Words to Start the Week (May 28, 2025)
Nuggets from past notes
”Opportunities rarely come gift-wrapped. They don’t announce themselves with fanfare or arrive on a silver platter. More often, they look like grunt work, thankless tasks, or minor roles in the background. The people who succeed aren’t the ones who wait for perfect circumstances—they’re the one who act. They seize what’s in front of them and prove their worth through action”
- Adam Grant (on his reflection of Sydney Weinberg)
“First the innovator, then the imitator, then the idiot.”
- Warren Buffett
“There are riches in niches.”
“In business, I look for the exception. The exceptional people and the exceptional opportunities. Decentralization is the key. You must give people autonomy and hold them accountable.”
“Ignore the conventional wisdom. If everybody else is doing it one way, there’s a good chance you can find your niche by going in exactly the opposite direction.”