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VIEW ALL →Carlos Slim's Method: Why Learning to Deconstruct Beats Any Formal Education
You don't need a master's degree to understand a business. You need a phone, directed curiosity, and the ability to dismantle complex models into their fundamental components. The method of the man who has built the largest fortune in Latin America.
The One Thing That Changes Everything Is the Ability to Hold Two Opposing Ideas at the Same Time
F. Scott Fitzgerald said the test of a first-rate intelligence is holding two opposed ideas in mind and still retaining the ability to function. That ability is more valuable than any specific knowledge. And in an era of polarization, it's the only thinking that generates real insights.
Remove Two Zeros from Your Price to Discover What Your Product Is Really Worth
If your product suddenly cost a hundred times less, would anyone still want it? The answer reveals the distance between what you sell and what people really need. Remove two zeroes from your price to understand the real value of what you offer.