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This is a personal project by @dellsystem. I built this to help me retain information from the books I'm reading.

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7 years, 10 months ago

Jack the CEO

Although Jack really wanted to learn how to manage, how to run a company, and how to be a good CEO, he often found himself at a loss for what to do next. Although he would never admit it, pretending that he knew exactly what he was doing and that his actions were all part of a bigger, more resolute…

—p.119 Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal JACK (81) by Nick Bilton
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Yahoo!'s acquisition offer

"We should really take the deal," Jack said sarcastically as they all laughed.

The comical tone was interrupted as Ev told them what Bradley had said on the phone: that he believed Yahoo! could easily build the technology behind Twitter, that it was "simply just a messaging service" and "a few e…

—p.112 JACK (81) by Nick Bilton
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Noah gets cucked

As he approached Jack, Noah reached out to shake hands, his mouth opening to offer congratulations. Yet when he was just a few feet away from his friend, Biz swooped in and placed his arm around Jack as he spun them both around and in another direction to post for a photo. Noah was left standing th…

—p.101 JACK (81) by Nick Bilton
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Jack the master manipulator

As they stood at the bar ordering drinks, Noah told Jack what had happened. Jack appeared dumbfounded by the fact that his friend had been pushed out. He never mentioned that he had handed Ev the gun with which the final shot was fired. As the night came to a close, Noah hugged Jack good-bye and we…

—p.80 NOAH (43) by Nick Bilton
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what Jack really wants to do

[...] "So what excites you?" Noah asked again. "What do you want, really want, to do?"

"I want to go into fashion," Jack said quietly. "I want to make jeans."

—p.55 NOAH (43) by Nick Bilton