3 Best Reads of this Week

“As it applies to a product and technology organization, leading with context takes real effort to do well, and it’s a major responsibility of your product leaders.  But if you want to empower your product teams and push decision making down to the people closest to the problems and the enabling technology, then it’s well worth your time.”Leading with Context Not Control, Marty Cagan “Long term is harder than most people imagine, which is why it’s more lucrative than many people assume.

Near-Death Experiences

“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”Friedrich Nietzsche “And if at first you don’t succeed,Dust yourself off and try again,You can dust it off and try again.”Try Again by Aaliyah featuring Timbaland Another useful mental model that I’ve put into my investing toolbox, is looking for products/businesses that have survived near-death experiences.