Elizabeth Gilbert teaches how to be creative despite fears and uncertainty and where innovative ideas actually come from.An absolute must-read for anyone who is holding themselves back from pursuing her dreams and hesitating to take the next big leap in life.“Creative entitlement simply means believing that you are allowed to be here, and that — merely by being here — you are allowed to have a voice and a vision of your own.”

Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

The book is not only packed with inspiration that will empower you to go out and live your best life, but it also includes actionable tasks and ideas on how to find your passion, or element, as Robinson calls it.The ideal read for anyone who is still on the path of finding his passion and calling in life.<blockquote>“If you’re doing something that you love, by the end of the day you may be physically tired but spiritually energized.”</blockquote>

Finding Your Element by Ken Robinson

This is a fantastic piece that will convince you to speed up your decision-making process, no matter how important the decision seems to be.Gladwell describes how most of our decisions are based on our gut feeling and what happens when we listen to our intuition instead of over-thinking and creating endless pro-contra lists.“If we are to learn to improve the quality of the decisions we make, we need to accept the mysterious nature of our snap judgments.”

Blink by Malcolm Gladwell

21 Lessons For The 21st Century summarizes today’s highlights in terms of politics, culture, and economics in a way everybody can relate and still make up their own opinion.<blockquote>“In a world deluged by irrelevant information, clarity is power.”</blockquote>

21 Lessons For The 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari

This book is the ultimate must-read for anyone who wants to level up her performance and life in general.“Be more intentional about who you want to become. Have vision beyond your current circumstances. Imagine your best future self, and start acting like that person today.”

High Performance Habits by Brendon Burchard

It’s basically a look into all the lessons Oprah learned throughout the past decades.She openly shares all the struggles she faced and the lessons learned on her path to becoming one of the most influential people of today’s wold.<blockquote>“What I know for sure is that every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and step out and dance — to live free of regret and filled with as much joy, fun, and laughter as you can stand.”</blockquote>

What I Know For Sure by Oprah

This one is a fantastic step-by-step guide on how to create a happier, more joyful life without much effort.Rubin describes her own happiness project, which she practiced for 12 months and openly shares which strategies best worked for her and how you can apply them as well.“The belief that unhappiness is selfless and happiness is selfish is misguided. It’s more selfless to act happy. It takes energy, generosity, and discipline to be unfailingly lighthearted, yet everyone takes the happy person for granted.”

The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

Jen Sincero talks about topics like the law of attraction and <a href="https://medium.com/publishous/how-i-manifested-my-first-5-000-month-on-medium-88966064b346" target="_self">manifestation</a> in a way everybody can understand and apply the lessons.An absolute recommendation for anyone who wants to make the universal laws work for them and finally attract all their biggest desires.<blockquote>“You’ve gotten to where you are right now by doing whatever it is you’re doing, so if you’re less than impressed with your current situation, you clearly need to change things up.”</blockquote>

You Are A Badass by Jen Sincero

The 4-Hour Workweek is a bible for personal growth and business.Ferriss teaches so many strategies on how to live better and build lasting, automated businesses. This sounds like too much to cover in a single book, but he truly delivers the value.&nbsp;<blockquote>“Doing less meaningless work, so that you can focus on things of greater personal importance, is NOT laziness. This is hard for most to accept, because our culture tends to reward personal sacrifice instead of personal productivity.”</blockquote>

The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss

Best books to read in 2020: Must-read books about personal development, creativity, business, and how to succeed in life. Books to read for a better life.

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If You Only Read A Few Books This Year, Read These

All the Public Startup Pitch Decks in One Place

📈 Coinbase ( 2012, Seed  ); C ommentary  on the round by Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase. 📈 Uber ( 2008, Seed  ) 

Actual Fundraising Pitch Decks

<ul><li>📈 adpushup (2017, Seed ) </li><li>📈 AirBnB (2009, Seed ) </li><li>📈 AppNexus (2007, Seed ) </li><li>📈 Bliss (2017, Seed ) </li><li>📈 Boomtrain (2014, ? ) </li><li>📈 Buffer (2011, Seed ) </li><li>📈 BuzzFeed (2008, Series A ) </li><li>📈 Castle (2017, Seed ) </li><li> </li><li>📈 Contently (2014, Series B ) </li><li>📈 Cubeit (2017, Seed ) </li><li>📈 Crew (2015, Series A ) </li><li>📈 DocSend (2013, Seed ) </li><li>📈 Dwolla (2013, Series C ) </li><li>📈 eShares; Commentary on the round by Henry Ward , CEO of eShares </li><li>📈 Foursquare (2009, Seed ) </li><li>📈 Front; Commentary on the round by Mathilde Collin , CEO of Front </li><li>📈 Gaia Design (2015, ? ) </li><li>📈 Intercom (2011, Seed ) </li><li>📈 Launchrock (2011, Seed ) </li></ul>

If a month feels like a lot of time to assemble a list of pitch decks, here’s a preview of The Open Guide to Startup Fundraising.

The Open Guide to Startup Fundraising

A few weeks ago, Joshua Levy and I announced we were starting work on The Open Guide to Startup Fundraising. To say the guide is growing to considerable size would be an understatement. As we…

Part of the problem seems to be that nobody these days is content to merely put their dent in the universe. No, they have to fucking own the universe. It’s not enough to be in the market, they have to dominate it. It’s not enough to serve customers, they have to capture them.

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There are still, after all these years, less than fifty people working at Basecamp. A whole generation of people working with and for startups is obsessed with Unicorns and the properties of their “success”. A whole generation of people working with and for startups is obsessed with Unicorns and the properties of their “success”. A whole generation of people working with and for startups is obsessed with Unicorns and the properties of their “success”. A whole generation of people working with and for.

Worth a shot

About 12 years ago, I co-founded a startup called Basecamp: A simple project collaboration tool that helps people make progress together, sold on a monthly subscription. It took a part of some…

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<li>Agree on what a &quot;good workday&quot; is. This will vary from person to person, as everyone&#39;s situation is different, but you need to set an individual track for employees that embraces quality and sustainability over quantity and busyness. Communication is the key to this, but what to communicate can be tricky.</li>
<li>Vacation time for everyone. Set a number of days, at least 20, for each employee, encouraging maximum flexibility. In addition, designate a week during the year when the business will close and employees will get paid time off without needing to use vacation days.</li>
<li>Lead by example. Having positive policies on paper means nothing if people aren&#39;t taking advantage of them, and most employees will always be cautious about getting too comfortable until they see no one is judging them for it.</li>
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Steps to Killing Hustle Culture

3 Steps to Killing Hustle Culture at Your Company in 3 Months

You’ve probably heard the quote, “You’re the average of the five people spend the most time with.” There’s also the “show me your friends and I’ll show you your future” derivative.&nbsp;The intent of these messages is the same: Audit the people you spend time with. Ensure they are in line with what you want. While it sounds compelling, it isn't entirely true. Influence is far more dispersed and includes people you haven't even met yet.

You are influenced by people you don't even know

You are not just the average of the five people you surround yourself with. You're the average of all the extended people who surround you. One major study found that if a friend of yours becomes obese, you are 45 percent more likely to gain weight over the next two to four years. If a friend of your friend becomes obese, your probability of gaining weight increases by 20 percent, even if you never meet the friend of a friend.A similar relationship is found with happiness. Happy friends make you happier, and happy friends' friends also increase your happiness.&nbsp;

The cause-and-effect relationship and weight gains

You’ve probably heard it more times than you can count. “You’re the average of the five people spend the most time with,” a quote attributed most often to motivational speaker Jim Rohn. There’s also…

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Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

If You Only Read A Few Books This Year, Read These

All the Public Startup Pitch Decks in One Place

All the Public Startup Pitch Decks in One Place

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