Charles Hudson

Charles Hudson

The Twenty Minute VC

Managing Partner, Precursor Ventures

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11yr ago

Captio - Send yourself a quick note with just one tap

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11yr ago

Sameroom - A bridge to connect users across chat services

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10yr ago

Founders At Work - One of the best collection of founding stories I recommend.

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10yr ago

The Generals - Top book I recommend to firing-averse founders and leaders

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10yr ago

Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. - Great biography on a ruthless early capitalist. Unvarnished.

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10yr ago

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage - A grizzly tale of hard decisions and high-stakes leadership

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10yr ago

The Smartest Guys in the Room - Cautionary tale of model-driven hubris and fraud.

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10yr ago

When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital - Never put too much truth in your algorithm or model. Ever.

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10yr ago

The Quants - How a new breed of math whizzes conquered Wall St.

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10yr ago

The Curse of the Mogul - Good primer on the downfall of strong ego-lead media

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10yr ago

Crash Course: The American Automobile Industry's Road - One view on why the US auto industry fell apart.

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10yr ago

The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine - Betting against the herd is scary and at times lucrative

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10yr ago

Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship - The startup journey is never smooth or easy

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10yr ago

The House of Morgan - An American danking dynasty and the rise of modern finance

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10yr ago

The Myth of the Rational Voter - Why democracies choose bad policies

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10yr ago

The Path Between the Seas - Stunning account of a major undertaking at great cost

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10yr ago

Blue Blood and Mutiny - How to destroy a franchise with a few missteps

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10yr ago

Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (What It Says About Us) - Loads of counterintuitive lessons about driving

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10yr ago

The Man Who Made Wall Street: Anthony J. Drexel and the Rise - A lesser-known contributor to our financial system

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10yr ago

The Way of the Knife: The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War... - Mission creep can be a real thing. Stay woke.