What's New

See the latest Trusted Library digests, grouped by the week they were added.

What's New

See the latest Trusted Library digests, grouped by the week they were added.

5 November 2018

This week's additions focus on founder stories, leadership, and strategy, with new digests from Y Combinator, Bill Gallagher, and Ahrefs. Highlights include Shared databases killed Amazon's velocity — removing them created AWS. Profit is an opinion — cash is the only fact that matters

Showing 5 digests for 5 November 2018.

Founder interviews

YouTube

Werner Vogels on scaling Amazon, building AWS, and engineering culture

Y Combinator November 11, 2018


Founder interviews 9
Processes & SOPs 8
Culture building 6
  • Shared databases killed Amazon's velocity — removing them created AWS.
  • Working Backwards: write the press release before writing any code.
  • Security built in from day one; retrofitting it later is a nightmare.

Cash flow management

YouTube

Understanding cash flow through four chapters and seven levers

Bill Gallagher November 9, 2018


Cash flow management 10
Business operating systems 7
Valuation 6
  • Profit is an opinion — cash is the only fact that matters
  • Growing revenue can destroy cash when working capital costs exceed margin
  • Seven levers, one-percent changes, four-times valuation multiplier effect

Goal setting

YouTube

Sam Altman on focus, risk, and choosing what to work on

Y Combinator November 8, 2018


Goal setting 9
Productivity & habits 7
Resilience & grit 5
  • Why feeling busy for a decade can mean zero real progress
  • The deferred life plan almost never works — pick one thing now
  • Long-term wasted potential is the real risk, not short-term failure

SEO

YouTube

How to write title tags that increase click-through rate

Ahrefs November 7, 2018


SEO 8
Copywriting 8
  • Pogo-sticking penalises clickbait — titles must match search intent
  • One title can target multiple long-tail keywords without stuffing
  • Going from sub-1% to 2% CTR can more than double page traffic

Origin stories

Podcast

How Bernie Marcus Built Home Depot After Getting Fired at 49

Founders November 5, 2018


Origin stories 10
Vision & mission 7
Culture building 6
  • Getting fired at 49 with no money sparked a $30B retail empire
  • Ken Langone's minority stock tactic gave him leverage over a hostile conglomerate
  • Obsessing over customers beats focusing on competitors or career politics

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