Earl's Lists

Lists of things I think are interesting and worth sharing.

Newsletters

I think editorialized newsletters are a great way to learn. They take you inside the minds of sharp thinkers and how they process new information. These are some of the ones I regularly read.

• The Diff by Byrne Hobart - Strategy and finance
• Stratechery by Ben Thompson - Tech strategy
• Techmeme - Digest on all things tech
• SemiAnalysis - Semiconductors and AI

Books

• Shoe Dog by Phil Knight - Captures the essence of entrepreneurship
• How Asia Works by Joe Studwell - Development economics of East Asian countries
• Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb - Thinking about systems
• The Outsiders by William Thorndike - Capitalist's perspective on great CEO's
• Your Brain at Work by David Rock - Understand your thought process better
• Range by David Epstein - Why being a jack of all trades helps excel in many domains
• The Captain Class by Sam Walker - Unique take on what makes great vs. dynastic teams

Videos

• The Last Dance (2020) - Michael Jordan and the 1990s championship Bulls team

Products

• Meta Ray-Ban Headliner - I think smartglasess will and should reach mass adoption in the next 5 years.
• Jabra Evolve2 65 Flex

Quotes

• "A moving man will meet his luck."
• "Action produces information."
• "Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. Weak men create hard times."

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