"If we put the problem further back, and ask what determines whether a challenge will or will not be met, the answer is that this depends upon the presence or absence of initiative and of creative individuals with clarity of mind and energy of will (which is almost a definition of genius), capable of effective responses to new situations (which is almost a definition of intelligence). If we ask what makes a creative individual, we are thrown back from history to psychology and biology—to the influence of environment and the gamble and secret of the chromosomes." --Will and Ariel Durant (The Lessons of History)
A lesson for the Democratic left from Adam Smith - by Roger Lowenstein (LINK)
Amazon’s Pullout From Queens, N.Y., Stuns Real-Estate Industry (LINK)
When Investing on Auto-Pilot Isn’t Enough - by Jason Zweig ($) (LINK)
Rocket Ships - by Ian Cassel (LINK)
The final installment (Part 4) of the Money Control interview with Sanjay Bakshi (LINK) [PDF of Parts 1-4]
Managing Technological Innovation: Industry Analysis (LINK)
Exponent Podcast: Publishers vs Apple News (LINK)
Brex Founder Henrique Dubugras on The Twenty Minute VC Podcast [H/T @anuhariharan] (LINK)
American Innovations Podcast: Making Decisions with Malcolm Gladwell (LINK)
Edge #529: Alzheimer's Prevention - A Conversation with Lisa Mosconi (LINK)
TED Talk: The age of genetic wonder | Juan Enriquez (LINK)
Strategies for Seizing the Day - by Ryan Holiday (LINK)
A Kindle Daily Deal today ($1.99) is a book I've heard several people recommend: Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II