Hi, I'm Sam
Hi, I'm Sam
Hi, I'm Sam
Hi, I'm Sam

Hi, I'm Sam

Jack of all trades master of none which often times better than master of one.

Currently I am working on....

  1. Helping early stage companies with all things product and operations
  2. Building a bridge between crypto and traditional finance at Bakkt
  3. Writing about crypto at Through the Fog

💬 Quotes

"A river cuts a canyon through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence." - Jim Watkins

"Do what you have always done and you will get what you've always got." - Henry Ford

"Wind extinguishes a candle but energizes a fire." - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

"Only when words outperform silence should you speak." - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

"You cannot predict but you can prepare." - Howard Marks

“Do what you can, with what you got, where you are.” - (made famous by) Theodore Roosevelt

"We are what we repeatedly do therefore, success is not an act but a habit." - Aristotle (roughly translated from Greek)

"Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better." - Jim Rohn

"He who has a why can bear any how." - Fredrick Nietzche

"To do the useful thing, to say the truthful thing, and to contemplate the beautiful thing; that's a fulfilling life." - T.S. Eliot

"Do less better." - Marcus Aurelius

“We are all self made but only the successful will admit it.” - Earl Nightingale

📚
Reading

Anti-FragileAnti-Fragile
Anti-Fragile

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Skin in the GameSkin in the Game
Skin in the Game

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Fooled by RandomnessFooled by Randomness
Fooled by Randomness

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Black SwanBlack Swan
Black Swan

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

12 Rules for Life12 Rules for Life
12 Rules for Life

Jordan B. Peterson

The Beginning of InfinityThe Beginning of Infinity
The Beginning of Infinity

David Deutsch

Made to StickMade to Stick
Made to Stick

Chip and Dan Heath

The AlchemistThe Alchemist
The Alchemist

Paulo Coelho

Zero to OneZero to One
Zero to One

Peter Thiel

19841984
1984

George Orwell

Gods DebrisGods Debris
Gods Debris

Scott Adams

On the Origin of SpeciesOn the Origin of Species
On the Origin of Species

Charles Darwin

Fahrenheit 451Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

SiddarthaSiddartha
Siddartha

Hermann Hesse

A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic JoyA Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy

William B. Irvine

How to Win Friends and Influence PeopleHow to Win Friends and Influence People
How to Win Friends and Influence People

Dale Carnegie

The FountainheadThe Fountainhead
The Fountainhead

Ayn Rand

The Rise of RooseveltThe Rise of Roosevelt
The Rise of Roosevelt

Edmund Morris

Colonel RooseveltColonel Roosevelt
Colonel Roosevelt

Edmund Morris

Theodore RexTheodore Rex
Theodore Rex

Edmund Morris

Rich Dad Poor DadRich Dad Poor Dad
Rich Dad Poor Dad

Robert T. Kiyoksaki

MeditationsMeditations
Meditations

Marcus Aurelius

"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!""Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"

Richard P. Feynman

The Richest Man in BabylonThe Richest Man in Babylon
The Richest Man in Babylon

George S. Clason

Crashes and Crises: Lessons from a History of Financial DisastersCrashes and Crises: Lessons from a History of Financial Disasters
Crashes and Crises: Lessons from a History of Financial Disasters

Connel Fullenkamp

The ONE ThingThe ONE Thing
The ONE Thing

Gary Keller

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