Doug Bernard

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@fkpxls Neuberg Gore team has coached 1K+ founders in the past decade

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@chiefofstuffs Paul Graham sage advice from 2008 https://t.co/2gQ4608GnX

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@chess_is_ok Thrilled to work alongside you guys 🙏

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Well articulated framework on designing a team for cognitive diversity, friction, and humility to create better results: https://t.co/tR9s2Gy6zh

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Must read on present venture market dynamics. Dan + Gutter and @ronfeldman + former MBQ fam have been essential partners on @maximus_veg and my founder journey

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Thinking on org design:

@maximus_veg

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RT from @drgurner: "Do not wait for a coronation; the greatest emperors crowned themselves."

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Chapter 13 from this book is important during the time we live in:

The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan

https://t.co/zRIlpTincO

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@adityaag All founders should read Man in the Arena annually

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@ChrisMarroletti “Some personal news”

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@PatrickJBlum Nailed every detail

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(2/2) This is distinct from VC comps (Y-Combinator, OnDeck, etc) b/c the goal is not ROI but exploration/discovery and intellectual property. Results/output will be a natural 2nd order consequence from the freedom to learn and make.

Reading on this topic https://t.co/vwWXcwPC3u

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(1/2) In the next 5 years I think we'll see many entities pop up to back "individual genius" (i.e. modern day patronage) similar to these:

1- MacArthur Fellowship
2- Rowland Institute
3- South Park Commons
4- Exponential Creativity (dissolved)
5- Atelier (merged)

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@CGarrett_15 First time around I fell asleep midway through it.. lol maybe I’ll try again then

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Working w/ the @stackmatix crew has been fun — intimate team that’s building much more than a marketing/growth agency. They’ve been instrumental during the early innings of @InHomeHVAC https://t.co/YLe45TYeys

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The Peter Jackson Beatles doc at 8-hrs is an extended peek into:

1) Messiness of the creative process
2) Power of collaboration (1+1=3)

#2 reminds me of the book “Powers of Two” which is my favorite on the topic.

Doc: https://t.co/6us87R2RnJ
Book: https://t.co/ZxnYT2XfFg

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3 takeaways from this Wait But Why piece on the “long tail of relationships” is something I want to remember entering my 30s https://t.co/Er2e6kNUP4

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Diving more into the parallels between scientific research and company genesis, both creative acts. Now reading these personal accounts from:

1) James Watson on DNA: “The Double Helix” (2001)

2) Jennifer Doudna on CRISPR: “Crack in Creation” (2018)

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An entomologist friend had E.O. Wilson’s “Letter to a Young Scientist” (2013) on his shelf; within it buried a hypothesis I’ve also held closely for 5+ years:

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Parallels between science and innovation/creation from Harvard entomologist E.O. Wilson:

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🚊Reflections on an Amtrak 💺

My management mantra — light a fire within people, not under them.

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Website of Paul Laffoley, visionary painter and architect from Boston, offers a glimpse into his transdisciplinary mind https://t.co/E6WbvD9Wkg