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What's the most useful business-related book you've ever read?
Scarcity, by Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir
Thinking Fast and SLow by Daniel Kahneman
The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz
What's your favorite non-business book?
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Artemis by Andy Weir
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
If money were not an issue, what would you be doing right now?
exactly what I *am* doing now. (If you are lucky enough: Never do anything you would not do for free, but try to get paid anyway.)
What words of advice would you give your younger self?
Never take a job for which you are already qualified. (I pretty much followed that advice and I'm still learning!)
What's the most creative thing you've ever done?
courageous vs. creative: went to Morocco to live with m boyfriend (who was in the Peace Corps) when I was 17.
Which founders or startups do you most admire?
Kirk Hawkins, for a talk he gave at Oshkosh when customers were restless: "I'm not trying to build you a cheaper aircraft; I'm trying to build you a company that is sustainable and that will support you for the life of your first plane and beyond."
What's your super power?
curiosity
What's the best way for people to get in touch with you?
through someone I know and who's willing to introduce you.
What words of wisdom do you live by?
Always make new mistakes.
What aspects of your work are you most passionate about?
long-term thinking, for everyone's future
What was the most impactful class you took in school?
the fourth-grade teacher who told me: I wouldn't criticize you if I didn't know you could do so much better!
What's an obstacle you've overcome?
I can't really think of one: I've been unusually lucky.
What's something you wish you had done years earlier?
worn sunglasses regularly!
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