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Robert Verwaayen

General Partner at Keen Venture Partners

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Losing the Narrative: The Genre Fiction of the Professional Class

A fascinating article puts forth the idea that storytelling by the 'professional class' is failing and drives today's societal cynicism. A lot of nuggets of insight and plenty of thought to ponder after reading it.

May 26
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A fascinating article puts forth the idea that storytelling by the 'professional class' is failing and drives today's societal cynicism. A lot of nuggets of insight and plenty of thought to ponder after reading it.

What You Do Is Who You Are

How to Create Your Business Culture: A book by venture capitalist Ben Horrowitz that gives real practical advice of what actually makes, and matters in - company culture. No frivolous PowerPoint bullets in this book, but rather plenty of real-life case examples of what matters.

June 1
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Making Sense with Sam Harris

Luister episode met Ricky Gervais

July 29
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Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson | Apple TV+

Toffe docu - zeker als je interesse hebt in muziek productie!!

August 24
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Nike's End of Men

Hits nail on head: “The new Nike spin on “Just Do It,” is basically, “At Least You Tried.”

August 24
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Guy Kawasaki on Venture Capital

Guy Kawasaki on Venture Capital: a bit dated, but still very fundamental lessons to be learned here. Guy Kawasaki (software evangelist of Apple, turned VC) tells entrepreneurs what VCs are looking for and how to make a great pitch deck. More importantly, the simplicity of the pitch that Kawasaki proposes, forces any business leader to think about the true fundamentals of their company. Added bonus he is a great and funny presenter. Be sure to watch part 2 and 3 also.

May 13
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We Crashed (AppleTV)

A tv series that tells the saga of the rise and fall of Wework. It contains big entertainment and many lessons. The most essential lesson is that overconfidence and an extreme form of ‘fake it t'ill you make it’ always leads to disasterous outcomes. Much schadenfreude ensues.

May 28
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#1736 - Tristan Harris & Daniel Schmachtenberger

In case you’re thinking -> what a strange time we’re living in (low trust, no shared truth etc) these guys give framework/lens to understand it. It is Joe Rogan so 🤠 & long.

November 22
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‎Absolutely Mental: 3 Questions for the Aliens op Apple Podcasts

Dit is goud

September 28
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First Principles: The Building Blocks of True Knowledge

First principles is a bit of a fashionable term lately, but this blog does a good job of describing this Aristotelian way of attacking problems

August 17
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