misterfergusson (2025)

02/11/2024

The Lean Startup: Build-Measure-Learn to create products customers want. Test assumptions, pivot fast, embrace uncertainty. Essential startup wisdom on 284 pages.

An evergreen almanac for the aspiring entrepreneur. Yet the always up-to-date builder in founder mode won’t learn much. Eric Ries bestseller The Lean Startup was first published in 2011. It is sti…

28/09/2024

Matthew McConaughey's 'Greenlights': A raw, authentic journey through life's ups and downs. Part memoir, part philosophy, this book offers wisdom on embracing challenges, staying present, and living your own story.

Lean your elbow out the window and cruise down story lane with Matthew McConaughey—a father, actor, and walking wisdom whisperer. Greenlights, according to Matthew McConaughey, are an affirmation o…

19/09/2024

Nick Offerman’s Where the Deer and the Antelope Play is a love letter to nature with a side of political debate. Inspiring, but sometimes preachy. If you enjoy hikes, woodworking, and thought-provoking reads, check out my review! 🌲🪵

Nick Offerman takes us on a journey where nature meets unburdened thoughts. Nick Offerman is known for his stoic, anti-government persona Ron Swanson. In the 2021 book “Where the Deer and the…

10/08/2024

A closer look at Objectives and Key Results.

Glimpse into the world of OKRs (Objectives and Key Results), a framework that John Doerr—an experienced entrepreneur and venture capitalist—champions as a tool for business success. The book’…

27/07/2024

Robert Alan Iger chronicles his ascend to power from his beginnings in television to running the Disney entertainment conglomerate. The Ride of a Lifetime is partitioned into ‘Learning’ and ‘Leading’. Each part contains seven chapters. While the subtitle implies an autobiography or account of leadership, it is written as a collection of stories that nearly all center around mergers and acquisitions....

Robert Alan Iger chronicles his ascend to power from his beginnings in television to running the Disney entertainment conglomerate. The Ride of a Lifetime is partitioned into ‘Learning’ and ‘Leadin…

08/07/2024

Adam Grant on the value of rethinking and unlearning what we know.

Questioning our beliefs and value systems is hard, but regularly revisiting, reimagining, and reconsidering our established patterns, protocols, and perspectives may help us understand why we do wh…

14/06/2024

Our decisions are flawed due to biases. "Nudge" by Thaler & Sunstein shows how small changes improve choices without limiting freedom. For a quick read, focus on the intro and conclusion.

The premise for our decisions is often influenced by imperfect information. This leads us to make poor decisions. Yet even when we have access to perfect information, we tend to make poor decisions…

18/05/2024

“All too often, we are painted with the Val Kilmer “Iceman” stereotype – cool, capable speed addicts who live on the edge for the sheer thrill. We live harder, party harder, womanize harder, and are somehow larger than life. This book will challenge the stereotype. We are flesh and blood. We live in a dangerous world that whipsaws us from elation to fear in a heartbeat....

“All too often, we are painted with the Val Kilmer “Iceman” stereotype – cool, capable speed addicts who live on the edge for the sheer thrill. We live harder, party harder, womanize harder, and ar…

22/03/2024

If you are going to do, do it. Recounting a life of pursuit, drive, and relentless optimism. To categorize this book under self-help would infuriate Arnold. He views the label of a self-made man as a charming myth. In reality, he got a lot of help from hundreds of people. This is especially true for his parents raising him right despite their flaws....

If you are going to do, do it. Recounting a life of pursuit, drive, and relentless optimism. To categorize this book under self-help would infuriate Arnold. He views the label of a self-made man a…

01/02/2024

“Because freedom, I am told, is nothing but the distance between the hunter and its prey.”

Immigration is traversing multiple worlds and assuming multiple identities while clinging to the periphery of a long-gone past fraught with truth, fiction, and violence. On the surface, however, we…

01/01/2024

When you are trying to build a business - don't quit.

Sometimes the answer lies in doing what is necessary, not what is easy. Ben Horowitz first published his book “The Hard Thing About Hard Things” about ten years ago. Yet most of his content couldn’…

26/11/2023

Some legal news about Nvidia, Trump, and OpenAI

+++ German Valeo GmbH Sues Nvidia Over Employees Stolen Trade Secrets +++ Trump’s Truth Social Sues 20 News Organizations For Defamation Asking $1.5 Billion German Valeo GmbH Sues Nvidia Over …

25/11/2023

Some thoughts on dissent and machine learning

Machine learning from legal precedent requires curating a dataset comprised of court decisions, judicial analysis, and legal briefs in a particular field that is used to train an algorithm to proce…

18/11/2023

Some legal news about AI and legal practice

+++ Google Sues Vietnamese Scammers Over BardAI Malware +++ AI-Powered Legal Service “DoNotPay” Wins Lawsuit Over Practice Without A License Google Sues Vietnamese Scammers Over BardAI Malware Goog…

11/11/2023

Some legal news about Fortnite, Top Gun, and Amazon

+++ Choreography Copyright Confirmed in Lawsuit Against Fortnite Maker Epic Games+++ Movie Studio Seeks Dismissal In Copyright Lawsuit Over “Top Gun: Maverick” Movie +++ Hollywood Views Copyright L…

08/11/2023

Some thoughts on cybermourning and celebrities

The death of Matthew Perry made me reflect on my emotional response to a stranger’s passing. I found intriguing research that explores the psychological concept of parasocial relationships and cybe…

04/11/2023

Some legal news about SolarWinds, Mariah Carey, and Facebook

+++ SEC Sues SolarWinds For Fraud In Aftermath of Russian Cyberattack+++ Mariah Carey Faces Copyright Lawsuit Over “All I Want For Christmas Is You” Song+++ DC’s Attorney General Sues RealPage and …

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