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In all of his talks, Tierney questions this conventional wisdom, arguing that there is bad overhead (say, paying for swank office space) and good overhead (such as investing in technology to track results). Tierney counsels philanthropists not to place restrictions on how their donation can be spent (Sheryl Sandberg, for one, heeded this sage advic

Multi-millionaire investor Peter Thiel begins every interview with companies he’s considering investing in with the same three questions: What’s your secret? What important truth do very few people agree with you on? What do you believe that is both contrarian and correct?

Lançaram-se então à tarefa de criar uma nova visão de seus papéis que fosse mais próxima do ideal, mas ainda realista.

they had just recently adopted a new approach: instead of giving money away themselves, they scoured the world for subject matter experts who might have their own, better ideas for how to give away money.

“ninguém pode ser original em determinado campo se não possuir a estabilidade emocional e social que advém de atitudes regulares em todas as outras áreas que não aquela em que está sendo original”.38

The hallmark of originality is rejecting the default and exploring whether a better option exists.

Entrepreneurs who kept their day jobs had 33 percent lower odds of failure than those who quit.