Business

speculation (finance)

The purchase of an asset (a commodity, goods, or real estate) with the hope that it will become more valuable shortly. It can also refer to short sales in which the speculator hopes for a decline in value -- wikipedia.

Ponzi scheme

Request: A form of fraud wherein earlier “investors” are paid out with money from later “investors”, despite no actual business being conducted or value being created. This scam relies on a steady supply of new victims and money to continue.

"the customer is always right"

Request: Used a lot within sales and marketing.

the road from zero to billionaire

Request: As a life achievement.

Trump: The Art of the Deal

"his professional and personal worldview in this classic work—a firsthand account of the rise of America's foremost deal maker" -- amazon.

Thinking in Systems: A Primer, by Donella H. Meadows

Priority request. "Some of the biggest problems facing the world—war, hunger, poverty, and environmental degradation—are essentially system failures. They cannot be solved by fixing one piece in isolation from the others" -- amazon.

nepotism

Priority request. "granting an advantage, privilege, or position to relatives or friends in an occupation or field – for instance business, politics, academia, entertainment, religion or health care. In concept it is similar to cronyism" -- wikipedia.

The Fifth Discipline, by Peter Senge

The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization. Reignite the spark of genuine learning driven by people focused on what truly matters to them -- goodreads.

The Secret Life of Real Estate and Banking, by Phillip J. Anderson

Request: This model predicted the 2008 collapse, the 2020 recession, and is predicting another collapse around 2026. This book could help... people to gain wealth by understanding the cyclical nature of real estate which drives all other markets (including stocks and crypto).

video advertising billboards

Request: Very bright, flickering, sometimes with sound. Whenever one gets installed, the area around it becomes uncomfortable to be in.

"You don't get what you don't ask for"

Priority request: used a lot in sales that sometimes the most important part of making a sale is simply asking for it.

The Richest Man in Babylon, by George Samuel Clason

"The content is from a series of pamphlets distributed by U.S. banks and insurance companies in 1920–24; the pamphlets were bound together and published as a book in 1926. The book is often referred to as a classic of personal financial advice" -- wikipedia.

Bybit crypto exchange

Within it, you can trade over 1,400 cryptocurrencies using spot markets and futures contracts, with leverage up to 200X. However, some listed coins are "high risk" and not always verified or subjected to security audits -- cryptonomist.ch. Calibrated: their way of doing business.

Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. "The book covers innovation, health, biology, medicine, life decisions, politics, foreign policy, urban planning, war, personal finance, and economic systems" -- goodreads.

Company of One: Why Staying Small is the Next Big Thing for Business

by Paul Jarvis. Request: hope that this will help those in similar crossroads in their careers.