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The Geek Way by Andrew McAfee — WisdomDeck honest review
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The Geek Way

by Andrew McAfee

Four norms of tech-company culture, science, ownership, speed, openness, and the evolutionary reasons they work. McAfee's management book.

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you want why tech firms outcompete.

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Three things you will actually use

  1. Argue with evidence.
  2. Own small teams.
  3. Ship and iterate.

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McAfee's geeks.

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