The starfish and the spider
the unstoppable power of leaderless organizations
by Ori Brafman, Rod A. Beckstrom
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Hey William. I also think one of the big mistakes is that Eric trademarked Lean Startup. Check out the book, Starfish and the Spider. The way to kill a grassroots movement is to centralize the power and then it dies with the center.
on “Is the Lean Startup Dead?” ↗…market (because they are disorganized, they can only choose from what the supply side offers, we don't get true demand-driven products). Organized power doesn't necessarily mean top-down either. See the Starfish and the Spider (book about decentralization). Decentralized entities are more persistent (no single head to cut off to kill them), but decentralized ≠ unorganized.
on “What Data Does Facebook Collect When I’m Not Using Facebook, and Why?” ↗I think someone needs to read "The Starfish and the Spider"
on “How one man tracked down Anonymous—and paid a heavy price ” ↗…Foot Blockchain by David Gerard Blockchain Basics by Daniel Drescher Code by Lawrence Lessig Blockchain and the Law by Primavera De Filippi Blockchain by Mark Gates Bitcoin by Dominic Frisby The Starfish and the Spider by Ori Brafman The Age of Cryptocurrency by Paul Vigna The Heretic's Guide to Global Finance by Brett Scott Bitcoin For Dummies by Prypto The Truth Machine by Paul Vigna Blockchain Revolution by…
on “Show HN: I've compiled a list of books on cryptocurrencies” ↗…"Free prize inside" or "Small is the new Big"). 3. Founters At Work 4. Wikinomics, Wisdom of Crowds, The Tipping Point (Blink! was alright). I am looking forward to reading "The Long Tail" and "The starfish and the spider"...has anyone read them yet? 6. Why We Buy 7. Hackers and Painters 8. The E-Myth revisited 9. The Art of the Start 10. On War, The Art of War by Machiavelli and Sun Tzu (not exactly for startups,…
on “Startup founders, what books did you find most helpful?” ↗I assume most people here have at least heard of The Starfish and the Spider, but I'd also like to put in a word for his two Braintickers books. The first is a book of questions for the year 3,000, like "When we can match or exceed many or all human physical and mental skills…
on “White House Taps Tech Entrepreneur For Cyber Defense Post” ↗Very interesting! This reminded me of the book "The Starfish and the Spider" where it discusses the power of leaderless organizations and how they can be better in certain instances. Something interesting from the book is that these centralized groups become more and more centralized…
on “I was driven mad by the Chinese education system” ↗I'm reading "The Starfish and the Spider" right now, though I'm early into the book, this system fascinates me. I find the illiteracy which both videos touched on equally fascinating as the system evolved around the workers' abilities rather…
on “The daily lunch delivery of India's dabbawallahs ” ↗