Politics Principles For Dealing With the Changing World Order, Ray Dalio (8/10) An analysis of the economic and political forces that drove the last 500 years of international power cycles
Book Notes Glucose Revolution, Jessie Inchauspe (9/10) Glucose science for dummies, translated to comprehensive practical advice
Book Notes Network State, Balaji Srinivasan (8/10) An eclectic mish-mash of history, politics, tech, crypto, governance, and socioeconomics
Book Notes The Metaverse, Matthew Ball (9/10) A primer on "the metaverse" from an experienced venture capitalist's perspective
Crypto Decentralized: Reddit and Aave (#16) I'm not convinced things will become "100% decentralized and permissionless"
Crypto Decentralized Finance (DeFi) - What It Is and Why I'm Interested DeFi has the potential to open up necessary financial services for 1.7 billion unbanked people worldwide
Politics The Threat to Armenia's Sovereignty A disunited and weakened Armenia will lose its status as an independent state
Investing How to Invest in Technology Startups, Jason Calacanis (8/10) A comprehensive playbook for anyone looking to invest in early-stage companies
Philosophy Meditations, Marcus Aurelius (8/10) A profound insight into the mind of one of the most powerful men in the world
Learning The Great Mental Models: General Thinking Concepts, Shane Parrish (8/10) A short introduction to 9 popular mental models and 3 supporting ideas, designed to improve our ability to understand the world and look at situations through different lenses
Stocks Investment Memo: Manchester United PLC Esports, VR and NFTs mean profound changes are on the way for Europe’s largest football clubs
Crypto Investment Memo: CumRocket A Non-Fungible-Token marketplace for 18+ content - OnlyFans on the Blockchain
Self-Help “Day 1”, Jeff Bezos and Vertigo (#15) How I’m using Jeff Bezos’ philosophy to rebuild myself Better, Faster, Stronger
Nomad How to Get a Remote Job (#14) My advice for how to secure your new international gig, and 28 of the best remote job websites
Book Notes The Almanack of Naval Ravikant, Eric Jorgenson (10/10) An inspiring and thought-providing book summarising Naval's thoughts on Wealth and Happiness
Weekly Roundup Investment Memo: Linen (#13) How to write an investment memo for an early-stage, pre-revenue start-up
Weekly Roundup The Rise of Crowdfunding (#12) Crowdfunding has seen an uptick in popularity with recent changes in regulation and investment appetite
Business Never Split the Difference, Chris Voss (9/10) An easy read on the various psychological tricks and techniques for persuasion and negotiation
Weekly Roundup Is Listening to Podcasts Worth It? (#11) Podcasts have only added to our collective information overload. This is how you can make the most of them
Crypto My Experience with Digital Assets and NFTs (#10) How my addiction to Pokémon and Runescape led me to buy the first-ever music copyright NFT
Book Notes Obstacle Is The Way, Ryan Holiday (7/10) A self-help book inspired by Stoicism about how to transform your life's obstacles into opportunities