Friends of Dave #210: attack of the meth squirrels
Happy happy holidays!
Hope you are able to enjoy a nice break, Friends.
I know I am going to try to take some time to be grateful for the blessings in my life myself.
And if you missed it, check out last week's intro to get your fix -- got some good feedback on it. Appreciate that!
If you have the time, some great articles under the tree for you this week. If you are a skier or intrigued by stories of blatant fraud, you are going to want to take some time to read the Last Word.
Year end round up on deck for next week.
Stay safe!
XOXO
Dave
Think on This...
On Productivity, Scheduling, Reading Habits, Work, and More
When I was younger, I didn’t really have the concept of turning off. But there comes a time, a little bit with age, when your body rebels. And obviously, if you have a family, that’s not great with a system where you’re just always working.
Wide ranging conversation with Marc Andreessen covering elements that made and continue to make him successful.
For Your Day Job...
The Durable Benefit of Corporate Vitality
Change and uncertainty will outlast the current crisis. By building the capacity for innovation and reinvention, companies can enjoy the durable benefit of corporate vitality
Change and uncertainty will surely outlast the current crisis. Companies must continue to build and measure their capacity for innovation and reinvention.
Individuals or Teams: Who’s the Better Customer for SaaS Products?
Team plans are where the money is. Individual plans are good for lead gen. Good food for thought as you think big picture about business models.
Your Weekly Dose of Randomness...
Why Run-DMC didn’t want to make ‘Christmas in Hollis’ — nypost.com
“I ate that meal for 48 years before my mother passed away [in 2013], and I got tired of it.”
Alabama man accused of feeding meth to a squirrel arrested
I want to think the origins of this story started in Florida somehow....
Why is turkey meat becoming increasingly popular?
"Serves those angry jerks right." -- a random cow.
Surge in demand for chiropractors as more people work from home
FACT: your hamstrings just tightened up by an eight of an inch just reading this headline from your couch.....
And The Last Word....
A ski resort, a dream and greed: How a $350M fraud happened in Vermont’s poorest region
Jay Peak boasts the most snow of any ski mountain on the East Coast — but the key to Quiros’ con game was that it was connected to a unique source of capital: The federal economic development program known as EB-5.
Ariel Quiros bought Jay Peak ski resort and presented himself as the person who could lead the resort and Vermont region to greater prosperity. Turns out he was more Bernie Madoff than Bernie Sanders.
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