Thursday, September 1, 2016

Links

Sample chapter from Intelligent Fanatics Project: How Great Leaders Build Sustainable Businesses, a book I'm looking forward to reading (LINK) [And if you'd like to pre-order a non e-book version, Sean and Ian mentioned that other versions will be available soon. You can join their email list HERE to stay up-to-date.]

Would a 30 Year Old Warren Buffett be Studying Silicon Valley Tech Companies? (LINK)

Robert Cialdini on the Art of Charm podcast discussing his new book Pre-Suasion (LINK)

Will Amazon Kill FedEx? (LINK)
For UPS and FedEx, Amazon’s been great for business. Now it’s taking business away from them.
Dow Chemical’s 1-in-1000 Stock Action Works in Warren Buffett’s Favor [H/T Linc] (LINK)
A Yale professor says Dow Chemical shares show 'pretty clear evidence of manipulation'
Elon Musk Faces Cash Squeeze at Tesla, SolarCity (LINK)

Mean Reversion: Gravitational Super Force or Dangerous Delusion? - by Aswath Damodaran (LINK)

The Absolute Return Letter, September 2016 (LINK)

Does it matter if China cleans up its banks? - By Michael Pettis (LINK)

Intermittent Renewables Can’t Favorably Transform Grid Electricity (LINK)

Blame Your Lousy Internet on Poles (LINK)

Simon Sinek: Why Leaders Eat Last (video) [H/T @iancassel] (LINK)
Related book: Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t