26 July 2021
This week's additions focus on mindset, strategy, and founder stories, with new digests from The Daily Stoic, Founders, and Masters of Scale. Highlights include Virtue is the only good — everything else is circumstance. Why turning down $250k for one game led to 51 million sales
Showing 10 digests for 26 July 2021.
Resilience & grit
Podcast
Seven core Stoic practices you can apply every day
The Daily Stoic
August 1, 2021
Resilience & grit
9
Identity & self-belief
8
Virtue is the only good — everything else is circumstance.
Obstacles are not blocks; they reveal the actual path forward.
Meditating on death is the fastest route to daily gratitude.
Founder interviews
Podcast
Sid Meier on building great games and a life without regrets
Founders
July 31, 2021
Founder interviews
10
Iteration & feedback loops
7
Bootstrapping
6
Why turning down $250k for one game led to 51 million sales
The double-it-or-cut-it-in-half rule for faster iteration
Find work that feels like play — no one can compete with you
How Harley-Davidson used a crisis to rewire its business for the long term
Masters of Scale
July 29, 2021
Case studies
10
Business models
8
Long-term planning
7
A crisis is the best time to cut complexity you'd otherwise protect
Factory workers got equity grants — because Harley's customers are them
LiveWire is a separate brand because electric and touring serve different riders
How to build your first 100 backlinks using proven tactics
Ahrefs
July 28, 2021
SEO
9
Content marketing
6
Low-quality backlinks can get your site wiped from Google
HARO lets journalists come to you — no cold outreach needed
Podcast interviews yield near-guaranteed links in about one hour
Small everyday innovations drive outsized business results
Bill Gallagher
July 28, 2021
Pivoting
9
Iteration & feedback loops
8
Resilience & grit
6
77% of US GDP comes from small innovations, not moonshots
Constraints boost creativity — fewer resources force better thinking
A free popsicle hotline outbooks every comparable hotel nearby
Automation & tools
YouTube
15 Chrome extensions worth installing for entrepreneurs
Noah Kagan
July 28, 2021
Automation & tools
8
Productivity & habits
6
Pocket batches distracting links so you read on your schedule
Rakuten and Capital One Shopping save money with zero extra effort
Idle extensions harvest your browsing data — audit and cut them
The Rise and Philosophy of Andreessen Horowitz
Acquired
July 27, 2021
Origin stories
9
Fundraising & VC
6
How a16z pioneered the hands-on venture capital operating partnership model
From Opsware experience to reshaping expectations for founder support
Building the largest and most influential venture capital firm through founder advocacy
Hiring & recruitment
Podcast
When to hire, business banking, and bootstrapper news
Startups For the Rest of Us
July 27, 2021
Hiring & recruitment
8
Long-term planning
6
Productivity & habits
5
Hire when tasks repeat and compound—your first hires are support and developers, not sales
A plane, coffee shop, or constraint creates 10x focus through timeboxing
Modern business banking finally disrupts a 1992-era industry with founder-friendly tools
Resilience & grit
YouTube
Starting a side business while keeping your day job
Noah Kagan
July 26, 2021
Resilience & grit
8
Business models
6
Motivation
5
Your day job funds the runway — quitting early kills most businesses.
Fear of rejection, not lack of time, is what stops most people starting.
Build income that works around the clock, not only when you show up.
Identity & self-belief
Podcast
Re-Reading: Shop Class as Soulcraft with Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
July 26, 2021
Identity & self-belief
9
Deep work & focus
6
Why bullshit knowledge jobs feel empty: lack autonomy, mastery, and belonging.
Crawford's motorcycle metaphor teaches that meaning comes from tangible results, not passion.
Apply craftsmanship principles to knowledge work through clear standards and trusted feedback loops.