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Andrew Chen: "Writing is the most scalable professional networking activity - stay home, don’t go to events/conferences, and just put ideas down. Building your network, your audience, and your ideas will be something you’ll want to do over your entire career. Think of your writing like a multi-decade project.”
His current project is to learn MIT's 4-year curriculum for computer science in 12 months, without taking any classes. Scott earned his Bachelor of Commerce Honors from the University of Manitoba and his blog features more than 850 articles and books focused on "getting more from life".
Scott Young • Can you get an MIT education for $2,000? | Scott Young | TEDxEastsidePrep
Brian Balfour is recognized as a growth expert. He has started and grown multiple VC-backed companies with millions of users and is the former VP of Growth at HubSpot. Brian runs a terrific blog discussing the latest growth strategies and techniques (http://www.coelevate.com) and leads masterclasses on the topic at http://www.reforge.com
Cliff Lerner • Explosive Growth: A Few Things I Learned While Growing My Startup To 100 Million Users & Losing $78 Million
Writing, design, leadership, music, art, and research all involve developing certain styles, which have different trade-offs. Once you master the basics, there is no longer one “right” way to do everything but many different possibilities, all of which have different strengths and weaknesses.
Scott Young • Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career
Online: Marginal Revolution, Kottke.org, and Cool Tools (by Kevin Kelly, here).
Ferriss, Timothy • Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
The Pursuit of Micro Success: A Guide to Small Online Ventures that can provide Big Psychological and Financial Benefits
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80/20 Sales and Marketing: The Definitive Guide to Working Less and Making More
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