December 25, 2023: What I Wish Someone Had Told Me
“True forgiveness is when you can say, “Thank you for that experience.””
― Oprah Winfrey
Hi friends,
How's everything going?
This is Kei and Kazuki, founders of Glasp 👋
We hand-picked 3 good articles for you to highlight this week. Hope they'll help you get new ideas and perspectives. (You can read this online!)
📚 3 Good Articles for You
What I Wish Someone Had Told Me
by Sam Altman (1 mins)
- Starting and Finishing: Begin with optimism and personal connections; finish with teamwork and urgency. Focus on long-term goals and clear, outcome-oriented communication.
- Team and Leadership: Invest in recruiting and nurturing high-potential individuals. Prioritize team impact and flexibility in planning and execution.
- Strategy and Resilience: Embrace long-term planning with rapid execution, understand scaling challenges, and value resilience and collaboration in a growth-focused business.
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How to Work Less, Live More, and Be More Effective
by Anna Katharina Schaffner Ph.D. (6 mins)
- 80/20 Principle for Efficiency: The book introduces the 80/20 principle, suggesting that 20% of efforts lead to 80% of results, advocating for focusing on high-impact activities to increase productivity and work efficiency.
- Broader Life Application: Beyond business, the principle is applicable in personal life, impacting time management, relationships, and happiness, emphasizing the importance of selecting activities that yield the most significant personal rewards.
- Emphasis on Quality of Life: The ultimate aim of the 80/20 principle is not just work efficiency but enhancing overall life quality, encouraging a balance between work and personal fulfillment, and focusing on activities that nourish the soul and bring true satisfaction.
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How Zapier Grows: Automating Growth
by Jaryd Hermann (39 mins)
- Remarkable Growth: Zapier reached a $5B valuation and $230M ARR with minimal funding by tapping into the rapidly expanding iPaaS market.
- User-Friendly Innovation: They revolutionized SaaS integration, allowing non-technical users to easily connect thousands of applications without coding.
- Effective Strategies: Zapier's growth was fueled by a strong focus on customer engagement and a robust SEO and content marketing strategy.
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📣 Community
- 🟦 Read5for5:
We had the Read5for5 reading challenge last week! And we saw many learners joining and sharing the challenge! Thank you for learning with us 📚 Please look at this page for all the articles in the challenge.
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❤️ Gratitude
We found some people who mentioned Glasp in their articles and blogs, and we appreciate all the kindness!
- Proposal for improving the global online discourse through personalised comment ordering on all websites on LESSWRONG
- Copie mes prompts IA de productivité et de recherche d’emploi [banque] on L'Œil du Recruteur
Thank you all for sharing and mentioning us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and/or in your blogs 🙂 We appreciate all of your support! Please feel free to ask us anything at any time! Also, feel free to join our Slack community ;)
Hope you enjoyed reading this newsletter!
See you next week ;)
Best,
Kei and Kazuki
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