José Francisco Torres

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[José Francisco Torres @jftorres92]

Thread on notes from books, interviews, podcasts, blog posts, etc.

[Forbes Ecuador @forbesecuador]

#Brandvoice | 🎙️ Ya disponible. José Torres, country manager de inDrive para Ecuador y Bolivia, conversa sobre movilidad inteligente, innovación y el modelo que busca hacer más justo el transporte.

Mira el podcast completo en el link: https://t.co/C5n3XvsRGZ (P)

[Scott Adams @ScottAdamsSays]

A Final Message From Scott Adams

[José Francisco Torres @jftorres92]

Solutions appear when you stop bargaining and start accepting the reality of the situation. That’s because focusing on the next move, rather than how you got here in the first place, opens you up to a lot of possibilities. When you put outcome over ego, you get better results.

[Shane Parrish @shaneparrish]

What’s the most powerful quote in clear thinking for you?

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb]

Happy birthday, Warren Buffett: 93 years of clarity of mind.

[Dan Go @CoachDanGo]

Things I'm doing at 43 to avoid regret when I'm 83:

[Farnam Street @farnamstreet]

What's the difference between professional high achievers and amateur day dreamers?

A lot.

Here are 11 ways professionals show out when amateurs just show up:

[José Francisco Torres @jftorres92]

"While you can’t snap your fingers and become more talented, you can create your own talent. Consistency creates talent."

A Tiny Thought worth reading in the @farnamstreet weekly newsletter.

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[José Francisco Torres @jftorres92]

@AmirSebastian Es para su audiencia. Como cualquier cosa de Tolle, Choprak o Napoleón Hill. Prueba the subtle art of not giving a fuck o 10% happier. Son más basados en ciencia y sin ese romanticismo empalagoso.

[Luis von Ahn @LuisvonAhn]

.@duolingo is now a public company, listed on @nasdaq under $DUOL. Thanks to our team and to the entire Duolingo community. Today’s #DUOLIPO is a major milestone that will help us further our mission to make quality education universally available. We are just getting started!

[Antonio García Martínez (agm.eth) @antoniogm]

Once in my teen years, we were taking a family photo and someone suggested I kneel in front to fit everyone into the frame.

My flinty Cuban grandma suddenly interjected 'de rodillas nunca!'. 'On your knees, never!'

She ordered me to stand instead.

Thinking of that now.

[José Francisco Torres @jftorres92]

Don’t seek perfect, “directionally correct” is enough.

[José Francisco Torres @jftorres92]

In markets, as in life, so much hinges on our ability to survive the dips.

[José Francisco Torres @jftorres92]

“How can you think yourself a great man, when the first accident that comes along can wipe you out completely.”
— Euripides

[José Francisco Torres @jftorres92]

“I’m beginning to think decisiveness is overrated... but I reserve the right to change my mind.” @AdamMGrant on Think Again

[José Francisco Torres @jftorres92]

Siempre es útil recordar que..

[James Baird @james_d_baird]

Six threads better than a college degree:

[@jackbutcher @jackbutcher]

What is "first principles thinking" and how does it work?

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[Guy Spier 🇮🇱 🇺🇦 🇨🇭🇬🇧🇮🇷🇦🇪 @GSpier]

Gamestock and Horsehead Holdings: a thread.

A few years ago, a company I had invested in, Horsehead was the subject of a vulture attack by large New York hedge funds.

In spite of enormous value on the table, the vulture funds claimed that the company was worthless.

[Anthony Pompliano 🌪 @APompliano]

2021 is already off to a fast start:

Reddit users are blowing up hedge funds. Chamath is going to be California governor. Bitcoin hit new all-time high. $2+ trillion is about to be printed. Nobody can figure out how to roll out vaccines. And Tom Brady is back in the Super Bowl.

[Chamath Palihapitiya @chamath]

Here's the story of how I came to own a piece of the @warriors.

In 2011, I was 34 and had left $FB to start @socialcapital. When I was raising my first fund, I spoke to @peterthiel about investing. He asked me how much I planned to invest as the founder and only keyman.