I enjoy studying about war and what it takes to win them. Recently, I finished reading "Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World".
Most of what he did isn’t possible today. We are more civilized, organized, and respectful in most regions of the planet. Nonetheless, the book contains exciting insights — a helpful read in the world of entrepreneurship and venture capital. The best founders and investors I know are ruthless.
Disclaimer: the book itself is a bit boring, and I skipped a few sections. More productive this way. One doesn’t have to finish a book to call it concluded.
If it starts to get boring, skip parts of it. Life is too short otherwise.
Here are a few thoughts and lessons learned:
To this date, Khan’s is a mystery in people’s minds, and that seems by design. Nobody knows exactly where he was buried.
It is a post-mortem power preservation. Kudos.
"Heaven grew weary of the excessive pride and luxury of China… I am from the Barbaric North. I wear the same clothing and eat the same food as the cowherds and horse-herders. We make the same sacrifices and we share.. our riches. I look upon the nation as a new-born child and I care for my soldiers as though they were my brothers."
— Genghis Khan
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