — and free your mind for future follies.
10. Be bold. If you have a brilliant idea that you know is not a good fit for you — and likely never will be, share it with the world. Perhaps someone else will pick it up.
11. Be bold. Give yourself permission to part ways with that awesome person you hired who is no longer delivering awesome results. Chances are, they’ll go back to being awesome — somewhere else.
12. Be bold. Have the courage to the fight the complexity that insidiously tries to creep into every organization. Fight for simplicity, and be prepared to emerge bruised, tattered and sometimes defeated. Complexity is a beast but the fight is noble.
13. Be bold. Drop the dogma that is now masquerading as culture in your company. It’s OK to honor your history but don’t let it hold you back.
14. Be bold. Concede that sometimes you followed the crowd instead of following your heart. It happens to the best of us, often in the worst of times.
15. Be bold. Have wildly ambitious aspirations. These wild aspirations have a secret power that few talk about: They attract wildly amazing people.
16. Be bold. Push those around you to be bolder — and support them when they take their own bold leaps.And finally:
17. Be bold. Confess to yourself, and others who support you, that there was a time you wish you had made the bolder bet and chosen the more challenging path. It’s OK to have regrets. They can embolden you in the future.
Being bold creates dots. These dots may not quite connect right now — and some of them may never quite connect. But when they do…BOOM!
Cheers. @dharmesh
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“To think that she achieved a million copies sold in the United States alone, without a publisher, without any international expansion, without brick and mortar support, it breaks all the rules of what makes a best seller,” said Albert Lee, a literary agent with United Talent Agency, which represents Shaheen.
Others wonder just how much bigger Shaheen’s self-help empire can get. Earlier this year, Shaheen signed a five-book deal with Simon & Schuster, after months of being courted by big publishing houses.
Simon & Schuster won her over with an unusual arrangement: a seven-figure advance, plus a 50-50 profit share. Publishers typically give authors an advance and then a 15 percent cut of royalties if they earn back the advance. The deal included a new, expanded edition of “The Shadow Work Journal,” which was released in late April, with a first printing of 100,000 copies, plus two new books by Shaheen. - NYT
Others wonder just how much bigger Shaheen’s self-help empire can get. Earlier this year, Shaheen signed a five-book deal with Simon & Schuster, after months of being courted by big publishing houses.
Simon & Schuster won her over with an unusual arrangement: a seven-figure advance, plus a 50-50 profit share. Publishers typically give authors an advance and then a 15 percent cut of royalties if they earn back the advance. The deal included a new, expanded edition of “The Shadow Work Journal,” which was released in late April, with a first printing of 100,000 copies, plus two new books by Shaheen. - NYT
Finite players play within boundaries;
Infinite players play with boundaries.
—James Carse
Infinite players play with boundaries.
—James Carse
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