Week 39 - What ants teach us about the brain, cancer and the Internet

10 Kinds of Stories to Tell with Data

A good summary

http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/05/10-kinds-of-stories-to-tell-with-data/

7 Things I Learned from Warren Buffett. The Last Point Shocked Me the Most

A Solid understand of math and finance

http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140512150852-5021019-7-things-i-learned-from-warren-buffett-the-last-point-shocked-me-the-most

Simple Design is What You Need, Not What You Want

Design lets us turn what is complex into a simpler story

http://firstround.com/article/Simple-Design-is-What-You-Need-Not-What-You-Want-1

What ants teach us about the brain, cancer and the Internet

Simple Interaction - No hierarchy

http://www.ted.com/talks/deborah_gordon_what_ants_teach_us_about_the_brain_cancer_and_the_internet

This Startup Launched in 30 Cities in 6 Months — Here’s How They Did It

Pay crucial, painstaking attention to your first hire in every new city or region. They are the linchpin in your plan.

http://firstround.com/article/This-Startup-Launched-in-30-Cities-in-6-Months-Heres-How-They-Did-It

Week 38 - Why most product managers suck ?

Why most product managers suck (and how to be a better one)?

Prioritize ruthlessly

http://thenextweb.com/entrepreneur/2014/05/11/product-managers-suck-better-one

Conquering The Common Fears of Leadership

With much power comes much responsibility

http://www.forbes.com/sites/brentgleeson/2014/05/05/conquering-the-common-fears-of-leadership

What Kevin Durant can teach us about Leadership

Humility and Hardwork

http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140509192636-40474570-what-kevin-durant-s-mvp-speech-can-teach-us-and-our-children-about-leadership

How To Improve Management Accountability In Your Organization

Make the avoidance of "Conflict Avoidance" a priority

http://www.forbes.com/sites/victorlipman/2014/05/05/how-to-improve-management-accountability-in-your-organization/

7 Jeff Bezos Quotes That Will Change The Way You Think About Business

"If you double the number of experiments you do per year you're going to double your inventiveness."

http://www.businessinsider.com/7-jeff-bezos-quotes-that-will-change-the-way-you-think-about-business-2014-5?IR=T

Week 37 - Four things big innovators do differently

Tilting the windmill by Alistair Croll

Three tiered portfolios

http://www.geckoboard.com/blog/tilting-the-windmill-by-alistair-croll#.U2YXjnZEAfE

Why Motivating Others Starts With Using The Right Language

See-Interpret-Act

http://99u.com/articles/25567/why-motivating-others-starts-with-using-the-right-language

What It Takes to Design a Good Life

Start Now, Start every single day

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/04/29/debbie-millman-good-life-project

How Squarespace’s CEO Pivoted to Scale for Millions

“You have to have the desire to really build a business, not just grow a sustainable product.”

http://firstround.com/article/How-Squarespaces-CEO-Pivoted-to-Scale-for-Millions

A Framework for Managing the "Let Down"

An interesting framework

http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140502230124-2588624-a-framework-for-managing-the-let-down

Week 36 - How To Build A Culture of Agility

"Why Can't You Be More Like A Startup?" -- How To Build A Culture Of Agility

Start Small, Fail Fast

http://www.forbes.com/sites/netapp/2014/04/16/culture-of-agility/

Traits of a Motivated Leader

Raising the performance bar

http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140413122716-117825785-traits-of-a-motivated-leader

Methods for Facilitating Innovation in Nonprofits

Looking, Understanding , Making

http://www.bethkanter.org/facilitating-innovation/

Run Your Meeting Like a Boss: Lessons from Mayer, Musk, and Jobs

Argue with facts, not experience

http://99u.com/articles/25075/run-your-meeting-like-a-boss-lessons-from-mayer-musk-and-jobs

How to Cultivate a Creative Thinking Habit

Buy low and sell high in the realm of ideas

http://lifehacker.com/how-to-cultivate-a-creative-thinking-habit-1564363575

Week 35 - When You're at the Crossroads of Should and Must

When You're at the Crossroads of Should and Must

It’s not what an artist does that counts, but what he is

http://firstround.com/article/What-to-Do-at-the-Crossroads-of-Should-and-Must

A Mindset Template for Success

Instead of obsessing over things that you can't change, focus on what you can

http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140413184735-85816712-a-mindset-template-for-success

How To Build A Disruptive Organization

Eventually every theory of the business becomes obsolete and then invalid

http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140406142900-175081329-how-to-build-a-disruptive-organization

Culture Eats Strategy For Breakfast

How will you react to series of inevitable random and unknown events

http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/12/culture-eats-strategy-for-breakfast/

Hyper-Growth Done Right - Lessons From the Man Who Scaled Engineering at Dropbox and Facebook

Through boom and bust, build resilience

http://firstround.com/article/Hyper-Growth-Done-Right-Lessons-From-the-Man-Who-Scaled-Engineering-at-Dropbox-and-Facebook