Edward M. DruceRay Dalio: a digest of recent interviews; clips on personal finances and investingI’ve listened to nearly everything Ray Dalio has said the past six months.3 min read·Jul 24, 2022--1--1
Edward M. DruceHave better arguments: A case for the adversarial system in businessThis, from The Spectator, is one of my favourite magazine advertisements.5 min read·Apr 14, 2019----
Edward M. DruceWhy our clients charge for their courses — why ‘free’ doesn’t work, and never willMany people believe the internet should be free. But, as a friend once put to me, ‘it’s only free if your time is worthless’.4 min read·Jun 19, 2018----
Edward M. DruceWhy are so many organisations dysfunctional? What’s going on at the top?‘There’s an inequality problem in the realm of reputation.’ So said Henry Finder, editorial director at The New Yorker, in an early episode…6 min read·Jun 8, 2018--1--1
Edward M. DrucePioneering an industry: the online course publishing houseMusic bands of the early 1900s played under their bookers’ name, did you know, not their own. Such was supply and demand of distribution…5 min read·Jun 1, 2018----
Edward M. DruceCan entrepreneurs solve all the world’s problems?Addressing Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, Eric Schmidt, Chairman of Alphabet (the parent company of Google) declared ‘the…5 min read·May 25, 2018----
Edward M. DruceNew CourseConcierge.com website: where has all the beauty gone?Whatever vault you keep for inspirational design, I hope this makes it into the top draw.3 min read·Apr 6, 2018----
Edward M. DruceHow to Start Your Career (New Hour-Long Talk From Me)A new (free) hour-long talk from me has just gone live on YouTube with The 21 Convention.2 min read·Dec 7, 2017--1--1
Edward M. DruceThe power of the ‘super-fan’: how One Direction took over the world (& lessons in talent…Typically I write about things like Ancient Rome or twentieth century American literature. So why this week have I decided to write about a…4 min read·Nov 5, 2017----
Edward M. DruceMight two people better run this thing? The forgotten art of dual leadershipDid you know that Sparta had two kings? Or that Rome, before the days of tyrannical rule, was led by two consuls? Looking back on systems…5 min read·Oct 29, 2017----