Category Archives: Good reads

Inspired and interesting text online … things worth reading.

Stop asking ‘how are you?’ Harvard researchers say this is what successful people do when making small talk

Posted on March 10, 2019 by ronnieapteker

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/07/stop-asking-how-are-you-harvard-researchers-say-this-is-how-successful-people-make-small-talk.html

The 5 Things All Great Salespeople Do

Posted on March 6, 2019 by ronnieapteker

https://hbr.org/2018/12/the-5-things-all-great-salespeople-do

“State Capture”: How the Gupta Brothers Hijacked South Africa Using Bribes Instead of Bullets

Posted on March 4, 2019 by ronnieapteker

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/03/how-the-gupta-brothers-hijacked-south-africa-corruption-bribes

Why Do So Many Scientists Want to be Filmmakers?

Posted on March 2, 2019 by ronnieapteker

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/why-do-so-many-scientists-want-to-be-filmmakers

How Ukraine became a test bed for cyberweaponry

Posted on February 22, 2019 by ronnieapteker

https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-cyber-war-frontline-russia-malware-attacks/

Why It’s Hard to Escape Amazon’s Long Reach

Posted on February 20, 2019 by ronnieapteker

https://www.wired.com/story/why-hard-escape-amazons-long-reach/

100+ Terrifying Cybercrime and Cybersecurity Statistics & Trends [2018 EDITION]

Posted on February 12, 2019 by ronnieapteker

300+ Terrifying Cybercrime and Cybersecurity Statistics (2024 EDITION)

Is Facebook About To ‘Break’ Instagram, And What Does That Mean For Influencers?

Posted on February 12, 2019 by ronnieapteker

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/02/11/is-facebook-about-to-break-instagram-and-what-does-that-mean-for-influencers/#32499fde2531

Why Attitude Is More Important Than IQ

Posted on February 10, 2019 by ronnieapteker

https://www.forbes.com/sites/travisbradberry/2016/01/19/why-attitude-is-more-important-than-iq/#4b258463bd05

The fundamental problem with Silicon Valley’s favorite growth strategy

Posted on February 9, 2019 by ronnieapteker

https://qz.com/1540608/the-problem-with-silicon-valleys-obsession-with-blitzscaling-growth/