There is a move that looks like retreat but is actually strategy. And it takes real courage to make it. Tip #4, “Take a Step Back to Leap Forward,” from The Luck Field Manual by The Polymath Investor describes it this way: sometimes you have to go down the ladder a bit to climb a […]
Your Network Is a Laboratory
Years ago, when I was running a company for the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, I had the chance to meet Eric Ries, author of the The Lean Startup, and gleaned some excellent advice that I have taken to heart ever since: Treat everything as an experiment. That’s the premise for Tip #3, “Experiment and Pivot […]
The Antidote to Overthinking? Do Something.
There is a particular kind of paralysis that smart, thoughtful people are especially prone to. We research. We analyze. We weigh the options. We wait until conditions are just right. And then we wait a little longer. Tip #2, “Bias Toward Action,” from The Luck Field Manual by The Polymath Investor cuts right through that […]