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How Twitter Survives (Or Doesn't) Meta's approach, Twitter's moat and a few different future scenarios
12th Jul 2023
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How Twitter Survives (Or Doesn't)

from Throwable [alt+shift+b] in startups

12th Jul 2023
Meta's approach, Twitter's moat and a few different future scenarios
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Comma.ai I wrote a blog post last month highlighting some of the exciting trends in the computing industry....
2nd Apr 2016
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Comma.ai

from cdixon [alt+shift+b] in startups

2nd Apr 2016
I wrote a blog post last month highlighting some of the exciting trends in the computing industry. One trend I discussed is the rapid…
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MLIR Part 9 - A Python Frontend for MLIR A Python Frontend for MLIR Last time we took MLIR through a GPU backend and looked at what it takes...
1st Mar 2026
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MLIR Part 9 - A Python Frontend for MLIR

from Stephen Diehl [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Mar 2026
A Python Frontend for MLIR Last time we took MLIR through a GPU backend and looked at what it takes to launch the resulting code. We now need something at the other end of the compiler: a way to describe tensor computations in Python and construct the IR which those backends...
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The unskippable road to real experience Lived experiences can’t be compressed, they take as long as they take
30th Jun 2025
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The unskippable road to real experience

from Better than Random [alt+shift+b] in startups

30th Jun 2025
Lived experiences can’t be compressed, they take as long as they take
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A Fall From Grace Affinity is the CRM (Customer Relationship Management) software of the venture and startup...
18th Nov 2024
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A Fall From Grace

from Jamesin’s Substack [alt+shift+b] in startups

18th Nov 2024
Affinity is the CRM (Customer Relationship Management) software of the venture and startup ecosystem.
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VCs are Scared When They Should be Greedy I originally wrote this essay for The Information, where it was published on July 6, 2022. I've...
20th Jul 2022
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VCs are Scared When They Should be Greedy

from Aaron's Essays [alt+shift+b] in startups

20th Jul 2022
I originally wrote this essay for The Information, where it was published on July 6, 2022. I've read a lot of the advice that venture capitalists have given founders on the current state of the markets. Most of that advice focuses on how founders need to adjust to survive the...
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I sold two startups in two weeks. Indie Worldwide and Bot Eat Brain have been acquired.
30th Apr 2024
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I sold two startups in two weeks.

from Anthony Castrio's Official Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in startups

30th Apr 2024
Indie Worldwide and Bot Eat Brain have been acquired.
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Not all products make good businesses You might fix a problem, but that doesn't mean people will pay for it.
1st Mar 2019
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Not all products make good businesses

from Justin Jackson [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Mar 2019
You might fix a problem, but that doesn't mean people will pay for it.
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Finish the year strong
12th Dec 2017
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Finish the year strong

from Justin Jackson [alt+shift+b] in startups

12th Dec 2017
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Why the future needs a brandname. There is a disenchantment in our generation. We are still sitting on our lonely planet without space...
4th Jan 2013
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Why the future needs a brandname.

from Blog posts of Andreas Klinger [alt+shift+b] in startups

4th Jan 2013
There is a disenchantment in our generation. We are still sitting on our lonely planet without space travel nor flying cars or at...
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Bourdain on The Journey Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your...
22nd Jul 2019
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Bourdain on The Journey

from Dustin Curtis [alt+shift+b] in startups

22nd Jul 2019
Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with...
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What happened to Paul Jarvis? I hadn't heard from my friend Paul Jarvis in a while, so I sent him a message.
4th Aug 2023
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What happened to Paul Jarvis?

from Justin Jackson [alt+shift+b] in startups

4th Aug 2023
I hadn't heard from my friend Paul Jarvis in a while, so I sent him a message.
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Things I've been thinking about - I can’t believe it's the end of March.
26th Mar 2025
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Things I've been thinking about -

from Jamesin’s Substack [alt+shift+b] in startups

26th Mar 2025
I can’t believe it's the end of March.
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Process Reward Models Process Reward Models Reasoning models are all the rage with the kids these days, and in particular...
1st Dec 2024
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Process Reward Models

from Stephen Diehl [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Dec 2024
Process Reward Models Reasoning models are all the rage with the kids these days, and in particular the training data behind them is a hot topic. One particular case of this is the process reward models which are a type of reward model used in complex reasoning and...
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I have a new website
26th Oct 2018
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I have a new website

from Justin Jackson [alt+shift+b] in startups

26th Oct 2018
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Startups that Have Employees In Offices Grow 3½ Times Faster This article previously appeared in EIX – Entreprenuers and Innovators Exchange. Data shows that...
14th Feb 2023
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Startups that Have Employees In Offices Grow 3½ Times Faster

from Steve Blank [alt+shift+b] in startups

14th Feb 2023
This article previously appeared in EIX – Entreprenuers and Innovators Exchange. Data shows that pre-seed and seed startups with employees showing up in a physical office have 3½ times higher revenue growth than those that are solely remote. Let the discussion begin. During the...
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We don’t need to use what we make For many years, I was a touring musician, performing live on stage every week. But I didn’t like...
11th Nov 2024
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We don’t need to use what we make

from Derek Sivers [alt+shift+b] in startups

11th Nov 2024
For many years, I was a touring musician, performing live on stage every week. But I didn’t like attending concerts. I liked making music more than listening to music. I felt I must be in the wrong line of work, creating something that I don’t consume. I never reconciled this...
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I’m in the final third of my life According to statistics, I’m in the final third of my life. (I don’t expect to beat the odds,...
5th Dec 2024
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I’m in the final third of my life

from Derek Sivers [alt+shift+b] in startups

5th Dec 2024
According to statistics, I’m in the final third of my life. (I don’t expect to beat the odds, because I inherited a cancer-creating genetic disorder.) So maybe it’s the final quarter.
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2026.18: Long-term, Peripheral & Myopic Visions The best Stratechery content from the week of April 27, 2026, including Amazon and AI, the future of...
1st May 2026
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2026.18: Long-term, Peripheral & Myopic Visions

from Stratechery by Ben Thompson [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st May 2026
The best Stratechery content from the week of April 27, 2026, including Amazon and AI, the future of AR devices, and Beijing's myopia.
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Embracing AI I could only avoid AI in my startup for so long before I actually found a use for it… How I used...
3rd Apr 2023
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Embracing AI

from 42! [alt+shift+b] in startups

3rd Apr 2023
I could only avoid AI in my startup for so long before I actually found a use for it… How I used ChatGPT to make the life of my support team easier.
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When to join a startup Something has changed in the last few years which has made an increasing number of people want to...
14th Jan 2016
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When to join a startup

from Tom Blomfield [alt+shift+b] in startups

14th Jan 2016
Something has changed in the last few years which has made an increasing number of people want to join startups. It seemed to start around the time the Social Network movie came out - perhaps it’s just a coincidence, but part of me imagines a group of MBAs sitting around watching...
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Elon Musk names OpenAI | Mark Zuckerberg | Bill Gates We could call this the Open Al Institute (Open AI-I!), but call it Open in everyday conversation.
9th Aug 2025
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Elon Musk names OpenAI | Mark Zuckerberg | Bill Gates

from Internal Tech Emails [alt+shift+b] in startups

9th Aug 2025
We could call this the Open Al Institute (Open AI-I!), but call it Open in everyday conversation.
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How does DocuSign have 7,000 employees? And other thoughts about B2B SaaS in the age of AI coding agents.
13th Feb 2026
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How does DocuSign have 7,000 employees?

from SatPost by Trung Phan [alt+shift+b] in startups

13th Feb 2026
And other thoughts about B2B SaaS in the age of AI coding agents.
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Deconstructing the Worldview of Peter Thiel Deconstructing the Worldview of Peter Thiel Peter Thiel is one of Silicon Valley's most prodigious...
1st Feb 2023
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Deconstructing the Worldview of Peter Thiel

from Stephen Diehl [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Feb 2023
Deconstructing the Worldview of Peter Thiel Peter Thiel is one of Silicon Valley's most prodigious thinkers, with a complicated and influential worldview. Thiel's philosophical framework is notoriously byzantine, weaving together Christian eschatology, mimetic theory, and...
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Some will always say you’re wrong Some people are into money. Some aren’t. Some people are inspired by helping the needy. Some...
3rd Jun 2013
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Some will always say you’re wrong

from Derek Sivers podcast [alt+shift+b] in startups

3rd Jun 2013
Some people are into money. Some aren’t. Some people are inspired by helping the needy. Some aren’t. Some people are into fame, power, and prestige. Others are into anonymity and freedom from responsibility. You have to know your preferences well because no matter what you...
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Let pedestrians define the walkways A new college campus was built, but one thing was still debated: Some people thought the walkways...
23rd Nov 2009
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Let pedestrians define the walkways

from Derek Sivers podcast [alt+shift+b] in startups

23rd Nov 2009
A new college campus was built, but one thing was still debated: Some people thought the walkways should go around the grass, to leave it green. Some thought the walkways should cut across diagonally. Brilliant. As time goes on, we get smarter. We learn more about...
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Annual Review 2022 This year was an emotional odyssey. At times, it was tormenting, at others intoxicating. Here, I...
20th Jan 2023
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Annual Review 2022

from David Perell [alt+shift+b] in startups

20th Jan 2023
This year was an emotional odyssey. At times, it was tormenting, at others intoxicating. Here, I share my joys and struggles, my dreams and regrets. 2022 completely changed my life. The post Annual Review 2022 appeared first on David Perell.
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Leaving Government for the Private Sector – Part 1 Laura Thomas is a former CIA operations officer. Reading how she moved in 2021 from CIA ops into a...
10th Oct 2023
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Leaving Government for the Private Sector – Part 1

from Steve Blank [alt+shift+b] in startups

10th Oct 2023
Laura Thomas is a former CIA operations officer. Reading how she moved in 2021 from CIA ops into a quantum technology company offered insightful career transition advice for those leaving her agency. Most of her lessons were applicable to any government employee venturing out to...
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Ten SaaS marketing principles for 2024
16th Dec 2023
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Ten SaaS marketing principles for 2024

from Justin Jackson [alt+shift+b] in startups

16th Dec 2023
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Gadgets and Computers From Benedict Evans’ Cars as Feature Phones: This is a common theme in many classes of device: you...
16th Jan 2017
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Gadgets and Computers

from cdixon [alt+shift+b] in startups

16th Jan 2017
From Benedict Evans’ Cars as Feature Phones: This is a common theme in many classes of device: you start with a product that has a few electronic functions added, and ...
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2026 predictions It’s that time again—as 2025 comes to a close, it’s time to drop 2026 predictions. I think 2026 is...
29th Dec 2025
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2026 predictions

from haseeb qureshi [alt+shift+b] in startups

29th Dec 2025
It’s that time again—as 2025 comes to a close, it’s time to drop 2026 predictions. I think 2026 is going to surprise, both to the upside and to the downside. Organized by category: Macro / Chains $BTC is > $150K by year-end, but BTC dominance decreases in 2026. Despite the...
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The Greatest Meme Template Ever Why does Juan Joya Borja (aka El Risitas aka “Spanish Laughing Guy”) always put a smile on our...
1st Mar 2024
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The Greatest Meme Template Ever

from SatPost by Trung Phan [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Mar 2024
Why does Juan Joya Borja (aka El Risitas aka “Spanish Laughing Guy”) always put a smile on our faces.
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💡 Business Brainstorms 💡- My favorite ideas of the week #1 💡 Athletic Greens used to be a sketchy looking affiliate offer in 2011. Ranked #1 on Clickbank...
4th Dec 2023
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💡 Business Brainstorms 💡- My favorite ideas of the week

from Business Brainstorms [alt+shift+b] in startups

4th Dec 2023
#1 💡 Athletic Greens used to be a sketchy looking affiliate offer in 2011. Ranked #1 on Clickbank and was promoted by every direct response marketer. Always inspiring to see humble beginnings like this and a good reminder that most businesses are not sexy from day 1.
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stop saying advertising is evil Yesterday, a colleague asked me if I feel conflicted working in advertising while caring about...
26th Feb 2025
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stop saying advertising is evil

from Shilin typing [alt+shift+b] in startups

26th Feb 2025
Yesterday, a colleague asked me if I feel conflicted working in advertising while caring about overconsumption. This came up in a discussion about fast fashion, particularly SHEIN. This was my reply. Advertising has always been around. Saying “advertising” is bad is like saying...
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How to get people to choose your product Anything you build has to compete for attention with the other available options. If someone can...
3rd Dec 2022
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How to get people to choose your product

from Justin Jackson [alt+shift+b] in startups

3rd Dec 2022
Anything you build has to compete for attention with the other available options. If someone can just as easily buy a similar product from a more trusted brand for the same price, why would they choose you? To compete with established brands, you’ll need to figure out how to...
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Blockchain’s real world problem A while back, early in the blockchain hype cycle, a startup called Verisart popped up and promised...
30th Oct 2022
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Blockchain’s real world problem

from Ryan Barrett [alt+shift+b] in startups

30th Oct 2022
A while back, early in the blockchain hype cycle, a startup called Verisart popped up and promised to “fix” fine art. Not sure if that painting is real? Can’t find out who owns it, or where they got it? Worried that the gallery you’re emailing is a scammer? Worry no more!...
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WhatsApp voice notes are revolutionizing farming in Senegal For farmers in Senegal who struggle to read or write, sending voice notes has unlocked a new world...
3rd Jul 2023
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WhatsApp voice notes are revolutionizing farming in Senegal

from Rest of World - Global [alt+shift+b] in startups

3rd Jul 2023
For farmers in Senegal who struggle to read or write, sending voice notes has unlocked a new world of collaboration across the industry.
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Scope Creep, 2026-07-14 This causes multiple problems.
14th Jul 2026
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Scope Creep, 2026-07-14

from Scope of Work [alt+shift+b] in startups

14th Jul 2026
This causes multiple problems.
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“Steve Jobs supposedly said, returning to Apple, that his plan was to stay alive and grab onto the… “Steve Jobs supposedly said, returning to Apple, that his plan was to stay alive and grab onto the...
7th Aug 2016
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“Steve Jobs supposedly said, returning to Apple, that his plan was to stay alive and grab onto the…

from cdixon [alt+shift+b] in startups

7th Aug 2016
“Steve Jobs supposedly said, returning to Apple, that his plan was to stay alive and grab onto the next big thing — to listen for the footsteps. He tried video, ...
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The New American University I had the pleasure of stumbling upon the work of Michael Crow, Arizona State University’s president,...
4th Aug 2021
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The New American University

from Nadia Asparouhova [alt+shift+b] in startups

4th Aug 2021
I had the pleasure of stumbling upon the work of Michael Crow, Arizona State University’s president, earlier this year, and I so enjoyed his thoughts on knowledge production that I immediately wondered how his philosophy would translate to ASU as an organization. Turns out,...
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"It all blossomed out of this tiny little seed" Steve Jobs in 1985: I felt it the first time when I visited a school. It was third and fourth...
13th Mar 2015
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"It all blossomed out of this tiny little seed"

from cdixon [alt+shift+b] in startups

13th Mar 2015
Steve Jobs in 1985: I felt it the first time when I visited a school. It was third and fourth graders, and they had a whole classroom full…
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2019 year in review
1st Jan 2020
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2019 year in review

from Justin Jackson [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Jan 2020
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Advice for time management as a manager This post was adapted from an internal doc I wrote at Wave. Welcome to being a manager! Your...
1st Apr 2025
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Advice for time management as a manager

from benkuhn.net [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Apr 2025
This post was adapted from an internal doc I wrote at Wave. Welcome to being a manager! Your time-management problem just got a lot harder. As an IC, you can often get away with a very simple time-management strategy: Decide what your one most important thing is. Work on it until...
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How to review a data analysis Writing good code is hard, writing a good analysis is harder. Peer-review is an essential tool to...
18th Jul 2016
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How to review a data analysis

from Roberto Vitillo's Blog [alt+shift+b] in startups

18th Jul 2016
Writing good code is hard, writing a good analysis is harder. Peer-review is an essential tool to fight repetitive errors, omissions and…
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There are always more than two options People sometimes ask my help in making big decisions. They’re usually trying to decide between two...
27th Jan 2010
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There are always more than two options

from Derek Sivers podcast [alt+shift+b] in startups

27th Jan 2010
People sometimes ask my help in making big decisions. They’re usually trying to decide between two options. When someone says they have only one option, they’re really saying, “I have no choice,” and you know that’s wrong. At the very least, add “do nothing” and “go insane”...
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The coupon code is a slap in the face
15th Jul 2011
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The coupon code is a slap in the face

from Justin Jackson [alt+shift+b] in startups

15th Jul 2011
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Y Combinator W23 batch, AI value chain and startup trends YCombinator (YC), the renowned Silicon Valley-based startup accelerator, recently announced their...
1st Jul 2023
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Y Combinator W23 batch, AI value chain and startup trends

from Unpacked [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Jul 2023
YCombinator (YC), the renowned Silicon Valley-based startup accelerator, recently announced their Winter 2023 cohort and, unsurprisingly, ~31% of startups have a self-reported AI tag.
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Pi from String Amplitudes Pi from String Amplitudes From the paper by Arnab Priya Saha and Aninda Sinha. A new series for...
1st Sep 2024
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Pi from String Amplitudes

from Stephen Diehl [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Sep 2024
Pi from String Amplitudes From the paper by Arnab Priya Saha and Aninda Sinha. A new series for \(\pi\) and its convergence. $$ Where \((a)_{n-1}\) is the Pochhammer symbol. $$ \(\lambda\) is a free parameter for optimizing convergence. As \(\lambda\) approaches infinity, the...
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The Rise of Anti-Liberalism in Tech The Rise of Anti-Liberalism in Tech Silicon Valley, once a beacon of technological optimism and...
1st Nov 2023
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The Rise of Anti-Liberalism in Tech

from Stephen Diehl [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Nov 2023
The Rise of Anti-Liberalism in Tech Silicon Valley, once a beacon of technological optimism and innovation, is undergoing a troubling transformation. The region that once embodied the ideals of humanism, progress, and the pursuit of a better world has become a far different place...
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The Bluesky exodus, one year later The company has 40 million users and big plans for the future. So why don't its users seem happy?...
4th Nov 2025
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The Bluesky exodus, one year later

from Platformer [alt+shift+b] in startups

4th Nov 2025
The company has 40 million users and big plans for the future. So why don't its users seem happy? PLUS: The NEO Home Robot goes viral + Ilya Sutskever's surprising deposition
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💡 Business Brainstorms 💡- My favorite ideas of the week 'The future belongs to those who give the next generation reason for hope.' Teilhard de Chardin...
28th May 2024
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💡 Business Brainstorms 💡- My favorite ideas of the week

from Business Brainstorms [alt+shift+b] in startups

28th May 2024
'The future belongs to those who give the next generation reason for hope.' Teilhard de Chardin 💡Broken Hips This feels like one of these problems that most people have accepted as inevitable but that will be solved soon and we will look back and think how crazy we allowed this...
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Test Coverage Won't Save You Forestwalk’s CTO Jenn Cooper shares what she’s been learning about tests, after a couple years of...
8th Jun 2026
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Test Coverage Won't Save You

from Allen Pike [alt+shift+b] in startups

8th Jun 2026
Forestwalk’s CTO Jenn Cooper shares what she’s been learning about tests, after a couple years of increasingly coding with agents: Most discussions about AI-native development jump from this problem – agents’ tendency to accumulate tech debt – directly to tests. … Tests verify...
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What's wrong with Elon? Many of Elon Musk's supporters say: “He's not that bad." But his behavior in the last 5-6 years has...
14th Jun 2022
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What's wrong with Elon?

from Justin Jackson [alt+shift+b] in startups

14th Jun 2022
Many of Elon Musk's supporters say: “He's not that bad." But his behavior in the last 5-6 years has been truly awful. We’re not talking about just a few mistakes.
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Your Name is an Ad Creative that is Everywhere, All at Once Learn how to leverage cognitive science to create an instant brand advantage.
16th Jan 2023
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Your Name is an Ad Creative that is Everywhere, All at Once

from Entrepreneur's Edge [alt+shift+b] in startups

16th Jan 2023
Learn how to leverage cognitive science to create an instant brand advantage.
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A short film for my friend's birthday When I first met Pierre, I couldn't have foreseen what the next three years of our friendship would...
11th Jun 2026
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A short film for my friend's birthday

from Shilin typing [alt+shift+b] in startups

11th Jun 2026
When I first met Pierre, I couldn't have foreseen what the next three years of our friendship would be like. I had just come back to Montreal. Twice I'd failed to get a place in Toronto. My dream of traveling in a van had also fallen apart. So I rented a U-Haul and went to pick...
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Getting Shit Done I was recently talking to a handful of successful startups founders about issues they were facing as...
8th Nov 2015
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Getting Shit Done

from Tom Blomfield [alt+shift+b] in startups

8th Nov 2015
I was recently talking to a handful of successful startups founders about issues they were facing as they scaled up their companies. Unanimously, hiring and retaining people who “get shit done” seemed to be their biggest problem. I’ve been thinking about this for the last few...
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the Michael Browne suits In 2020, I was about to move to New York City. I wanted to get to know all of its ethnic enclaves,...
15th Apr 2023
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the Michael Browne suits

from Derek Sivers [alt+shift+b] in startups

15th Apr 2023
In 2020, I was about to move to New York City. I wanted to get to know all of its ethnic enclaves, like visiting the whole world in one city. But I know I have a tendency to stay at home, immersed in my work.
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Mexico’s new tariffs hit Shein — and millions of local resellers The government hopes the 19% tax will push Asian e-commerce giants to grow their operations in...
3rd Mar 2025
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Mexico’s new tariffs hit Shein — and millions of local resellers

from Rest of World - Global [alt+shift+b] in startups

3rd Mar 2025
The government hopes the 19% tax will push Asian e-commerce giants to grow their operations in Mexico, and make up for 79,000 textile jobs lost to fast fashion.
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The Post-literate Economy The Post-literate Economy A Monologue from the Near-Future My Neural-Nudge gently vibrated my...
9th Jan 2025
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The Post-literate Economy

from Stephen Diehl [alt+shift+b] in startups

9th Jan 2025
The Post-literate Economy A Monologue from the Near-Future My Neural-Nudge gently vibrated my brainstem at 07:00. No jarring alarms here, thank you very much. We're all about harmonious awakenings. First thing, like everyone, I jacked into the OmniStream for my Morning MoodSet....
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What the People of Wal-Mart want
4th Jan 2013
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What the People of Wal-Mart want

from Justin Jackson [alt+shift+b] in startups

4th Jan 2013
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Reading the Bible start to finish I like going to the source. Like finding musicians’ influences, and getting to know that music too....
27th Jan 2023
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Reading the Bible start to finish

from Derek Sivers [alt+shift+b] in startups

27th Jan 2023
I like going to the source. Like finding musicians’ influences, and getting to know that music too. Same with film, art, philosophy, and technology.
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How do I find customers for my SaaS? I think we need to stop trying to find customers for our products and start building solutions our...
21st May 2021
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How do I find customers for my SaaS?

from Justin Jackson [alt+shift+b] in startups

21st May 2021
I think we need to stop trying to find customers for our products and start building solutions our customers are already searching for.
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Joining a startup is far less risky than most people think Joining a startup is far less risky than most people seem to think.  In fact, I don’t know if anyone...
11th May 2009
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Joining a startup is far less risky than most people think

from cdixon [alt+shift+b] in startups

11th May 2009
Joining a startup is far less risky than most people seem to think.  In fact, I don’t know if anyone has ever studied this systematically…
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Reference checks as a service, the need for more competition everywhere, GPT travel planning,... Hey, this is Jakob Greenfeld, author of the Business Brainstorms newsletter - every week I write...
10th Apr 2023
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Reference checks as a service, the need for more competition everywhere, GPT travel planning, leaving work broken, ...

from Business Brainstorms [alt+shift+b] in startups

10th Apr 2023
Hey, this is Jakob Greenfeld, author of the Business Brainstorms newsletter - every week I write this email to share the most interesting trends, frameworks, opportunities, and ideas with you. Let's dive in! 💡 Opportunities “Business idea: Reference checks as a service. Do...
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Flip it in your favor The old saying, “It’s all who you know,” used to feel so defeating. So when I heard, “It’s all...
29th Mar 2010
1

Flip it in your favor

from Derek Sivers podcast [alt+shift+b] in startups

29th Mar 2010
The old saying, “It’s all who you know,” used to feel so defeating. So when I heard, “It’s all who you know,” it felt like the rest of that sentence was, “and you don’t know anyone. So forget it.” On his way into class I overheard him say he was hungry. He had come...
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Dishoom's $400m Restaurant Playbook How a former Harvard MBA turned Bain consultant co-founded Dishoom and scaled the Indian fine dining...
20th Nov 2025
3

Dishoom's $400m Restaurant Playbook

from SatPost by Trung Phan [alt+shift+b] in startups

20th Nov 2025
How a former Harvard MBA turned Bain consultant co-founded Dishoom and scaled the Indian fine dining business to $180m in sales and a $400m valuation.
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Get traffic for your content
15th Mar 2014
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Get traffic for your content

from Justin Jackson [alt+shift+b] in startups

15th Mar 2014
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the myth of the grateful child As I fought with my mother for the hundredth time over a reason that was silly yet too hard for her...
5th Dec 2025
3

the myth of the grateful child

from Shilin typing [alt+shift+b] in startups

5th Dec 2025
As I fought with my mother for the hundredth time over a reason that was silly yet too hard for her to understand, I concluded that this post was long overdue. While I had ninety-nine other chances to complain about my difficult relationship with parents, I kept postponing it,...
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Lean Meets Wicked Problems This post previously appeared in Poets & Quants. I just spent a month and a half at Imperial College...
25th Jul 2023
50

Lean Meets Wicked Problems

from Steve Blank [alt+shift+b] in startups

25th Jul 2023
This post previously appeared in Poets & Quants. I just spent a month and a half at Imperial College London co-teaching a “Wicked” Entrepreneurship class. In this case Wicked doesn’t mean morally evil, but refers to really complex problems, ones with multiple moving parts, where...
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The errors of efficiency We live in the era of efficiency. The advertising industry is infatuated with it. Intoxicated by...
4th Oct 2021
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The errors of efficiency

from Articles - Alex Murrell [alt+shift+b] in startups

4th Oct 2021
We live in the era of efficiency. The advertising industry is infatuated with it. Intoxicated by it. Enamoured and enthralled by it. We want our teams to be lean. Our processes to be agile. And our output to be optimised. Instead of focussing on making our work bigger, we...
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The hidden labor that makes AI work Alex Hanna and Emily M. Bender examine the hype behind artificial intelligence in their new book,...
1st Jul 2025
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The hidden labor that makes AI work

from Rest of World - Global [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Jul 2025
Alex Hanna and Emily M. Bender examine the hype behind artificial intelligence in their new book, The AI Con. Below is an excerpt on the invisible labor behind some AI tools.
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9 Creative Lessons From Virgil Abloh Insights from the late designer who went from studying architecture, working with Kanye, founding...
4th Oct 2024
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9 Creative Lessons From Virgil Abloh

from SatPost by Trung Phan [alt+shift+b] in startups

4th Oct 2024
Insights from the late designer who went from studying architecture, working with Kanye, founding Off-White and leading menswear at Louis Vuitton.
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No agenda cold emails, dealership visits as a service, prompt money, the doing game. Hey, this is Jakob Greenfeld, author of the Business Brainstorms newsletter - every week I write...
3rd Jul 2023
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No agenda cold emails, dealership visits as a service, prompt money, the doing game.

from Business Brainstorms [alt+shift+b] in startups

3rd Jul 2023
Hey, this is Jakob Greenfeld, author of the Business Brainstorms newsletter - every week I write this email to share the most interesting trends, frameworks, opportunities, and ideas with you. Let's dive in! 💡 Opportunities Prompt Base has a list of the
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The Season Finale of TBPN On the show, the meta-show, and stocking up on cultural power.
14th Apr 2026
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The Season Finale of TBPN

from Working Theorys [alt+shift+b] in startups

14th Apr 2026
On the show, the meta-show, and stocking up on cultural power.
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The mirror: It’s about you, not them. If you see a gorgeous painting that fascinates you, does it matter if you find out the artist didn’t...
7th Jul 2009
1

The mirror: It’s about you, not them.

from Derek Sivers podcast [alt+shift+b] in startups

7th Jul 2009
If you see a gorgeous painting that fascinates you, does it matter if you find out the artist didn’t pay her taxes? Would you stop enjoying the painting? When I buy a book that has a picture of the author on the cover, I rip off and trash the cover before I even leave the...
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The Deep Research problem OpenAI’s Deep Research is built for me, and I can’t use it. It’s another amazing demo, until it...
18th Feb 2025
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The Deep Research problem

from Essays - Benedict Evans [alt+shift+b] in startups

18th Feb 2025
OpenAI’s Deep Research is built for me, and I can’t use it. It’s another amazing demo, until it breaks. But it breaks in really interesting ways.
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F1, Sport and Reality TV It’s been two days now since I stayed up late to watch the final race of the F1 season in Abu Dhabi...
15th Dec 2021
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F1, Sport and Reality TV

from 42! [alt+shift+b] in startups

15th Dec 2021
It’s been two days now since I stayed up late to watch the final race of the F1 season in Abu Dhabi with my sons. Full disclosure, we are all team Hamilton fans here, and were excited to watch the final deciding race as to who would take out the 2021 World Driver’s...
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💡 Business Brainstorms 💡- My favorite ideas of the week 🪄 Growth Magic
12th Aug 2024
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💡 Business Brainstorms 💡- My favorite ideas of the week

from Schemers [alt+shift+b] in startups

12th Aug 2024
🪄 Growth Magic
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Switch strategies Life is like any journey. You need to change directions a few times to get where you want to...
27th Jan 2016
1

Switch strategies

from Derek Sivers podcast [alt+shift+b] in startups

27th Jan 2016
Life is like any journey. You need to change directions a few times to get where you want to go. Then when something is extra-rewarding, it’s time to switch strategies. Focus all of your energy on this one thing. Don’t be leisurely. Strike while it’s hot. Be a...
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Introducing SPEAR: The Management Framework for AI The strong-start-weak-finish problem in AI is a process problem, not a model problem.
5th May 2026
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Introducing SPEAR: The Management Framework for AI

from Entrepreneur's Edge [alt+shift+b] in startups

5th May 2026
The strong-start-weak-finish problem in AI is a process problem, not a model problem.
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Find a good party When you're building a product in a market with strong demand, it feels like showing up at a good...
1st Apr 2022
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Find a good party

from Justin Jackson [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Apr 2022
When you're building a product in a market with strong demand, it feels like showing up at a good party.
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Anthropic’s moat is Claude The bull case for Anthropic’s IPO.
a week ago
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Anthropic’s moat is Claude

from Noahpinion [alt+shift+b] in startups

a week ago
The bull case for Anthropic’s IPO.
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Platform Risk Platform risk is when another company controls your destiny. This week there was a big scare with...
3rd Feb 2023
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Platform Risk

from XO Capital - Field Notes [alt+shift+b] in startups

3rd Feb 2023
Platform risk is when another company controls your destiny. This week there was a big scare with Twitter's enforcement of a policy they claim had been around for a while. Twitter’s new developer terms ban third-party clients | Engadget Twitter has quietly updated its...
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How distributed systems fail At scale, any failure that can happen will eventually happen. Hardware failures, software crashes,...
5th Dec 2020
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How distributed systems fail

from Roberto Vitillo's Blog [alt+shift+b] in startups

5th Dec 2020
At scale, any failure that can happen will eventually happen. Hardware failures, software crashes, memory leaks - you name it. The more…
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Shortest date, and ketchup Here’s a story about my shortest date, and ketchup. I suggested we meet at a bar at 35th Street...
12th Sep 2022
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Shortest date, and ketchup

from Derek Sivers podcast [alt+shift+b] in startups

12th Sep 2022
Here’s a story about my shortest date, and ketchup. I suggested we meet at a bar at 35th Street and 8th Avenue. Although she’s from New York, she didn’t know where that is. She said, “No.” OK, now I’m judging. Miserable voice. Doesn’t know the basic layout of the city...
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Summer Hack There is nothing I love more than when a moment or inside joke lands so perfectly that it unites a...
7th Aug 2025
1

Summer Hack

from Jamesin’s Substack [alt+shift+b] in startups

7th Aug 2025
There is nothing I love more than when a moment or inside joke lands so perfectly that it unites a group of people.
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do too much, sell before, going super-saiyan do too much
2nd Dec 2025
2

do too much, sell before, going super-saiyan

from Schemers [alt+shift+b] in startups

2nd Dec 2025
do too much
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iPad in 2020 A couple of months ago, I switched entirely to an iPad Pro for about two weeks. I did not use my...
28th Jan 2020
45

iPad in 2020

from Dustin Curtis [alt+shift+b] in startups

28th Jan 2020
A couple of months ago, I switched entirely to an iPad Pro for about two weeks. I did not use my MacBook Pro at all, and forced myself to do everything on the iPad. After that experience, I planned to write some kind of review, but it turned out that my conclusions were pretty...
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Why Everybody Is Losing Money On AI Hello and welcome to another premium newsletter. Thanks as ever for subscribing, and please email me...
5th Sep 2025
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Why Everybody Is Losing Money On AI

from Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At [alt+shift+b] in startups

5th Sep 2025
Hello and welcome to another premium newsletter. Thanks as ever for subscribing, and please email me at [email protected] to say hello. As I've written again and again, the costs of running generative AI do not make sense. Every single company offering any kind of generative...
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There are no strong opinions weakly held It's a shield for loud conviction and quiet backpedaling if needed.
1st Sep 2025
1

There are no strong opinions weakly held

from Better than Random [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Sep 2025
It's a shield for loud conviction and quiet backpedaling if needed.
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The small businesses trying to prop up the tandem bike industry A small company in Southern California popularized tandems in the US and outlasted Trek,...
1st Jun 2026
1

The small businesses trying to prop up the tandem bike industry

from Hustle Originals [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Jun 2026
A small company in Southern California popularized tandems in the US and outlasted Trek, Specialized, and other giants. But can bicycles built for two survive an anti-social age?
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The next big thing will start out looking like a toy One of the amazing things about the internet economy is how different the list of top internet...
3rd Jan 2010
37

The next big thing will start out looking like a toy

from cdixon [alt+shift+b] in startups

3rd Jan 2010
One of the amazing things about the internet economy is how different the list of top internet properties today looks from the list ten…
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Five Rides for 2025 Some lists are just worth making
5th Jan 2026
1

Five Rides for 2025

from Scope of Work [alt+shift+b] in startups

5th Jan 2026
Some lists are just worth making
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The digital dark side The advent of digital media promised so much. Savvy shoppers would no longer be surreptitiously...
3rd Sep 2018
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The digital dark side

from Articles - Alex Murrell [alt+shift+b] in startups

3rd Sep 2018
The advent of digital media promised so much. Savvy shoppers would no longer be surreptitiously swayed by advertising alone. The internet would enable them to research products. Social media would allow them to share their experiences. And ecommence would provide the power...
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Seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border? You’d better speak English or Spanish Migrants speaking Haitian Creole or Indigenous languages face challenges at the border.
1st Jun 2023
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Seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border? You’d better speak English or Spanish

from Rest of World - Global [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Jun 2023
Migrants speaking Haitian Creole or Indigenous languages face challenges at the border.
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11 Best Things of 2025 My favourite book, film, podcast, live event, song, meme, purchase and more for the year.
19th Dec 2025
1

11 Best Things of 2025

from SatPost by Trung Phan [alt+shift+b] in startups

19th Dec 2025
My favourite book, film, podcast, live event, song, meme, purchase and more for the year.
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Making Sense of Martech In July 2021, I joined Juan Mendoza on the Making Sense of Martech podcast to discuss my recent...
11th Mar 2019
1

Making Sense of Martech

from Podcasts - Alex Murrell [alt+shift+b] in startups

11th Mar 2019
In July 2021, I joined Juan Mendoza on the Making Sense of Martech podcast to discuss my recent article Adland is an Island.
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Adland is an island We spend eight hours a day thinking about the brands we build. Many of us more. We consider our...
24th Feb 2021
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Adland is an island

from Articles - Alex Murrell [alt+shift+b] in startups

24th Feb 2021
We spend eight hours a day thinking about the brands we build. Many of us more. We consider our clients’ companies and the categories in which they compete. We visit the sites in which our products are produced and the stores in which they are sold. We analyse their adverts...
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Bet the farm Or risk losing it all
2nd Dec 2025
2

Bet the farm

from Balancing Act [alt+shift+b] in startups

2nd Dec 2025
Or risk losing it all
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SpaceX's 5-Step Design Process How rapid failure and iteration will get Starship to orbit and beyond.
22nd Apr 2023
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SpaceX's 5-Step Design Process

from SatPost by Trung Phan [alt+shift+b] in startups

22nd Apr 2023
How rapid failure and iteration will get Starship to orbit and beyond.
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Notes on my Remarkable Tablet I love my Remarkable 2. I’ve been using it pretty heavily for almost a year now. It’s my every day...
9th Feb 2024
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Notes on my Remarkable Tablet

from tomcritchlow.com [alt+shift+b] in startups

9th Feb 2024
I love my Remarkable 2. I’ve been using it pretty heavily for almost a year now. It’s my every day companion device. Here’s some notes and ideas.
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What’s inside this book Welcome to my book about getting your music to people, into people, and through people. Marketing...
1st Jan 2000
1

What’s inside this book

from Derek Sivers podcast [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Jan 2000
Welcome to my book about getting your music to people, into people, and through people. Marketing is an extension of your art. Business is just as creative as music. All opportunities come from people. Stay in touch with everyone. Use a database. Be resourceful. Ask...
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Stop by for coffee I live in the interior of BC, Canada, surrounded by lakes and mountains. It's not easy getting here....
14th Aug 2017
17

Stop by for coffee

from Justin Jackson [alt+shift+b] in startups

14th Aug 2017
I live in the interior of BC, Canada, surrounded by lakes and mountains. It's not easy getting here. If you make the trip, I'll try to meet with you.
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A Script for Mark Zuckerberg A script for what Mark Zuckerberg should say on Meta's next earnings call.
7th Jul 2026
1

A Script for Mark Zuckerberg

from Stratechery by Ben Thompson [alt+shift+b] in startups

7th Jul 2026
A script for what Mark Zuckerberg should say on Meta's next earnings call.
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A Simple Map for Innovation at Scale An edited version of this article previously appeared in the Boston Consulting Group’s strategy...
25th Oct 2022
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A Simple Map for Innovation at Scale

from Steve Blank [alt+shift+b] in startups

25th Oct 2022
An edited version of this article previously appeared in the Boston Consulting Group’s strategy think tank website. I spent last week at a global Fortune 50 company offsite watching them grapple with disruption. This 100+-year-old company has seven major product divisions, each...
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Who will control the software that powers the Internet? Originally published by Wired. As the internet has evolved over its 35-year lifespan, control over...
4th Jan 2019
1

Who will control the software that powers the Internet?

from cdixon [alt+shift+b] in startups

4th Jan 2019
Originally published by Wired. As the internet has evolved over its 35-year lifespan, control over its most important services has gradually shifted from open source protocols maintained by non-profit communities ...
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Welcome to The Future This time it arrived right on schedule.
1st May 2025
28

Welcome to The Future

from Noahpinion [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st May 2025
This time it arrived right on schedule.
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Managing people 🤯 I believe almost all first-time founders burn out their first employees – maybe this article helps...
6th Feb 2022
31

Managing people 🤯

from Blog posts of Andreas Klinger [alt+shift+b] in startups

6th Feb 2022
I believe almost all first-time founders burn out their first employees – maybe this article helps you avoiding this
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Guidelines and Guardrails Belong in Git One problem with AI is that it’s pretty stupid. I mean, sure, the current models are wildly useful....
a week ago
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Guidelines and Guardrails Belong in Git

from Allen Pike [alt+shift+b] in startups

a week ago
One problem with AI is that it’s pretty stupid. I mean, sure, the current models are wildly useful. But out of the box, they overcomplicate, take undue shortcuts, and compound deficiencies to the moon. To get from default Claude or ChatGPT to a fast, affordable software loop –...
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The product lens There has been a lot of discussion lately about the markets for startup financing. Many of the...
2nd Dec 2012
36

The product lens

from cdixon [alt+shift+b] in startups

2nd Dec 2012
There has been a lot of discussion lately about the markets for startup financing. Many of the discussions use words like “valuations…
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Meshwest Edmonton
5th Oct 2011
14

Meshwest Edmonton

from Justin Jackson [alt+shift+b] in startups

5th Oct 2011
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Scott Forstall emails Steve Jobs | Elon Musk on tweeting He mentions third party developers. I do think at some point we will want to enable third parties to...
19th Apr 2022
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Scott Forstall emails Steve Jobs | Elon Musk on tweeting

from Internal Tech Emails [alt+shift+b] in startups

19th Apr 2022
He mentions third party developers. I do think at some point we will want to enable third parties to write apps for P2.
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The Blackbird Platform The first project launched this week on our portfolio company Blackbird‘s platform. It is a friends...
5th Apr 2023
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The Blackbird Platform

from AVC [alt+shift+b] in startups

5th Apr 2023
The first project launched this week on our portfolio company Blackbird‘s platform. It is a friends and family program at a restaurant in Williamsburg Brooklyn called Gertie. Blackbird wrote about it today on their excellent Supersonic blog: Throughout, when you tap Gertie’s...
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Why small developers are getting squeezed out of the housing market A guest post by Coby Lefkowitz
2nd Mar 2024
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Why small developers are getting squeezed out of the housing market

from Noahpinion [alt+shift+b] in startups

2nd Mar 2024
A guest post by Coby Lefkowitz
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Security Clearances at the Speed of Startups Imagine you got a job offer from a company but weren’t allowed to start work – or get paid – for...
13th Aug 2024
133

Security Clearances at the Speed of Startups

from Steve Blank [alt+shift+b] in startups

13th Aug 2024
Imagine you got a job offer from a company but weren’t allowed to start work – or get paid – for almost a year. And if you can’t pass a security clearance your offer is rescinded. Or you get offered an internship but can’t work on the most interesting part of the project. Sounds...
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You're lucky
1st Nov 2015
17

You're lucky

from Justin Jackson [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Nov 2015
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Adam Wathan's $100k product launch
17th Apr 2017
18

Adam Wathan's $100k product launch

from Justin Jackson [alt+shift+b] in startups

17th Apr 2017
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So long, Twitter API, and thanks for all the fish Well, it’s come to this. Twitter is burning, a billionaire owes money, an API will soon get...
4th Apr 2023
62

So long, Twitter API, and thanks for all the fish

from Ryan Barrett [alt+shift+b] in startups

4th Apr 2023
Well, it’s come to this. Twitter is burning, a billionaire owes money, an API will soon get lobotomized, so Bridgy‘s Twitter support will die within the month is dead. Granary‘s and twitter-atom too. The Twitter API may now be effectively unmaintained, but they still managed to...
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Be careful who you go to for advice
2nd Oct 2014
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Be careful who you go to for advice

from Justin Jackson [alt+shift+b] in startups

2nd Oct 2014
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The Best Companies Are Dictatorships Everyone wants democracy until they see what it builds
1st Aug 2025
1

The Best Companies Are Dictatorships

from Balancing Act [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Aug 2025
Everyone wants democracy until they see what it builds
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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – 2023 Wrap Up We just wrapped up the third year of our Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition class...
6th Feb 2024
111

Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – 2023 Wrap Up

from Steve Blank [alt+shift+b] in startups

6th Feb 2024
We just wrapped up the third year of our Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition class –part of Stanford’s Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation. Joe Felter, Mike Brown and I teach the class to: Give our students an appreciation of the challenges and...
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The next twenty years are going to make this last twenty years just pale If we were sent back with a time machine, even 20 years, and reported to people what we have right...
15th Jun 2014
42

The next twenty years are going to make this last twenty years just pale

from cdixon [alt+shift+b] in startups

15th Jun 2014
If we were sent back with a time machine, even 20 years, and reported to people what we have right now and describe what we were going to…
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Disney Loves (and Hates) Public Domain Disney lost copyright on the "Steamboat Willie" version of Mickey Mouse. It's the culmination of...
5th Jan 2024
54

Disney Loves (and Hates) Public Domain

from SatPost by Trung Phan [alt+shift+b] in startups

5th Jan 2024
Disney lost copyright on the "Steamboat Willie" version of Mickey Mouse. It's the culmination of decades in which the company used a ton of public domain but prevented others from doing so.
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Five ways of thinking about Moltbook What a social network for AI agents tells us about the future. PLUS: Elon consolidates the X empire
3rd Feb 2026
1

Five ways of thinking about Moltbook

from Platformer [alt+shift+b] in startups

3rd Feb 2026
What a social network for AI agents tells us about the future. PLUS: Elon consolidates the X empire
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The SMILE Curve Has Come for Software Why software value is migrating to the edges, just like hardware did decades ago
14th Apr 2026
1

The SMILE Curve Has Come for Software

from Entrepreneur's Edge [alt+shift+b] in startups

14th Apr 2026
Why software value is migrating to the edges, just like hardware did decades ago
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When you're building a product, whose opinion should you listen to?
21st Apr 2018
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When you're building a product, whose opinion should you listen to?

from Justin Jackson [alt+shift+b] in startups

21st Apr 2018
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The Freedom Ladder
7th Jun 2019
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The Freedom Ladder

from Justin Jackson [alt+shift+b] in startups

7th Jun 2019
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Why does everyone still hate the Democrats? It should be easier to capitalize on the anti-Trump backlash.
1st Aug 2025
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Why does everyone still hate the Democrats?

from Noahpinion [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Aug 2025
It should be easier to capitalize on the anti-Trump backlash.
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Jason Fried wants to delete my backlog
2nd Aug 2019
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Jason Fried wants to delete my backlog

from Justin Jackson [alt+shift+b] in startups

2nd Aug 2019
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The thin layer problem Outperforming your manager without getting fired
6th Oct 2025
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The thin layer problem

from Better than Random [alt+shift+b] in startups

6th Oct 2025
Outperforming your manager without getting fired
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20 Years Later Twenty years later, I can’t remember what I saw and what I think I saw. I remember listening to the...
12th Sep 2021
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20 Years Later

from Aaron's Essays [alt+shift+b] in startups

12th Sep 2021
Twenty years later, I can’t remember what I saw and what I think I saw. I remember listening to the news with my mom, Judah, and Mimi as the anchors casually mentioned that a small plane seemed to have hit a tower. We were on I-95 - or maybe the Garden State - headed south to...
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Joining hypergrowth startups 😬 I am writing this for a friend joining an early-stage breakout startup (year 2; $200M+ valuation). I...
21st Jun 2021
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Joining hypergrowth startups 😬

from Blog posts of Andreas Klinger [alt+shift+b] in startups

21st Jun 2021
I am writing this for a friend joining an early-stage breakout startup (year 2; $200M+ valuation). I wrote it as bullet points as...
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choosing memories over things As I go through my things, selling everything I once bought and setting aside only a small carry-on...
6th May 2025
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choosing memories over things

from Shilin typing [alt+shift+b] in startups

6th May 2025
As I go through my things, selling everything I once bought and setting aside only a small carry-on bag for my flight to Asia, I reflected on material items and gifts. No, I don't like gifts. Or rather the physical version of them. Few material items make me happy. My guitar did....
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Ideas aren't cheap
8th May 2020
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Ideas aren't cheap

from Justin Jackson [alt+shift+b] in startups

8th May 2020
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Taking Blogging Seriously It’s a warm summer night in NYC and I’m walking through central park with a friend, the fireflies...
27th Jun 2025
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Taking Blogging Seriously

from tomcritchlow.com [alt+shift+b] in startups

27th Jun 2025
It’s a warm summer night in NYC and I’m walking through central park with a friend, the fireflies blink around us like an external reflection of the neurons firing in our brains as the conversation sparks.
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Why I Left Twitter Why I Left Twitter I left Twitter in 2023. The short reason is that its new owner is a deplorable...
1st Oct 2023
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Why I Left Twitter

from Stephen Diehl [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Oct 2023
Why I Left Twitter I left Twitter in 2023. The short reason is that its new owner is a deplorable human being with extremely anti-democratic and anti-liberal leanings. The longer answer: Twitter and social media aren't just problematic; they're actively corroding the foundations...
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Do the hardest thing Most small business ideas are a hard job attached to an easy idea. Instead, you should do your...
28th May 2026
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Do the hardest thing

from Justin Jackson [alt+shift+b] in startups

28th May 2026
Most small business ideas are a hard job attached to an easy idea. Instead, you should do your hardest idea.
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The sex and cash theory
11th May 2011
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The sex and cash theory

from Justin Jackson [alt+shift+b] in startups

11th May 2011
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Crypto was not made for humans We’re a crypto fund. If anyone should believe in crypto, it’s us. And yet, when we sign a deal to...
18th Feb 2026
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Crypto was not made for humans

from haseeb qureshi [alt+shift+b] in startups

18th Feb 2026
We’re a crypto fund. If anyone should believe in crypto, it’s us. And yet, when we sign a deal to invest into a startup, we don’t sign a smart contract. We sign a legal contract. The startup does the same. Neither of us are comfortable doing the deal without a legal...
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Terrible Apple products
13th Dec 2012
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Terrible Apple products

from Justin Jackson [alt+shift+b] in startups

13th Dec 2012
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Why people buy products
6th Aug 2013
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Why people buy products

from Justin Jackson [alt+shift+b] in startups

6th Aug 2013
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Chapter 2 of Ansi Common Lisp
20th Jul 2023
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Chapter 2 of Ansi Common Lisp

from Paul Graham: Essays [alt+shift+b] in startups

20th Jul 2023
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Volatility Surface Volatility Surface We're going to use Python to generate an implied volatility surface for a family...
1st Mar 2024
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Volatility Surface

from Stephen Diehl [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Mar 2024
Volatility Surface We're going to use Python to generate an implied volatility surface for a family of options contracts. This is an extremely common tool for analyzing options and is a key component of many quantitative trading strategies. The Black-Scholes model is like a...
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Nigeria’s economic crisis is fueling a stunt philanthropy boom A crop of content creators are building fame on MrBeast-style content.
1st Aug 2024
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Nigeria’s economic crisis is fueling a stunt philanthropy boom

from Rest of World - Global [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Aug 2024
A crop of content creators are building fame on MrBeast-style content.
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At least five interesting things to start your week (#42) The end of Chevron deference; export controls; jerky American profs; basic income; economics of AI;...
1st Jul 2024
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At least five interesting things to start your week (#42)

from Noahpinion [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Jul 2024
The end of Chevron deference; export controls; jerky American profs; basic income; economics of AI; solar power uses; Global South tariffs; Gen Z wages; Stiglitz
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What's Next For Software The software development industry is moving faster than ever before.
14th May 2025
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What's Next For Software

from Throwable [alt+shift+b] in startups

14th May 2025
The software development industry is moving faster than ever before.
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Please Build More Silly Things Hacking on fun things with curious co-conspirators is a superpower
3rd Feb 2023
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Please Build More Silly Things

from Varun's Notes [alt+shift+b] in startups

3rd Feb 2023
Hacking on fun things with curious co-conspirators is a superpower
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Book Review: What We Can Know Book Review: What We Can Know Ian McEwan has described What We Can Know as "science fiction without...
2nd Apr 2026
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Book Review: What We Can Know

from Stephen Diehl [alt+shift+b] in startups

2nd Apr 2026
Book Review: What We Can Know Ian McEwan has described What We Can Know as "science fiction without the science," which is both a fair warning and a precise advertisement. The novel is set in 2119. Rising seas and a cascade of nuclear wars (including a misfired Russian warhead in...
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💡 Business Brainstorms 💡- My favorite ideas of the week Hey, this is Jakob Greenfeld, author of the Business Brainstorms newsletter - every week I write...
1st Nov 2023
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💡 Business Brainstorms 💡- My favorite ideas of the week

from Business Brainstorms [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Nov 2023
Hey, this is Jakob Greenfeld, author of the Business Brainstorms newsletter - every week I write this email to share the most interesting trends, frameworks, opportunities, and ideas with you. Let's dive in! #1 💡 It's cool that smartphones have become all-in-one devices. But at...
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Asking questions Small children are great at asking questions. Their questions are simple, direct, and utterly...
30th Mar 2020
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Asking questions

from Aaron's Essays [alt+shift+b] in startups

30th Mar 2020
Small children are great at asking questions. Their questions are simple, direct, and utterly without ego. If you spend time with 2-5 year olds, you’ll find yourself answering a near infinite series of progressively more challenging questions. This is one of the main paths by...
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The economics of dog shows Even the participants at the Westminster Dog Show, the best pups in the world, are unlikely to make...
6th Feb 2026
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The economics of dog shows

from Hustle Originals [alt+shift+b] in startups

6th Feb 2026
Even the participants at the Westminster Dog Show, the best pups in the world, are unlikely to make a fortune for their owners.
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How Urban Company built an empire of female gig workers By disrupting the age-old home services industry, the Indian unicorn offered many women a rare...
2nd May 2023
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How Urban Company built an empire of female gig workers

from Rest of World - Global [alt+shift+b] in startups

2nd May 2023
By disrupting the age-old home services industry, the Indian unicorn offered many women a rare opportunity for social mobility. Now, they want more.
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Why barcodes are about to go extinct QR codes are here. Barcodes should be very afraid.
1st Oct 2026
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Why barcodes are about to go extinct

from Hustle Originals [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Oct 2026
QR codes are here. Barcodes should be very afraid.
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Tuesday My breathing was a constant problem.
10th Sep 2026
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Tuesday

from Scope of Work [alt+shift+b] in startups

10th Sep 2026
My breathing was a constant problem.
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Dive into GHC: Pipeline Dive into GHC: Pipeline After reading Simon's I'm by no means an expert on GHC internals, but I have...
21st Jun 2016
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Dive into GHC: Pipeline

from Stephen Diehl [alt+shift+b] in startups

21st Jun 2016
Dive into GHC: Pipeline After reading Simon's I'm by no means an expert on GHC internals, but I have worked with them a fair So begins a multipart writeup on the structure of GHC structured around several Official Commentary GHC core developers have actually spent a great deal of...
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An empty dance floor Awkwardness kills data-driven decision making
6th Jul 2026
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An empty dance floor

from Better than Random [alt+shift+b] in startups

6th Jul 2026
Awkwardness kills data-driven decision making
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The Generational Business Trap | Theory No. 11 On the varied longevity of businesses & why we shouldn't idolize permanence.
8th May 2023
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The Generational Business Trap | Theory No. 11

from Working Theorys [alt+shift+b] in startups

8th May 2023
On the varied longevity of businesses & why we shouldn't idolize permanence.
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Generative AI Might Just Save Venture Capital Originally published in The Information on November 2. For the past nine months, nearly every...
8th Dec 2022
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Generative AI Might Just Save Venture Capital

from Aaron's Essays [alt+shift+b] in startups

8th Dec 2022
Originally published in The Information on November 2. For the past nine months, nearly every investor with a Twitter account, blog or board seat has been beating a unified and constant refrain: The go-go days are done. Founders were being pushed to build 36 months of runway,...
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💡 Business Brainstorms 💡- My favorite ideas of the week 🤠 Democratize Luxury
9th Sep 2024
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💡 Business Brainstorms 💡- My favorite ideas of the week

from Business Brainstorms [alt+shift+b] in startups

9th Sep 2024
🤠 Democratize Luxury
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Finding your "zone of genius"
7th May 2025
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Finding your "zone of genius"

from Justin Jackson [alt+shift+b] in startups

7th May 2025
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This Indian state wants to be a tech hub. But the government keeps shutting down the internet Manipur’s startup community is struggling to survive, with tech professionals moving to Bengaluru or...
4th Nov 2024
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This Indian state wants to be a tech hub. But the government keeps shutting down the internet

from Rest of World - Global [alt+shift+b] in startups

4th Nov 2024
Manipur’s startup community is struggling to survive, with tech professionals moving to Bengaluru or Hyderabad.
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Make mystery : make people wonder Do you remember when you first started listening to music? It was all so mysterious, as you...
22nd Nov 2008
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Make mystery : make people wonder

from Derek Sivers podcast [alt+shift+b] in startups

22nd Nov 2008
Do you remember when you first started listening to music? It was all so mysterious, as you wondered what those lyrics meant or how they made those sounds. Don’t be so plain or obvious that there’s nothing left to wonder. But don’t be so cryptic that they give up. Give...
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The case of WOPR and the lost code... I got an email earlier this week from a guy reaching out after he read a post of mine on a gaming...
5th Mar 2021
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The case of WOPR and the lost code...

from 42! [alt+shift+b] in startups

5th Mar 2021
I got an email earlier this week from a guy reaching out after he read a post of mine on a gaming forum that was posted over two decades ago! I couldn't for the life of me remember what I had said, but he reiterated that it was about a simulation that I wrote in BASIC that was...
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The war over wine Tariffs have crushed California vineyards dependent on exports to Canada. But they’ve been a boon...
5th Dec 2025
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The war over wine

from Hustle Originals [alt+shift+b] in startups

5th Dec 2025
Tariffs have crushed California vineyards dependent on exports to Canada. But they’ve been a boon for once-overlooked Ontario wineries.
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How many trials should I be getting for my SaaS? One misconception I see from new SaaS founders: they need more trials than they think they do.
15th Aug 2020
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How many trials should I be getting for my SaaS?

from Justin Jackson [alt+shift+b] in startups

15th Aug 2020
One misconception I see from new SaaS founders: they need more trials than they think they do.
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Benefits of a daily diary and topic journals You know those people whose lives are transformed by meditation or yoga or something like...
28th Jan 2019
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Benefits of a daily diary and topic journals

from Derek Sivers podcast [alt+shift+b] in startups

28th Jan 2019
You know those people whose lives are transformed by meditation or yoga or something like that? After 20+ years of doing this, here’s what I do and recommend: A daily diary If digital, use only plain text. It’s a standard format not owned by any company. It will be...
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Another decade I recently turned 30. When the decade began in 2010, I was still 20, a professional poker player, a...
6th Jan 2020
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Another decade

from haseeb qureshi [alt+shift+b] in startups

6th Jan 2020
I recently turned 30. When the decade began in 2010, I was still 20, a professional poker player, a college dropout, and deeply unhappy. What did I believe I’d be doing a decade later? I don’t think I knew, only that I definitely wouldn’t be playing poker anymore. I’d be doing...
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Materialist Conceptions of God yet another attempt at bridging religion and rationality
25th Feb 2024
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Materialist Conceptions of God

from Nothing Human [alt+shift+b] in startups

25th Feb 2024
yet another attempt at bridging religion and rationality
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Becoming Creative I just launched a new thing (the NEW MBA) so starting and launching is on my mind. Here are a few...
5th Oct 2023
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Becoming Creative

from tomcritchlow.com [alt+shift+b] in startups

5th Oct 2023
I just launched a new thing (the NEW MBA) so starting and launching is on my mind. Here are a few links that I deeply love about starting, finishing and promoting creative acts…
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Peter Thiel’s Startup Class Notes as PDF @bgmasters created an awesome series of blog posts covering his notes of Peter Thiel’s startup class...
26th Jul 2012
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Peter Thiel’s Startup Class Notes as PDF

from Blog posts of Andreas Klinger [alt+shift+b] in startups

26th Jul 2012
@bgmasters created an awesome series of blog posts covering his notes of Peter Thiel’s startup class CS183. Personally i try to re...
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Conquer dev environments with Nix I regularly use different devices with different OSs, such as a MacBook, a Windows desktop with WSL,...
1st Jun 2024
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Conquer dev environments with Nix

from Roberto's blog [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Jun 2024
I regularly use different devices with different OSs, such as a MacBook, a Windows desktop with WSL, a couple of Raspberry PIs, and so on. I have a bunch of tools I like to have at my fingertips when I log into a machine, like fd and Neovim. Setting up and maintaining the same...
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How 2024’s tech trends changed our lives From AI-powered classrooms in Mali to EV taxis in Vietnam, people worldwide are seeing opportunities...
2nd Dec 2024
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How 2024’s tech trends changed our lives

from Rest of World - Global [alt+shift+b] in startups

2nd Dec 2024
From AI-powered classrooms in Mali to EV taxis in Vietnam, people worldwide are seeing opportunities from this year’s biggest tech shifts.
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Proudly exclude most people We love when someone hates the same thing we hate — especially if that thing is popular. You can...
2nd Feb 2000
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Proudly exclude most people

from Derek Sivers podcast [alt+shift+b] in startups

2nd Feb 2000
We love when someone hates the same thing we hate — especially if that thing is popular. You can use this to attract your future fans. You can say, “Don’t listen to this if you’re happy with your life.” Then people who hate all that happy crap will be intrigued. You can...
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How we manage our product roadmap The screenshot here is our company Trello board, where we manage our product roadmap. We are...
6th Aug 2021
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How we manage our product roadmap

from 42! [alt+shift+b] in startups

6th Aug 2021
The screenshot here is our company Trello board, where we manage our product roadmap. We are extremely lucky in that our thousands of happy customers give us a steady stream of suggestions for new features and improvements, which we used to just throw on this board. However,...
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Never have a limit on your income Imagine two people. One is a toy maker. One is a masseuse. For the toy maker, that’s no...
6th Apr 2008
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Never have a limit on your income

from Derek Sivers podcast [alt+shift+b] in startups

6th Apr 2008
Imagine two people. One is a toy maker. One is a masseuse. For the toy maker, that’s no problem. Have the manufacturer make a million more. So which business would you rather be in? One that makes money while you do other things, or one that only profits by your own two...
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Yes! Apple TV!
17th Nov 2008
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Yes! Apple TV!

from Justin Jackson [alt+shift+b] in startups

17th Nov 2008
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The forecasting fallacy Marketers are prone to a prediction. You’ll find them in the annual tirade of trend decks. In the...
14th Sep 2020
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The forecasting fallacy

from Articles - Alex Murrell [alt+shift+b] in startups

14th Sep 2020
Marketers are prone to a prediction. You’ll find them in the annual tirade of trend decks. In the PowerPoint projections of self-proclaimed prophets. In the feeds of forecasters and futurists. To understand the extent of our forecasting fascination, I analysed the websites...
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The limits of conventional wisdom All bits of wisdom have limits, boundaries, thresholds.
10th Dec 2021
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The limits of conventional wisdom

from Justin Jackson [alt+shift+b] in startups

10th Dec 2021
All bits of wisdom have limits, boundaries, thresholds.
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A framework for choosing what to do A year ago, I left YC and felt a bit lost about what to do next.[1] A lot of people were pretty sure...
28th Feb 2022
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A framework for choosing what to do

from Aaron's Essays [alt+shift+b] in startups

28th Feb 2022
A year ago, I left YC and felt a bit lost about what to do next.[1] A lot of people were pretty sure they knew what I should do. But...I didn't and most of their suggestions didn’t excite me. As I thought through my possible paths, I realized that I didn't have a useful framework...
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"It's pretty difficult to solve big problems in four years" Larry Page: When I talk to most companies, I do think their leaders are pretty short-term focused....
6th Jul 2014
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"It's pretty difficult to solve big problems in four years"

from cdixon [alt+shift+b] in startups

6th Jul 2014
Larry Page: When I talk to most companies, I do think their leaders are pretty short-term focused. Imagine you're running Exxon, what do you…
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Bangladesh has millions of e-rickshaws. They’re finally becoming legal Bangladesh’s EV industry will likely grow now, and drivers no longer have to worry about being fined...
1st Jul 2024
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Bangladesh has millions of e-rickshaws. They’re finally becoming legal

from Rest of World - Global [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Jul 2024
Bangladesh’s EV industry will likely grow now, and drivers no longer have to worry about being fined or having their vehicles impounded.
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The ageism in advertising The advertising industry is addicted to youth. We are obsessed and possessed. We crave it in our...
21st Dec 2018
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The ageism in advertising

from Articles - Alex Murrell [alt+shift+b] in startups

21st Dec 2018
The advertising industry is addicted to youth. We are obsessed and possessed. We crave it in our agencies and we covet it in our audiences. We believe younger staff are more creative and younger consumers are more valuable. But this is nothing more than received wisdom....
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Divorced from reality Fundamentals will matter
10th Sep 2026
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Divorced from reality

from Balancing Act [alt+shift+b] in startups

10th Sep 2026
Fundamentals will matter
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Secret History – When Kodak Went to War with Polaroid This part 2 of the Secret History of Polaroid and Edwin Land. Read part 1 for context. Kodak and...
16th May 2024
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Secret History – When Kodak Went to War with Polaroid

from Steve Blank [alt+shift+b] in startups

16th May 2024
This part 2 of the Secret History of Polaroid and Edwin Land. Read part 1 for context. Kodak and Polaroid, the two most famous camera companies of the 20th century, had a great partnership for 20+ years. Then in an inexplicable turnabout Kodak decided to destroy Polaroid’s...
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What are the odds of that? Three true stories: In 2008, I was in London for a few days. I wondered if Masako still lived...
3rd Jul 2017
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What are the odds of that?

from Derek Sivers podcast [alt+shift+b] in startups

3rd Jul 2017
Three true stories: In 2008, I was in London for a few days. I wondered if Masako still lived there, sixteen years later. “Masako!” In 2007, my band was on tour in Oslo for a few days. I was sitting in a park, wondering if Lucia ever moved there. “Lucia!” I...
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Own It Mentality My goal is simple: Be a man of my word. Do what I say I'm going to do, when I say I'm going to do...
23rd Jun 2023
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Own It Mentality

from David Perell [alt+shift+b] in startups

23rd Jun 2023
My goal is simple: Be a man of my word. Do what I say I'm going to do, when I say I'm going to do it. That means showing up on schedule, communicating clearly, and getting things done on time. The post Own It Mentality appeared first on David Perell.
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Second Nature Skills What can you do without trying that hard?
14th Aug 2024
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Second Nature Skills

from Working Theorys [alt+shift+b] in startups

14th Aug 2024
What can you do without trying that hard?
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Profound Beliefs This post previously appeared in EIX. In the early stages of a startup your hypotheses about all the...
5th Sep 2023
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Profound Beliefs

from Steve Blank [alt+shift+b] in startups

5th Sep 2023
This post previously appeared in EIX. In the early stages of a startup your hypotheses about all the parts of your business model are your profound beliefs. Think of profound beliefs as “strong opinions loosely held.” You can’t be an effective founder or in the C-suite of a...
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Open Office Hours at NYC Tech Week NYC Tech Week is next week. It will be a week filled with events for the tech sector to engage and...
12th Oct 2023
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Open Office Hours at NYC Tech Week

from AVC [alt+shift+b] in startups

12th Oct 2023
NYC Tech Week is next week. It will be a week filled with events for the tech sector to engage and connect with each other. A particularly great part of tech week is VC Open Office Hours. There are over 100 VC investors signed up to participate next week. Here is how it works: 1/...
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We Are Golden Asians in America are having a moment in sports, entertainment and business
3rd Nov 2025
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We Are Golden

from Hyphen Nation [alt+shift+b] in startups

3rd Nov 2025
Asians in America are having a moment in sports, entertainment and business
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From Gatsby to Hugo: a Markdown minimalist's journey I have been using Gatsby for my blog and I have never been fond of it’s complexity considering that...
25th May 2024
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From Gatsby to Hugo: a Markdown minimalist's journey

from Roberto's blog [alt+shift+b] in startups

25th May 2024
I have been using Gatsby for my blog and I have never been fond of it’s complexity considering that all I need is Markdown rendering. Trying to update Gatsby and its dependencies to the latest version was painful enough to motivate me to jump ship. After looking at what’s out...
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Your Startup Is Probably Dead On Arrival Your Startup Is Probably Dead On Arrival If you started a company more than two years ago, it’s...
17th Mar 2026
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Your Startup Is Probably Dead On Arrival

from Steve Blank [alt+shift+b] in startups

17th Mar 2026
Your Startup Is Probably Dead On Arrival If you started a company more than two years ago, it’s likely that many of your assumptions are no longer true. You need to stop coding, building, recruiting, fund raising, etc., and take stock of what changed around you. Or your company...
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Review of 37signals' first app for the iPad: Draft
29th Jun 2010
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Review of 37signals' first app for the iPad: Draft

from Justin Jackson [alt+shift+b] in startups

29th Jun 2010
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Small actions change your self-identity When we think about what’s worth doing, we usually think of big things. Approaching a...
10th Sep 2008
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Small actions change your self-identity

from Derek Sivers podcast [alt+shift+b] in startups

10th Sep 2008
When we think about what’s worth doing, we usually think of big things. Approaching a celebrity Having taken that one step, you start to think of yourself as brave, or an achiever, or a bit of an expert on a subject. You do just one thing that makes you feel like a...
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How Much Money Do OpenAI And Anthropic Actually Make? Hello and welcome to the latest premium edition of Where's Your Ed At, I appreciate any and all of...
1st Aug 2025
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How Much Money Do OpenAI And Anthropic Actually Make?

from Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Aug 2025
Hello and welcome to the latest premium edition of Where's Your Ed At, I appreciate any and all of your subscriptions. I work very hard on these, and they help pay for the costs of running Ghost and, well, my time investigating different things. If you're
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Before there was Oppenheimer there was Vannevar Bush I just saw the movie Oppenheimer.  A wonderful movie on multiple levels. But the Atomic Bomb story...
29th Aug 2023
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Before there was Oppenheimer there was Vannevar Bush

from Steve Blank [alt+shift+b] in startups

29th Aug 2023
I just saw the movie Oppenheimer.  A wonderful movie on multiple levels. But the Atomic Bomb story that starts at Los Alamos with Oppenheimer and General Grove misses the fact that from mid-1940 to mid-1942 it was Vannevar Bush (and his number 2, James Conant, the president of...
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Is a $100 Million Enough? Capitalism has been good to me. After serving in the military during Vietnam, I came home and had a...
5th Mar 2024
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Is a $100 Million Enough?

from Steve Blank [alt+shift+b] in startups

5th Mar 2024
Capitalism has been good to me. After serving in the military during Vietnam, I came home and had a career in eight startups. I got to retire when I was 45. Over the last quarter century, in my third career, I helped create the methods entrepreneurs use to build new startups,...
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Monzo growth I’ve been asked a few times recently how we got customers to sign up to Monzo in the early years and...
1st Aug 2022
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Monzo growth

from Tom Blomfield [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Aug 2022
I’ve been asked a few times recently how we got customers to sign up to Monzo in the early years and I haven’t been able to give a satisfactory answer in a sufficiently short space of time. I thought I’d write out my thoughts in a longer piece so I can feel less bad about giving...
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Some thoughts on when to raise money, and the current financing environment A key question for founders is when they should try to raise money. More specifically, they often...
2nd Jun 2012
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Some thoughts on when to raise money, and the current financing environment

from cdixon [alt+shift+b] in startups

2nd Jun 2012
A key question for founders is when they should try to raise money. More specifically, they often wonder whether to raise money now or wait…
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The Thirty Years' War Is Starting Again The Thirty Years' War Is Starting Again Every few decades, one of America's two political parties...
3rd Aug 2025
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The Thirty Years' War Is Starting Again

from Stephen Diehl [alt+shift+b] in startups

3rd Aug 2025
The Thirty Years' War Is Starting Again Every few decades, one of America's two political parties undergoes a structural realignment so complete that the continuity of the name becomes a polite fiction. The Democrats did it in the 1960s. The Republicans are doing it now. Reagan's...
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