Four Reasons Why A Stock is Hated
Joel Greenblatt has one of the best track records of all professional money managers. He wrote several books on investing but two of...
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Mike Gorlon
- Jun 13, 2020
- 7 min
What Does the Saying “When the Tide Goes Out, You Find Out Who is Swimming Naked” Mean?
This saying has been widely quoted by Warren Buffett and with the COVID 19 pandemic sweeping through the world and causing havoc, the saying
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Mike Gorlon
- Jan 6, 2019
- 6 min
This is How We Are Influenced and Persuaded
Influence is a best-selling book written by Robert Cialdini which discusses the seven subtle ways that persuade us to comply. Robert’s...
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Mike Gorlon
- Nov 29, 2018
- 2 min
1 Way, 2 Way Door Decision Making
I recently read about Amazon using a 1 way, 2 way door thought process to help them make decisions. In short, what they do is they decide...
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Mike Gorlon
- Feb 11, 2018
- 1 min
Where are the Customers' Yachts?
Over two years ago I read a book by Fred Schwed Jr called Where Are The Customers' Yachts based on a recommendation by Warren Buffett. It...
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Mike Gorlon
- Jan 16, 2018
- 12 min
Principles To Help You Live A Better Life
Ray Dalio is the founder of one of the largest hedge funds in the world today called Bridgewater which has about $160 Billion in assets...
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Mike Gorlon
- Jan 4, 2018
- 4 min
Turning Your Passion Into A Business
Crush It is a book written by Gary Vaynerchcuk about finding your passion and turning that hobby of yours into a business that uses...
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Mike Gorlon
- Oct 29, 2017
- 9 min
6 Things You May Not Know About Steve Jobs, And A Look At His Biography
Steve Jobs needs no introduction. He is one of the most known entrepreneurs after his revolution of the music player with the iPod, his...
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Mike Gorlon
- Jul 23, 2017
- 12 min
How To Fail At Almost Everything And Still Win Big
I first came across Scott Adam’s book How to Fail At Almost Everything and Still Win Big on a Farnam Street blog post, a blog that I...
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Mike Gorlon
- Jun 28, 2017
- 9 min
How Sam Walton Built The Greatest Retail Empire Of The 20th Century
Sam Walton wrote his autobiography, Made in America, after he got sick and was hospitalized. It’s a top recommended book by Warren...
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Mike Gorlon
- Mar 17, 2017
- 16 min
Thoughts On Creativity
I just finished reading Ed Catmull's book called Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration...
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Mike Gorlon
- Jan 14, 2017
- 6 min
What Is The Difference Between Money And Wealth
I recently wrote a post on my website about the founder of Airbnb, Brian Chesky, who received funding after his determination to help his...
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Mike Gorlon
- Jan 3, 2017
- 2 min
A Lesson On Apple's Destruction of Sony's Top Selling Music Player
In Walter Isaacson’s biography on Steve Jobs there is a chapter dedicated to Apple's invention of the iPod and how it destroyed the...
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Mike Gorlon
- Jan 3, 2017
- 2 min
The Founder Of Airbnb On Surviving During The Harshest Of Times
I just saw a video from Brian Chesky, founder of Airbnb, where he is giving a lecture to a couple of Stanford University students on the...
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Mike Gorlon
- Jan 2, 2017
- 9 min
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
I read Ben Horowitz’s book titled The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers over two years ago...
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Mike Gorlon
- Jan 1, 2017
- 5 min
Amazon Founder, Jeff Bezos', Shareholder Letters
I spent 5 hours on a plane flying to Las Vegas for a friend's wedding so this gave me a lot of extra time to read. Where as most people...
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Mike Gorlon
- Dec 31, 2016
- 3 min
The Secret That So Many People Don't Do Enough Of To Get Ahead
I was scrolling around Yahoo.com a couple of months ago and I came across a Business Insider article that caught my attention. A former...
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Mike Gorlon
- Dec 31, 2016
- 2 min
Inspirational Words From Steve Jobs's Commencement Speech
Steve Jobs' commencement speech is by far my favorite one because it is short, simple, inspirational and there is so much wisdom and...
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