Weekend Reading
Writing worth reading - 28th/29th October 2023
Great Time to Start a Company, Tough Time to Be Running One by Hunter Walk
“Founders with 3-10 years of startup tenure, having gone through hypergrowth (the good and the bad), often with prior experience working together, and a strong POV on a problem to be solved. I don’t think I’ve seen as many combos like this since we started over a decade ago.’ …”
The Secret Life and Anonymous Death of the Most Prolific War-Crimes Investigator in History by Ben Taub
“A third quake shook the ground. When Saaduddin made it to his daughter’s apartment block, flashes of lighting illuminated what was now a fourteen-story grave. The building—which had been completed less than two years earlier—had twisted as it toppled over, crushing many of the residents. Saaduddin felt his body drained of all emotion, almost as if it didn’t belong to him.’ …”
Bernie Taupin Is Still Standing He imagined the yellow brick roads and rocket men that helped make Elton John famous. He thinks there’s more to come by Jim Farber
“Many more arose in the long conversation I had with Taupin recently at his home located three hours north of Los Angeles, in a verdant valley above Santa Barbara. In contrast to the castlelike abodes that John commands around the world, Taupin’s house is a lovely but — by his considerable means — modest Spanish ranch-style home. “It wouldn’t matter if I was Elon Musk,” Taupin said as we sat in his tranquil backyard. “I’m much more at ease with a smaller world and a simpler life.”’ …”
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