What if there was an AI programmed to want to pick as many strawberries as possible, and so it cultivated nothing but strawberries on all of Earthโs land? Then it would be Strawberry Fields Forever!
Operation Yao Ming: Ch. 8 - With Nike and NBA trying to change the mentality towards bball as China never worshipped individual players was impossible. Their faith in Yao Ming at 16 yrs old, creates a lot of hope as a reader as u just want him to succeed because of his tough past
Operation Yao Ming: Ch 7. - NBA dreams:NBA has an opposing view of basketball compared to China. Their goal is to entertain and China already loves the sport. it Shows entertainment outcompetes fear as the new generation was so quick to forget about Mao and fall in love w/ jordan
Operation Yao Ming Ch. 6 - The Experiment: young athletes who are put into these sports schools are rarely looked at as humans, but rather as experiments to improve the name of the motherland and excel in whatever field theyโre forced to.
Operation Yao Ming: Ch 5. - Cogs in the machine: Yao Mingโs love for education shows a lot. For one of the greatest basketball players ever to say his biggest regret was leaving school to play basketball shows how much value there is in a stable education.
Operation Yao Ming: Ch. 4 - Childhood denied: Relatable situation with yao ming for being tall at such a young age, a lot is expected out of that. His parents sacrificed so much but that still wasnt enough for the growing boy, eventually looking at basketball to be his escape
Operation Yao Ming: Ch 3. - Maoโs Fallen Star - Crazy to see the lack of freedom citizens had at the time. Being forced into wedlock only with hopes your child was to be taller and a basketball prodigy is scary as there wasnโt really a cushion for if it failed
Upstarts: Chapter 11 - Escape Velocity: sometimes to stay competing in a market where governments want to regulate Airbnb, the best way to win is to compromise
Upstarts: Chapter 10 - God View: Uberโs executivesโ confidence propelled uber so far but only until it started working against him and he came off as arrogant and mean.
Operation Yao Ming: Ch. 1 - Birth of a Giant - The history of the communist chinese mindset to establish dominance politically through sport domination. Sad to see the kids who didnโt have a choice but was forced into that life
Operation Yao Ming: Ch 2. - Red Guard Rising: Through the cultural revolution of the red army, an intense hatred developed for anything western, including sports. People lived in fear and people who seemed innocent before, were now filled with hatred and anger
Operation Yao Ming: Preface - Gives an early insight to the obliviousness of Yao Mingโs soon to be impact and already addresses the pressure on him to succeed at such a young age
Upstarts: Chapter 9 - Too Big to Regulate: Airbnb, like uber, had to fight against regulations. Although fighting the same kind of fight, it is interesting to see the different wayโs the war against officials was fought.
Upstarts: Chapter 8 - Travisโ Law: 8: Travisโ confidence and trust in his users to fight against regulations is inspiring as companies who abided by the rules and regulations never succeeded.
Upstarts: Chapter 7 - Uberโs expansions begins: different expansion methods were used and in the end benefitted the company but turned personal relationships sour. For your company to succeed, personal comfoty and relationships sometimes can fall apart.