The Great Online Game by Packy McCormick

The Next Big Thing Will Start Out Looking Like a Toy by Chris Dixon

Have you ever felt like you weren’t good enough? Don’t worry, you’re not — but neither were the telephone or Wikipedia at first. Let the calming words of Chris Dixon cultivate the inspiration you need to emerge from the chrysalis of self-doubt to become a beautiful entrepreneurial butterfly. Sit back, relax, and let the business wash over you. Presented in partnership with Racket. Create, share and discover audio stories. Told by you, told by anyone. Download the app at racket.com/workweek [racket.com/workweek]

Reflecting on My Failure to Build a Billion-Dollar Company by Sahil Lavingia

Sometimes, we all feel like failures. Maybe we failed our loved ones. Maybe we failed at work. Or maybe, as in Sahil’s case, we failed to build a billion-dollar company and ended up with a measly $100M company instead. In this reading, Sahil feels your feelings, he breathes your breaths, and he dreams your dreams. Sit back, relax, and let the business wash over you. Presented in partnership with Racket. Create, share and discover audio stories. Told by you, told by anyone. Download the app at racket.com/workweek [racket.com/workweek]

The Great Online Game by Packy McCormick

“The downsides are limited; the upside is infinite.” Father Packy McCormick uttered these words on Twitter just six months ago. Yet, they’ve already solidified their place in the upper echelon of calming phrases. He’s of course referencing his magnum opus: The Great Online Game. Now, let us whisper it to you. Sit back, relax, and let the business wash over you. Presented in partnership with Racket. Create, share and discover audio stories. Told by you, told by anyone. Download the app at racket.com/workweek [http://racket.com/workweek]

1997 Letter to Shareholders by Jeff Bezos

Allow the propitious words of a bright-eyed Jeff Bezos transport you to simpler times. His 8 core principles are sure to percolate your mind, body, and soul with an unrelenting hope for the future of e-commerce — and a wistful sorrow for paperbacks. Sit back, relax, and let the business wash over you.  Presented in partnership with Racket. Create, share and discover audio stories. Told by you, told by anyone. Download the app at racket.com/workweek [racket.com/workweek]

Bitcoin White Paper by Satoshi Nakamoto

You think you’re stressed? Imagine how traditional financial institutions felt when Satoshi Nakamoto dropped this banger. Satoshi reminds us that what is true today will not always be true tomorrow. Tides change, suns rise, and mortgages could be paid in decentralized digital currency. Sit back, relax, and let the business wash over you. Presented in partnership with Racket. Create, share and discover audio stories. Told by you, told by anyone. Download the app at racket.com/workweek [racket.com/workweek]