December 6, 2025 ยท 1 min read

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The best ideas were never meant to be published

Over the years, I have collected impactful memos. Ones which have changed my behavior, or thinking. Some of these were collected by some recent x or posts. Many more were also sent from friends who wanted to contribute to the repository, which happens to be open source. Either way, I have pruned hundreds of memos down to the ones which could be considered great. You can find the result here:

GreatMemos.com.

The repository starts in 112AD. There is a heavy tilt towards finance and investing, as memos are more commonplace, leak-able, and useful in those industries. My personal favorite is Completed Staff Work by Thomas Waston Jr. Buffett's letter to the See's Candy President is a close second. My first pass as the compilation, annotated, can be found here. Ideally, you will be able to see why I chose to select or neglect some memos.

If you have any memos you'd like to share, please shoot it over or contribute to the repository. Otherwise, I hope you enjoy.

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Myles Marino

Partner at Third South Capital, where we cultivate, build, and buy software.

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