Robbie Deeks

There is only one way to succeed at anything, and that is to give everything.

[Robbie Deeks @robbienicholasd]

Work until you no longer have to introduce yourself.

[Nabeel S. Qureshi @nabeelqu]

@Meaningness @mrgunn Tangential, but two posts I really like from @Alex_Danco on this:
1) https://t.co/EcQT3gI9Wh
2) https://t.co/py3FQf5Tbc

[Philosophy Muse @philosophy_muse]

Nearly all marriages, even happy ones, are mistakes: in the sense that almost certainly (in a perfect world, or even with a little more care in this imperfect one) both partners might have found more suitable mates. But the real ‘soul mate’ is the one you are married to. Tolkien

[Robbie Deeks @robbienicholasd]

"Profitable businesses will always attract competition... absent a moat, competition destroys EXCESS returns"

the best brand founders/owners need to understand/be able to build both arbitrages + moats. IMHO there are not many founders who understand/can do both.

[Robbie Deeks @robbienicholasd]

To make $ brands need to 1) build a co that exits (arbitrage), or 2) build for the long term (sustainable). Former can be done by arbitrage, latter can only be done by building successful moats.

[Robbie Deeks @robbienicholasd]

To make $ brands need to 1) build a co that exits (arbitrage), or 2) build for the long term (sustainable). Former can be done by arbitrage, latter can only be done by building successful moats.

[Robbie Deeks @robbienicholasd]

a great book with principles that all dnvb brand founders would benefit from reading & reflecting on: Made in America by Sam Walton

https://t.co/1DrFejmbtI

[Robbie Deeks @robbienicholasd]

"except that the puppy was a dog, but the industry my friends, that was a revolution"

https://t.co/2OmS7DbpYa

[Robbie Deeks @robbienicholasd]

best podcast

[Patrick OShaughnessy @patrick_oshag]

My conversation with @mjmauboussin, one of my favorite thinkers on most market and investing topics.

We discuss:

-the four sources of alpha
-the most important topics in investing education
-alpha in sports
-buybacks
-EV/EBITDA errors
-"benign myths"

https://t.co/CGbMRuS3dy

[Robbie Deeks @robbienicholasd]

When adding new individuals to a company (system), leaders should consider the alloying principle. Ask does this new addition create a 2+2=6 scenario or 2+2=4? Every addition makes a system more complex,this helps make sure co is getting more leverage, not less as it grows

[Robbie Deeks @robbienicholasd]

“Give me a lever long enough and I shall move the world” - Archimedes

[Robbie Deeks @robbienicholasd]

Sunday in Barcelona

[Robbie Deeks @robbienicholasd]

another POV: job is to understand complexity better than others, to know how to properly reduce complexity (simplify) better than others

[Casey Winters @onecaseman]

Every time I've become convinced my job is to manage complexity, I've been wrong, and my job was actually to reduce complexity.

[Robbie Deeks @robbienicholasd]

Best piece of gary v content ever lmao

[Gary Vaynerchuk @garyvee]

Hey jet fans - I was working ....

[Robbie Deeks @robbienicholasd]

@DevaniAnjali lol

[Robbie Deeks @robbienicholasd]

with individuals I like to start with thinking about their impact on a + / - scale > everything else

costs more $ upfront < changes the entire dna and potential of organization = + impact

incredibly talented but has negative energy that distracts the team = - impact

[Robbie Deeks @robbienicholasd]

underpriced assets = a person who sits somewhere along the scale, with potential to shift towards higher positive impact than where they currently are.

get them here: - <-------------0--I-----------> +

bring them here: - <-------------0--------I-----> +

[Robbie Deeks @robbienicholasd]

with individuals I like to start with thinking about their impact on a + / - scale > everything else

costs more $ upfront < changes the entire dna and potential of organization = + impact

incredibly talented but has negative energy that distracts the team = - impact

[Robbie Deeks @robbienicholasd]

Start with asking different questions

[Robbie Deeks @robbienicholasd]

Everyone is underinvesting in studying, recruiting, building, growing, firing, and optimizing talent for companies. Everyone.

[Robbie Deeks @robbienicholasd]

I have the best sleeps in Vegas

[Robbie Deeks @robbienicholasd]

When you see it, you see it.