Jeff Bezos interview

The best networking strategy

"The best networking strategy you can possibly have is to actively look for opportunities to help others. If you’re always putting yourself and your needs first, you’ll find you don’t get very far."

via: linkedin

Weekend Longform Linkfest

• 8 Fascinating Reads http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/12/12/8-fascinating-reads.aspx …
• Eastern Philosophy Explained with Three Animated Videos by Alain de Botton's School of Life | Open Culture http://www.openculture.com/2014/12/eastern-philosophy-explained-with-three-animated-videos.html …
• Malala Yousafzai Speech | Nobel Peace Prize Presentation Ceremony | Osl...: http://youtu.be/VTKGpanBnFk via @YouTube
• Accounting scandals: The dozy watchdogs | The Economist http://www.economist.com/node/21635978/print …
• Want to spin your data? Five Ways to Lie with Charts http://nautil.us/issue/19/illusions/five-ways-to-lie-with-charts …
• Why activist investors are getting even more...active http://fortune.com/2014/12/03/activist-investors-carl-icahn/ …
• Tracy Britt Cool: The education of Warren Buffett's protege http://fortune.com/2014/10/30/tracy-britt-cool/ …
•  BBC Radio 4 - The Reith Lectures, Reith Lectures: 2014, Why Do Doctors Fail? http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04bsgvm …
• ‘A Norwegian Tragedy’ Aage Borchgrevink, translated by Guy Puzey and ‘Anders Breivik and the Rise of Islamophobia’ http://www.lrb.co.uk/v36/n22/adam-shatz/west-end-boy …
• Heineken's Charlene de Carvalho: A self-made heiress https://fortune.com/2014/12/03/heineken-charlene-de-carvalho-self-made-heiress/ …
• Nehal Chopra’s Secret to Finding Alpha: A-Plus CEOs | Institutional Investor http://www.institutionalinvestor.com/Article/3359393/Banking-and-Capital-Markets-Corporations/Nehal-Chopras-Secret-to-Finding-Alpha-A-Plus-CEOs.html#.VITKbot8ufQ …
• Bill Ackman and His Hedge Fund, Betting Big - http://NYTimes.com http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/business/bill-ackman-and-his-hedge-fund-betting-big.html?_r=0 …
• The Cutthroat World of Elite Public Schools - The Atlantic http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/12/the-cutthroat-world-of-elite-public-schools/383382/?single_page=true …
• German utilities: E.ON and E.OUT | The Economist http://www.economist.com/news/business/21635503-german-power-producer-breaking-itself-up-face-future-eon-and-eout …
• Sarah Jessica Parker "A Little Hyper-Aware" - Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee by Jerry Seinfeld http://comediansincarsgettingcoffee.com/sarah-jessica-parker-a-little-hyper-aware …

This American Life: Dealing with kids

Linkfest

Julian Robertson On What Stocks He Likes Now: Interview ~ market folly http://www.marketfolly.com/2014/12/julian-robertson-on-what-stocks-he.html …
The best advice in business: 40 execs reveal their secrets to success http://fortune.com/2014/10/29/ceo-best-advice/ …
Starboard Value's Jeff Smith: The investor CEO's fear most http://fortune.com/2014/12/03/starboard-capitals-jeff-smith-activist-investor-darden-restaurants/ …
Air conditioning without electricity? New materials may change the way temperatures are regulated http://econ.st/1zi2Q3p
 Masters in Business: Yale Professor Robert Shiller (Audio) by Bloomberg View https://soundcloud.com/bloombergview/masters-in-business-yale …
Maria Popova on Writing, Workflow, and Workarounds | The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss http://fourhourworkweek.com/2014/10/21/brain-pickings/ …
Digital Journalism and Investing: Charlie Rose (11/18) - Businessweek http://www.businessweek.com/videos/2014-11-18/digital-journalism-and-investing-charlie-rose-11-18 …
#2 The Secret, Gruesome Internet For Doctors http://gimletmedia.com/episode/2-instagram-for-doctors/ …
Specials: Here's The Thing: Jerry Seinfeld - WNYC http://www.wnyc.org/story/heres-thing-jerry-seinfeld/ …
Here's The Thing: Ira Glass - WNYC http://www.wnyc.org/story/ira-glass-interview/ …