This week's additions focus on mindset, strategy, and founder stories, with new digests from Dan Martell, Dylan Davis, and Founders. Highlights include Spend money to buy back time — not time to save money. Speaking is faster than typing — AI handles rambling input well

Case studies

YouTube

How Goodwater Capital finds and backs billion-dollar consumer startups

EO December 9, 2024

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Case studies 9

Fundraising & VC 8

Niche selection 6

• Primary consumer research, not consensus, unlocked 100x–300x returns
• Automating due diligence science frees six days for founder judgment
• Consumer tech owning end-customer relationships beats enterprise diversification

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Origin stories

Podcast

Norma Kamali: building a 50-year American fashion career

How I Built This with Guy Raz December 9, 2024

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Origin stories 10

Long-term planning 7

Identity & self-belief 6

• Why walking away at the right moment saved her career repeatedly
• Staying deliberately invisible kept her relevant for five decades
• Walmart gave her more quality control than her $11M licensing deal did

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