Applying first principles thinking has worked for ‘Africa born’ Elon Musk. With a net worth of $ 252 billion, Musk is the driving force in six companies: SpaceX, Tesla, X (formerly Twitter), The ...

When I began thinking about starting my own investment firm, I thought back to starting my two previous companies. The first company was designed by committee and we thought it should have a core set ...

What if the secret to solving the world’s most complex problems wasn’t about thinking bigger, but thinking smaller, breaking things down to their most basic truths? This is the power of first ...

First principles thinking is a method of problem-solving that involves breaking down complex issues into their most basic and fundamental parts. Originating from ancient Greek philosophy and ...

Linda Yaccarino understands the assignment. Or at least that is what her first staff-wide memo as Twitter CEO suggests. In it, she showed she was in tune with a key management philosophy of her new ...

When it comes to problem-solving complex problems, Musk has an approach unlike most of us. He draws on the concept of “first principles.” First-principles thinking is an effective way to ...