Summary: This issue highlights Marc Andreessen’s classic essays on startups, leadership, and retaining talent. It argues you get about 12 big “shots” in life and should focus on timing, place, and team to make a few high-leverage bets. Take asymmetric risks that build skills, relationships, and momentum for future opportunities.
Life follows power law distributions. 20% of your shots will create 80% of your impact. (View Highlight)
The best opportunities feel like they’re pulling you in. (View Highlight)
an average team can hit a home run solving the right problem at the right time, whereas an extraordinary team can struggle solving the wrong problem at the wrong time (View Highlight)
Great teams can’t overcome terrible timing/place, but they can create their own timing/place through persistence, innovation and vision (View Highlight)
Each shot should expand your capabilities, compound your relationships, create lasting artifacts and position you for better future shots. (View Highlight)