The messy middleScott Belsky
The messy middle
by Scott Belsky · first published 2018
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…Masters of Doom, David Kushner — Anything you want, Derek Sivers — Advertising Secrets of the Written Word, Joseph Sugarman — Ogilvy on Advertising — The Art of looking sideways, Alan Fletcher — The Messy Middle, Scott Belsky — The Wart of Art, Steven Pressfield — The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing, Mel Lindauer — The Philosophy of Andy Warhol — Ikigai, Francesc Miralles — The Design of Everyday Things,…
on “Ask HN: What are some must read books?” ↗…easier or better (I hope I made that clear), just that there are different upsides and downsides to each, one isn't objectively better than the other. More on the messy parts: https://www.amazon.com/Messy-Middle-Finding-Through-Hardest/...
on “Why I switched sides: From bootstrapping to VC” ↗…unlock for those who need a little boost but don't want to chase the unicorn. Lost and founder is already on my Audible wishlist, expect to get to it in the next month after finishing Scott Belsky's Messy Middle.[0] https://www.amazon.com/Messy-Middle-Finding-Through-Hardest/...
on “Why I switched sides: From bootstrapping to VC” ↗There's a chapter in The Messy Middle (Scott Belsky) titled Data is only as good as its source, and it doesn't replace intuition. Pretty much the problem in a nutshell.
on “A UX designer walks into a Tesla Bar” ↗The Messy Middle by Scott Belsky describes the fall of Behance, the fall of Adobe’s perpetual licensing, and the rise of their cloud subscription offering. I wonder what he thinks about all that in hindsight, putting…
on “FTC sues Adobe for hiding fees and inhibiting cancellations” ↗