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Sachin Rekhi
JULY 29, 2019
I was first introduced to Annie Duke's concepts in a recent podcast with Stewart Butterfield interviewing Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen on the 10th anniversary of A16Z. Annie brings such a fascinating perspective to decision making based on her 20 years as a professional poker player. Why do we do this?
The Review by First Round
OCTOBER 6, 2022
Our guest is Annie Duke, a retired pro poker player and First Round’s Special Partner focused on Decision Science. She’s also the author of the bestselling book, “Thinking in Bets.” But Annie offers a counterintuitive approach. You can follow Annie on Twitter at @AnnieDuke.
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The Product Coalition
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
So, now for the list of books on ways of thinking?—?theories, This sounds simple, but the book explores how to make this happen and challenges your thinking on what is essential to build a business (you probably don’t need business cards). A framework for thinking about how to really engage your users and customers with your product.
The Product Coalition
AUGUST 9, 2018
This is where the idea of a bet comes into play. According to author Annie Duke in Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts , “ a bet is a decision about an uncertain future ”. By that definition, any decision about what you or your team should build next is a bet.
The Product Coalition
JUNE 10, 2021
A CEO recently asked me to explain how I think about failure. I’ve chosen this order specifically because I don’t think you can come to embrace failure in the framing I’ll put forward if you haven’t accepted where failure needs to be avoided. I fumbled with my answer that how failure works in business depends on framing. It’s not fun.
Johanna Rothman
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
We need the flexibility to consider bets or options instead of commitments. I took a bet and wrote a different book while I mentally worked through the other book's problems. I took a bet and wrote a different book while I mentally worked through the other book's problems. That's why I like the idea of bets or options.
Product Talk
MARCH 11, 2020
One week they might need to understand what people think of commercials and how they respond when they interrupt the show. Annie Duke , in Thinking in Bets , calls this “motivated reasoning.” The following is an excerpt from my upcoming book, Continuous Discovery Habits. I’d love your feedback in the comments.
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