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One of the dumbest things I've ever published While I was reading through some of my older essays the other day, I came across a piece called...
30th May 2019
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One of the dumbest things I've ever published

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

30th May 2019
While I was reading through some of my older essays the other day, I came across a piece called Privacy vs. User Experience, published in 2014. In the article, I argued that Apple’s then-nascent philosophical stance on the supremacy of user privacy was going to slow down its...
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The Hindsight Game There are all kinds of strategies for evaluating startup ideas - investors talk about having a...
3rd Apr 2023
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The Hindsight Game

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

3rd Apr 2023
There are all kinds of strategies for evaluating startup ideas - investors talk about having a “prepared mind,” others build market maps, I like to think about toys, and we could go on. What everyone wants to do is predict the future. That’s honestly impossible. But we can...
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Unleash the bololô: Masses of delivery workers set off horns and fireworks at bad customers’ homes In Brazil, workers protest nasty customers with bikes, horns and fireworks.
4th Dec 2023
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Unleash the bololô: Masses of delivery workers set off horns and fireworks at bad customers’ homes

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

4th Dec 2023
In Brazil, workers protest nasty customers with bikes, horns and fireworks.
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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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Tesla and Storytelling Last week, Tesla unveiled two world-changing products: Robotaxi1, a fully self-driving taxi with no...
14th Oct 2024
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Tesla and Storytelling

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

14th Oct 2024
Last week, Tesla unveiled two world-changing products: Robotaxi1, a fully self-driving taxi with no steering wheel or pedals, and an autonomous humanoid robot, called Optimus2, that can walk and has fully functioning hands and feet. Both of these products have been depicted in...
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Entrepreneurship advice for high school students (what I wish I knew)
17th Oct 2025
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Entrepreneurship advice for high school students (what I wish I knew)

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

17th Oct 2025
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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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Thomas Jefferson on Patents If nature has made any one thing less susceptible than all others of exclusive property, it is the...
16th Jul 2011
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Thomas Jefferson on Patents

from cdixon [alt+shift+b] in startups

16th Jul 2011
If nature has made any one thing less susceptible than all others of exclusive property, it is the action of the thinking power called an…
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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
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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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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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How Tech Outstayed Its Welcome Last week, Apple opened pre-orders for the Vision Pro, a $3500 “spatial computer” that is its first...
30th Jan 2024
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How Tech Outstayed Its Welcome

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

30th Jan 2024
Last week, Apple opened pre-orders for the Vision Pro, a $3500 “spatial computer” that is its first real “new” thing since the Apple Watch, and arguably its most notable release since the iPad or iPhone. Ming-Chi Kuo, one of the few truly reliable Apple analysts, estimates
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Some thoughts on incumbents Reposted from Oct 7, 2010 from cdixon.posterous.com By “incumbents” I mean the big companies that...
7th Oct 2010
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Some thoughts on incumbents

from cdixon [alt+shift+b] in startups

7th Oct 2010
Reposted from Oct 7, 2010 from cdixon.posterous.com By “incumbents” I mean the big companies that are loosely competitive to your startup…
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What’s Up with Austin? Austin is a mediocre city, but a great place to live.  The post What’s Up with Austin? appeared...
21st Jun 2022
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What’s Up with Austin?

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

21st Jun 2022
Austin is a mediocre city, but a great place to live.  The post What’s Up with Austin? appeared first on David Perell.
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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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America is ruled by gangsters now Three takeaways from Trump's disastrous meeting with Zelensky.
2nd Mar 2025
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America is ruled by gangsters now

from Noahpinion [alt+shift+b] in startups

2nd Mar 2025
Three takeaways from Trump's disastrous meeting with Zelensky.
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Marketing’s misleading metric Perverse incentives, and the unintended consequences that flow from them, can be found on every...
14th Aug 2025
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Marketing’s misleading metric

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

14th Aug 2025
Perverse incentives, and the unintended consequences that flow from them, can be found on every continent, in every time, and in every industry. And marketing is no different. This article argues that a malevolent metric sits at the heart of many marketing discussions and...
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Pricing to the demand curve Many college microeconomics courses include the following exercise. The teacher offers the students...
4th Jul 2012
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Pricing to the demand curve

from cdixon [alt+shift+b] in startups

4th Jul 2012
Many college microeconomics courses include the following exercise. The teacher offers the students an imaginary trip to Hawaii, and asks…
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What has technology done to us? All this technology, in everyone's hands, has just produced so much stuff. It's had so many effects,...
19th Apr 2026
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What has technology done to us?

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

19th Apr 2026
All this technology, in everyone's hands, has just produced so much stuff. It's had so many effects, in every direction.
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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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Rise of the Silicon Valley Small Business | Theory No. 7 In 2023, we’ll see more Silicon Valley startups that operate like small businesses. And some of them...
12th Jan 2023
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Rise of the Silicon Valley Small Business | Theory No. 7

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

12th Jan 2023
In 2023, we’ll see more Silicon Valley startups that operate like small businesses. And some of them will have big outcomes. Perhaps even billion-dollar ones. I call this phenomenon the Silicon Valley small business (an SV-SB for short).
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Taylor Sheridan's Extreme Productivity The prolific mind behind "Sicario" and "Yellowstone" only started his writing career at 40. The...
7th Dec 2024
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Taylor Sheridan's Extreme Productivity

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

7th Dec 2024
The prolific mind behind "Sicario" and "Yellowstone" only started his writing career at 40. The realest deadlines (a young family, a $350m ranch) have pushed him to grind at an unbelievable pace.
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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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Of Termites & Tokens Maybe the future of work is… termites? Let me explain.
8th Jun 2026
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Of Termites & Tokens

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

8th Jun 2026
Maybe the future of work is… termites? Let me explain.
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Selling pickaxes during a gold rush There is a saying in the startup world that “you can mine for gold or you can sell pickaxes.” This...
5th Feb 2011
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Selling pickaxes during a gold rush

from cdixon [alt+shift+b] in startups

5th Feb 2011
There is a saying in the startup world that “you can mine for gold or you can sell pickaxes.” This is of course an allusion to the…
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Don't ever stop dreaming Yesterday, I traded sun, beach, and a beautiful warm sea for a cold, gray sky and a pair of wet...
8th Feb 2026
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Don't ever stop dreaming

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

8th Feb 2026
Yesterday, I traded sun, beach, and a beautiful warm sea for a cold, gray sky and a pair of wet shoes. I still can't believe I did it. The constant winter overcast was reason enough to leave Canada and never look back. When I finally left, I had bought a ticket to a never-ending...
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Not voting as a form of protest Sometime at the end of last year, I wondered about what it would look like to have a mass-organized...
4th Sep 2020
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Not voting as a form of protest

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

4th Sep 2020
Sometime at the end of last year, I wondered about what it would look like to have a mass-organized abstention campaign. My interest in this topic was mostly casual, but in a moment of enthusiasm, I shared these thoughts on a mailing list with a bunch of creative...
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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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The Slop Society In the last week we've seen the emergence of the true Meta — and the true Mark Zuckerberg — as the...
17th Jan 2025
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The Slop Society

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

17th Jan 2025
In the last week we've seen the emergence of the true Meta — and the true Mark Zuckerberg — as the company ended its fact-checking program, claiming that (and I quote) "fact checkers have been too politically biased and have destroyed more trust than they've
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My first ever app I made and sold... I was digging through a cupboard today, when I came across the package shown below. I was initially...
30th Nov 2021
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My first ever app I made and sold...

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

30th Nov 2021
I was digging through a cupboard today, when I came across the package shown below. I was initially flabbergasted that I still had a copy on hand, but that soon gave way to feelings of nostalgia that took me back 30 years (yes, that is 3 decades) to when I first created this. It...
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Three levels of enthusiasm for technology Most businesses today believe that technology can dramatically improve the way they operate. But...
2nd Aug 2014
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Three levels of enthusiasm for technology

from cdixon [alt+shift+b] in startups

2nd Aug 2014
Most businesses today believe that technology can dramatically improve the way they operate. But they embrace technology with varying levels…
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Why you will skim this article Most likely, you’re going to read this sentence and hit the back button. Still here? Good, then...
23rd Jul 2023
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Why you will skim this article

from Inverted Passion [alt+shift+b] in startups

23rd Jul 2023
Most likely, you’re going to read this sentence and hit the back button. Still here? Good, then you’re likely to scan through a few paragraphs in this article and then give up. (Unless, you’re a long-time reader and trust that my writing is worthy of your time. More on this...
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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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Contribution and abundance Ben Horowitz gave this remarkable response to a question about joy and happiness on Time Well Spent:...
4th May 2021
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Contribution and abundance

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

4th May 2021
Ben Horowitz gave this remarkable response to a question about joy and happiness on Time Well Spent: In my experience there are really two things that lead to happiness and everything else is mostly noise. The two things are contribution and abundance. Contribution is basically...
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The firmware veto When the install base outvotes the parliament
1st Jun 2026
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The firmware veto

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

1st Jun 2026
When the install base outvotes the parliament
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retention > distribution, fun > discipline, ClickBank-core software, pricing sweet spots Hey, On the menu this week: keeping people around, why fun > discipline, the return of...
7th Jul 2025
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retention > distribution, fun > discipline, ClickBank-core software, pricing sweet spots

from Schemers [alt+shift+b] in startups

7th Jul 2025
Hey, On the menu this week: keeping people around, why fun > discipline, the return of ClickBank-core software, and pricing sweet spots.
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From Beatlemania to Taylor-mania How the meteoric rise of The Beatles helps to explain Taylor Swift's "Eras" tour, on pace to be the...
8th Jul 2023
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From Beatlemania to Taylor-mania

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

8th Jul 2023
How the meteoric rise of The Beatles helps to explain Taylor Swift's "Eras" tour, on pace to be the first tour ever to gross $1B.
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Thoughts For Sale Mass-market intellectualism is an oxymoron, right? Ask Substack.
20th Nov 2024
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Thoughts For Sale

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

20th Nov 2024
Mass-market intellectualism is an oxymoron, right? Ask Substack.
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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
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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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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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Owning equity in your company should be as common as owning equity in your home What belongs in common to the most people is accorded the least care: they take thought for their...
12th Sep 2011
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Owning equity in your company should be as common as owning equity in your home

from cdixon [alt+shift+b] in startups

12th Sep 2011
What belongs in common to the most people is accorded the least care: they take thought for their own things above all, and less about…
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No Science, No Startups: The Innovation Engine We’re Switching Off Tons of words have been written about the Trump Administrations war on Science in Universities. But...
13th Oct 2025
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No Science, No Startups: The Innovation Engine We’re Switching Off

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

13th Oct 2025
Tons of words have been written about the Trump Administrations war on Science in Universities. But few people have asked what, exactly, is science? How does it work? Who are the scientists? What do they do? And more importantly, why should anyone (outside of universities) care?...
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I flew to China to visit a robot butler Site visit to Prosper Robotics field lab in Shenzhen
15th Nov 2023
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I flew to China to visit a robot butler

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

15th Nov 2023
Site visit to Prosper Robotics field lab in Shenzhen
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The Apple Vision Pro: A Review I’ve spent a lot of time with the Vision Pro, turning my experience into both the newsletter you’re...
12th Feb 2024
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The Apple Vision Pro: A Review

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

12th Feb 2024
I’ve spent a lot of time with the Vision Pro, turning my experience into both the newsletter you’re reading and one of the first two episodes of my upcoming iHeartRadio podcast Better Offline. I wrote the majority of this newsletter on the Vision Pro itself, though
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17 Takeaways from Mary Meeker's AI Deck PLUS: Elon vs. Trump, Taylor Swift, Moncler's $17B Secret Sauce and Ukraine Drone Tech.
6th Jun 2025
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17 Takeaways from Mary Meeker's AI Deck

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

6th Jun 2025
PLUS: Elon vs. Trump, Taylor Swift, Moncler's $17B Secret Sauce and Ukraine Drone Tech.
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Beer Mode and Coffee Mode Creatives have two ways of working: beer mode and coffee mode.  Beer mode is a state of unfocused...
1st Jan 2021
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Beer Mode and Coffee Mode

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

1st Jan 2021
Creatives have two ways of working: beer mode and coffee mode.  Beer mode is a state of unfocused play where you discover new ideas. In contrast, coffee mode is a state of focus where you work towards a specific outcome.  The problem with traditional productivity advice is that...
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Have I been married? Sofia was my first big love. We met at 21, when we were both in the circus. She opened me up, and...
20th Feb 2025
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Have I been married?

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

20th Feb 2025
Sofia was my first big love. We met at 21, when we were both in the circus. She opened me up, and taught me how to be honest. I was absolutely certain that I was going to spend the rest of my life with her.
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Panelbear is joining forces with Cronitor This is the story of how we got to know each other and how we ended up merging our bootstrapped...
20th Jan 2022
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Panelbear is joining forces with Cronitor

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

20th Jan 2022
This is the story of how we got to know each other and how we ended up merging our bootstrapped companies.
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"Thoughts on OpenAI" To: Satya Nadella; Bill Gates
5th May 2024
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"Thoughts on OpenAI"

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

5th May 2024
To: Satya Nadella; Bill Gates
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The day Steve Jobs dissed me in a keynote In May 2003, Apple invited me to their headquarters to discuss getting CD Baby’s catalog into the...
11th Nov 2010
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The day Steve Jobs dissed me in a keynote

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

11th Nov 2010
In May 2003, Apple invited me to their headquarters to discuss getting CD Baby’s catalog into the iTunes Music Store. I flew to Cupertino thinking I’d be meeting with one of their marketing or tech people. When I arrived, I found out that about a hundred people from small...
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Klarna, Buy Now Pay Later & first mover advantage The company got to profitable growth by cementing its first mover advantage and doubling down on...
8th Sep 2023
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Klarna, Buy Now Pay Later & first mover advantage

from Unpacked [alt+shift+b] in startups

8th Sep 2023
The company got to profitable growth by cementing its first mover advantage and doubling down on retailer relationships but faces competition from incumbent giants
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ChatGPT's 2025 strategy | Peter Thiel | Apple exec meeting ChatGPT should be cool. Right now, it’s useful but not cool.
15th Jun 2025
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ChatGPT's 2025 strategy | Peter Thiel | Apple exec meeting

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

15th Jun 2025
ChatGPT should be cool. Right now, it’s useful but not cool.
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It's not just B2C vs B2B anymore
24th Jul 2024
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It's not just B2C vs B2B anymore

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

24th Jul 2024
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Metaverse! Metaverse? Metaverse!! ‘Metaverse’ is the buzzword of the moment, yet it doesn’t really exist as more than a label on a...
9th Oct 2021
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Metaverse! Metaverse? Metaverse!!

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

9th Oct 2021
‘Metaverse’ is the buzzword of the moment, yet it doesn’t really exist as more than a label on a whiteboard, and many of the ideas it tries to combine might not happen, or not like that. This might be the new ‘information highway.’ But however it works, some kind of...
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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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This is a classy move
6th Dec 2010
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This is a classy move

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

6th Dec 2010
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Turning $300k into $1.3M (2022 Annual Review) 2022 proved XO's business model. We were able to source deals, close them, grow them, and in some...
30th Dec 2022
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Turning $300k into $1.3M (2022 Annual Review)

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

30th Dec 2022
2022 proved XO's business model. We were able to source deals, close them, grow them, and in some cases sell them. We grew to 6 full time people (not including myself and Henry). We joined the 6 figure club and proudly bootstrapped our way to low six figures
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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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💡 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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How to build a simple HTML landing page using Tailwind CSS The easiest way to configure Tailwind CSS and Tailwind UI so you can build a simple HTML site
12th Feb 2021
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How to build a simple HTML landing page using Tailwind CSS

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

12th Feb 2021
The easiest way to configure Tailwind CSS and Tailwind UI so you can build a simple HTML site
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After Minimalism It's time for us to move beyond minimalism. If we want a dynamic world, we should splash our...
1st Dec 2020
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After Minimalism

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

1st Dec 2020
It's time for us to move beyond minimalism. If we want a dynamic world, we should splash our buildings with enthusiastic colors, bold patterns, and visions of a better tomorrow. The post After Minimalism appeared first on David Perell.
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Founder Stories: Li Lu of Himalaya Capital A story of survival, success and advocacy
20th May 2026
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Founder Stories: Li Lu of Himalaya Capital

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20th May 2026
A story of survival, success and advocacy
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Naïve Quitting My first real job was as the librarian at Warner/Chappell Music. After 2½ years, though, I...
24th May 2010
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Naïve Quitting

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

24th May 2010
My first real job was as the librarian at Warner/Chappell Music. After 2½ years, though, I decided to quit to be a full-time musician. (Partially because I was too happy there! I was scared that if I didn’t force myself to quit, I’d never leave. Too comfortable.) (It...
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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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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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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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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
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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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Business development: the Goldilocks principle Background: At Hunch, we switched our focus (“pivoted“) about 14 months ago from B2C to B2B. Over...
28th Nov 2011
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Business development: the Goldilocks principle

from cdixon [alt+shift+b] in startups

28th Nov 2011
Background: At Hunch, we switched our focus (“pivoted“) about 14 months ago from B2C to B2B. Over that time, we pitched over 500 potential…
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What is “founder mode”? We held a YC event a couple of months ago where Brian Chesky from Airbnb gave a passionate talk...
7th Oct 2024
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What is “founder mode”?

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

7th Oct 2024
We held a YC event a couple of months ago where Brian Chesky from Airbnb gave a passionate talk about his experience running Airbnb over the last 17 years. He believed that as Airbnb hired more professional managers, he lost a close connection with the details of the end product...
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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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Founders Need to Be Ruthless When Chasing Deals One of the most exciting things a startup CEO in a business-to-business market can hear from a...
16th Apr 2024
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Founders Need to Be Ruthless When Chasing Deals

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

16th Apr 2024
One of the most exciting things a startup CEO in a business-to-business market can hear from a potential customer is, “We’re excited. When can you come back and show us a prototype?” This can be the beginning of a profitable customer relationship or a disappointing sinkhole of...
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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

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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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What the smartest people do on the weekend is what everyone else will do during the week in ten... Many breakthrough technologies were hatched by hobbyists in garages and dorm rooms. Prominent...
2nd Mar 2013
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What the smartest people do on the weekend is what everyone else will do during the week in ten years

from cdixon [alt+shift+b] in startups

2nd Mar 2013
Many breakthrough technologies were hatched by hobbyists in garages and dorm rooms. Prominent examples include the PC, the web, blogs, and…
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Technology predictions For those of us in the prediction business, it’s sometimes useful to go back and read past...
6th Apr 2013
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Technology predictions

from cdixon [alt+shift+b] in startups

6th Apr 2013
For those of us in the prediction business, it’s sometimes useful to go back and read past predictions to try to discern patterns in what…
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Mark Zuckerberg on research, Cambridge Analytica, and more I’d love to hear all of the ideas you guys have here, including relatively extreme things that might...
27th Sep 2026
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Mark Zuckerberg on research, Cambridge Analytica, and more

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

27th Sep 2026
I’d love to hear all of the ideas you guys have here, including relatively extreme things that might sound crazy at first.
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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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Do you want it the most? Figure out what you actually want. Find a game that's worth winning. Then be honest with yourself:...
3 weeks ago
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Do you want it the most?

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

3 weeks ago
Figure out what you actually want. Find a game that's worth winning. Then be honest with yourself: are you going to be the person who wants it the most?
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Decisions and Dollars Anthropic shipped Claude Fable 5 yesterday, the first Mythos-class model the public can use.
12th Jun 2026
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Decisions and Dollars

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

12th Jun 2026
Anthropic shipped Claude Fable 5 yesterday, the first Mythos-class model the public can use.
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Changed my mind: AI is actually good for coding
6th Jun 2025
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Changed my mind: AI is actually good for coding

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

6th Jun 2025
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Helium Mobile USV has been an investor in the Helium network since 2019. I have always loved the idea of using...
6th Aug 2023
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Helium Mobile

from AVC [alt+shift+b] in startups

6th Aug 2023
USV has been an investor in the Helium network since 2019. I have always loved the idea of using web3 technologies to let consumers to “peer produce” a communications network creating a people-powered network. Helium started out powering communications between low-power “Internet...
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Your business isn't about finding a great idea
21st Jul 2018
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Your business isn't about finding a great idea

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

21st Jul 2018
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Where to Look If You’re Looking for a Job Over the past week, I’ve sent the same email to three different people looking for a job.
22nd Sep 2025
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Where to Look If You’re Looking for a Job

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

22nd Sep 2025
Over the past week, I’ve sent the same email to three different people looking for a job.
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How I grew from 1,000 to 25,000 daily readers. Updates on growing a newsletter business.
7th Aug 2023
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How I grew from 1,000 to 25,000 daily readers.

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

7th Aug 2023
Updates on growing a newsletter business.
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Call the destination, and ask for directions Most of us don’t know what to do next. We know where we want to be, but we don’t know how to get...
1st Aug 2000
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Call the destination, and ask for directions

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

1st Aug 2000
Most of us don’t know what to do next. We know where we want to be, but we don’t know how to get there. Work backwards. Just contact someone who’s there, and ask how to get there. If you want to play a concert at the biggest club in town, show up on a weekday...
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Indonesia, home to the world’s largest nickel reserves, struggles to achieve its EV dreams China’s growing involvement and the rapid shift to lithium batteries dissuade investors.
3rd Feb 2025
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Indonesia, home to the world’s largest nickel reserves, struggles to achieve its EV dreams

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

3rd Feb 2025
China’s growing involvement and the rapid shift to lithium batteries dissuade investors.
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Dive into GHC: Intermediate Forms Dive into GHC: Intermediate Forms In the last blog post,...
11th Jul 2016
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Dive into GHC: Intermediate Forms

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

11th Jul 2016
Dive into GHC: Intermediate Forms In the last blog post, we Parsing Renaming Typechecking Desugaring Simplification Code Generation Passes The following functions are the main passes are that are used inside of the HscMain . -- Parse a module. parseModule :: GhcMonad m =>...
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The bowling pin strategy A huge challenge for user-generated websites is overcoming the chicken-and-egg problem: attracting...
21st Aug 2010
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The bowling pin strategy

from cdixon [alt+shift+b] in startups

21st Aug 2010
A huge challenge for user-generated websites is overcoming the chicken-and-egg problem: attracting users and contributors when you are…
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Richard Bartlett on the Art of Hosting we get very detailed and autistic about social dynamics in this one
a week ago
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Richard Bartlett on the Art of Hosting

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a week ago
we get very detailed and autistic about social dynamics in this one
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What if you didn’t need money or attention? You know that feeling you have after a big meal? When you’re so full that you don’t want anything...
19th Mar 2014
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What if you didn’t need money or attention?

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

19th Mar 2014
You know that feeling you have after a big meal? When you’re so full that you don’t want anything more? We do so many things for the attention, to feel important or praised. But what if you had so much attention and so much praise that you couldn’t possibly want any...
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Expensive Data and Cannibalism Or.. Why some data products are priced so high
4th Aug 2023
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Expensive Data and Cannibalism

from Data Boutique [alt+shift+b] in startups

4th Aug 2023
Or.. Why some data products are priced so high
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Building Something Big When I talk about building Forestwalk, people who’ve long known me are sometimes surprised that I’ve...
31st Aug 2025
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Building Something Big

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

31st Aug 2025
When I talk about building Forestwalk, people who’ve long known me are sometimes surprised that I’ve been using terms like “runway”, “venture-scale”, and other jargon more associated with the VC world than indie or lifestyle businesses. And indeed, I do have a secret to come...
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How much more software do we really need? Probably a lot, but not necessarily the kinds people have made money on so far.
2nd Jun 2026
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How much more software do we really need?

from Noahpinion [alt+shift+b] in startups

2nd Jun 2026
Probably a lot, but not necessarily the kinds people have made money on so far.
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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
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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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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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Coinbase One of the interesting things about Bitcoin is the contrast between how it is portrayed in the press...
12th Dec 2013
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Coinbase

from cdixon [alt+shift+b] in startups

12th Dec 2013
One of the interesting things about Bitcoin is the contrast between how it is portrayed in the press and how it is understood by…
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Book Review: Klara and the Sun Book Review: Klara and the Sun Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun is narrated by a robot who...
3rd Mar 2022
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Book Review: Klara and the Sun

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

3rd Mar 2022
Book Review: Klara and the Sun Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun is narrated by a robot who believes the Sun is God, and it is one of the most quietly devastating novels I have read in years. The robot is Klara, a solar-powered Artificial Friend (AF) designed to be a companion...
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Why does it matter that Twitter is supplanting RSS? The other day I claimed that Twitter is supplanting RSS, and that long term that’s a bad thing....
1st Oct 2009
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Why does it matter that Twitter is supplanting RSS?

from cdixon [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Oct 2009
The other day I claimed that Twitter is supplanting RSS, and that long term that’s a bad thing.  Andrew Weissman had a very reasonable…
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Space-time Algebra in Python Space-time Algebra in Python Geometric Algebra is a very cool alternative formulation of linear...
21st Apr 2013
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Space-time Algebra in Python

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

21st Apr 2013
Space-time Algebra in Python Geometric Algebra is a very cool alternative formulation of linear algebra that provides a succinct framework for representing geometric transformations and physical phenomena. One of my favourite books is Geometric Algebra for Computer Science by Leo...
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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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The Disneyland Dilemma Disney's cash cow is the theme parks division. Can new CEO Josh D'Amaro milk Disneyland to complete...
2nd Apr 2026
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The Disneyland Dilemma

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

2nd Apr 2026
Disney's cash cow is the theme parks division. Can new CEO Josh D'Amaro milk Disneyland to complete the cable-to-streaming transition?
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The Limitations of RAG The Limitations of RAG Retrieval-Augmented generation or RAG is the future of enterprise search. In...
2nd Nov 2024
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The Limitations of RAG

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

2nd Nov 2024
The Limitations of RAG Retrieval-Augmented generation or RAG is the future of enterprise search. In short it's the art of grinding your documents into a fine, high-dimensional vector slurry, sifting through the high-dimensional slurry for chunks, and then piping the chunks...
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Possible futures for Bridgy Fed Tomorrowland / Walt Disney People regularly ask me whether Bridgy Fed is ready to scale and support...
1st Nov 2024
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Possible futures for Bridgy Fed

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

1st Nov 2024
Tomorrowland / Walt Disney People regularly ask me whether Bridgy Fed is ready to scale and support more users. It’s a technical question, but their underlying motivation is usually broader: they believe in the social web, and the fediverse(s), and they want them to connect...
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The giant basket case countries More and more of humanity is going to live in a few big countries that can't manage themselves.
1st Nov 2025
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The giant basket case countries

from Noahpinion [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Nov 2025
More and more of humanity is going to live in a few big countries that can't manage themselves.
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Facebook and Google "at Defcon 2" From: Sheryl Sandberg We really want a deep relationship – or at this point any relationship – with...
9th Jun 2024
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Facebook and Google "at Defcon 2"

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

9th Jun 2024
From: Sheryl Sandberg We really want a deep relationship – or at this point any relationship – with Google
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Shallow Feedback Hollows You Out the actually scary thing about social media
31st Dec 2024
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Shallow Feedback Hollows You Out

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

31st Dec 2024
the actually scary thing about social media
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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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Who's afraid of East Asian management culture? TSMC's difficulties in Arizona aren't due to the mystical superiority of Confucian values.
2nd May 2024
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Who's afraid of East Asian management culture?

from Noahpinion [alt+shift+b] in startups

2nd May 2024
TSMC's difficulties in Arizona aren't due to the mystical superiority of Confucian values.
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How To Find Your Customer In the Dept of Defense – The Directory of DoD Program Executive Offices Finding a customer for your product in the Department of Defense is hard: Who should you talk to?...
17th Sep 2024
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How To Find Your Customer In the Dept of Defense – The Directory of DoD Program Executive Offices

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

17th Sep 2024
Finding a customer for your product in the Department of Defense is hard: Who should you talk to? How do you get their attention? How do you know if they have money to spend on your product? It almost always starts with a Program Executive Office. The Department of Defense (DoD)...
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I launched a mobile app. Mobile development has always felt like the holy grail of engineering.
13th Apr 2026
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I launched a mobile app.

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

13th Apr 2026
Mobile development has always felt like the holy grail of engineering.
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I, Token an origin story
25th Nov 2024
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I, Token

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

25th Nov 2024
an origin story
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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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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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Pivoting into a new corporate structure This hasn’t happened to me, but I keep hearing stories about situations like the following: 1)...
1st Aug 2011
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Pivoting into a new corporate structure

from cdixon [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Aug 2011
This hasn’t happened to me, but I keep hearing stories about situations like the following: 1) startup raises a seed financing round while…
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How homogeneous is Japan really? (repost) It depends on what you mean by "homogeneity".
1st Aug 2023
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How homogeneous is Japan really? (repost)

from Noahpinion [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Aug 2023
It depends on what you mean by "homogeneity".
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Keep making things
13th Jun 2015
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Keep making things

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

13th Jun 2015
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"Nokia, our platform is burning" The first iPhone shipped in 2007, and we still don't have a product that is close to their...
11th Aug 2024
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"Nokia, our platform is burning"

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

11th Aug 2024
The first iPhone shipped in 2007, and we still don't have a product that is close to their experience.
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Berries are America’s top-selling fruit — and every parent’s grocery bill nightmare Berry spending topped $12B in the last year. Many parents felt like their own kids accounted for all...
3rd Oct 2025
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Berries are America’s top-selling fruit — and every parent’s grocery bill nightmare

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

3rd Oct 2025
Berry spending topped $12B in the last year. Many parents felt like their own kids accounted for all of it.
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We’re drowning Matthew Childs / Reuters We live in a golden age of software reuse. We’ve never before had such a...
10th Mar 2022
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We’re drowning

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

10th Mar 2022
Matthew Childs / Reuters We live in a golden age of software reuse. We’ve never before had such a wealth of freely available code, in so many languages, so easy to find and install. And yet, we’re drowning. We slap together rickety rowboats and toss them out on PyPI Ocean and npm...
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Making things that last Lately I've had a lot of time for thinking. Partially because I shut down Blymp back in January and...
24th Sep 2026
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Making things that last

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

24th Sep 2026
Lately I've had a lot of time for thinking. Partially because I shut down Blymp back in January and freed up a lot of my mental resources. No clients to follow up with. No admin stuff to stress about. But thinking is also my favourite activity, and there'll always be time in my...
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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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How I’ve Studied the Bible Years ago, I realized that the Bible is the foundational book of Western civilization. If I was...
28th Dec 2023
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How I’ve Studied the Bible

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

28th Dec 2023
Years ago, I realized that the Bible is the foundational book of Western civilization. If I was going to be an educated person, I needed to know what it said. The post How I’ve Studied the Bible appeared first on David Perell.
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Las compañías de autos eléctricos quieren el litio de Argentina. Poco queda para sus ciudadanos. A los habitantes de la Isla Paulino se les prometió baterías de litio para reducir el uso de...
1st Apr 2024
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Las compañías de autos eléctricos quieren el litio de Argentina. Poco queda para sus ciudadanos.

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

1st Apr 2024
A los habitantes de la Isla Paulino se les prometió baterías de litio para reducir el uso de generadores. El proyecto se frenó. Mientras tanto, las exportaciones de litio crecen.
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At least five interesting things for your weekend (#15) Working-class wealth, the education gap, zero-sum thinking, data uncertainty, and indigenous...
1st Oct 2023
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At least five interesting things for your weekend (#15)

from Noahpinion [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Oct 2023
Working-class wealth, the education gap, zero-sum thinking, data uncertainty, and indigenous knowledge
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How the Domino’s pizza tracker conquered the business world One cheesy progress update at a time.
22nd Aug 2025
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How the Domino’s pizza tracker conquered the business world

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

22nd Aug 2025
One cheesy progress update at a time.
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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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Apple is propping up a fundamentally broken payments industry Apple’s latest announcement on payments has sparked some interesting debate but also a fair share of...
12th Sep 2014
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Apple is propping up a fundamentally broken payments industry

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

12th Sep 2014
Apple’s latest announcement on payments has sparked some interesting debate but also a fair share of breathless pronouncements on a “revolution" in mobile payments. To be clear - Apple Pay is a step forward in terms of end user experience - but it simply entrenches a...
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Why you’re more likely to buy something for $4.99 than $5.00 Charm pricing has endured for centuries.
1st May 2026
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Why you’re more likely to buy something for $4.99 than $5.00

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

1st May 2026
Charm pricing has endured for centuries.
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Podcast translations, Apple opportunity, being unreasonable, don't hire corporate executives, the... Hey, this is Jakob Greenfeld, author of the Business Brainstorms newsletter - every week I write...
5th Jun 2023
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Podcast translations, Apple opportunity, being unreasonable, don't hire corporate executives, the MVP of physical businesses.

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

5th Jun 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 “When the Apple VR headset drops tomorrow, every social...
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Time is personal. Your year changes when your life changes. A new day begins when I wake up, not at midnight. Midnight means nothing to me. It’s not a turning...
30th Dec 2019
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Time is personal. Your year changes when your life changes.

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

30th Dec 2019
A new day begins when I wake up, not at midnight. Midnight means nothing to me. It’s not a turning point. Nothing changes at that moment. I can understand using moments like midnight and January 1st as coordinators, so cultures and computers can agree on how to reference...
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An Interview with Jason Del Rey About Muse, Amazon, and Walmart An interview with Jason Del Rey about Amazon versus Meta, which is a continuation of the oldest...
4 weeks ago
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An Interview with Jason Del Rey About Muse, Amazon, and Walmart

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

4 weeks ago
An interview with Jason Del Rey about Amazon versus Meta, which is a continuation of the oldest battle in retail between Amazon and Walmart.
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Slopulism is taking over America Sometimes bad populist ideas are just a mistake; sometimes they're being promoted for ideological...
2nd Aug 2026
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Slopulism is taking over America

from Noahpinion [alt+shift+b] in startups

2nd Aug 2026
Sometimes bad populist ideas are just a mistake; sometimes they're being promoted for ideological reasons.
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CDO stories #4 Why Data orgs thrive or struggle depending on whether they live in EnterpriseLand or ProductLand
3rd Nov 2025
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CDO stories #4

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

3rd Nov 2025
Why Data orgs thrive or struggle depending on whether they live in EnterpriseLand or ProductLand
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Local news web site
18th Oct 2009
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Local news web site

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

18th Oct 2009
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This is what starting small looks like
13th Dec 2016
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This is what starting small looks like

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

13th Dec 2016
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Aquatic Achievements Enough to get one's feet wet
21st Jul 2025
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Aquatic Achievements

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

21st Jul 2025
Enough to get one's feet wet
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Exceptionalism Startups that do well often follow a set of common principles. These principles influence how they...
4th Jan 2016
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Exceptionalism

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

4th Jan 2016
Startups that do well often follow a set of common principles. These principles influence how they develop products, build teams, raise money, and get customers. The most successful startups, though, are exceptional and often seem to go against these principles in various ways....
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Esperanto, Toki Pona, Swahili, Indonesian This is a lukewarm little story with a few connected bits, but it might be interesting or even...
26th Feb 2024
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Esperanto, Toki Pona, Swahili, Indonesian

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

26th Feb 2024
This is a lukewarm little story with a few connected bits, but it might be interesting or even helpful. Follow the links in it, for full effect. Esperanto start
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How to do the jhanas The jhanas are a series of eight (or nine) altered mental states, which progress from euphoria, to...
13th Jun 2024
1

How to do the jhanas

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

13th Jun 2024
The jhanas are a series of eight (or nine) altered mental states, which progress from euphoria, to calm, to dissolution of reality – culminating in cessation, or loss of consciousness. They are induced via sustained concentration, without any external stimuli or substances. This...
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How Aristotle Created the Computer The philosophers he influenced set the stage for the technological revolution that remade our world....
20th Feb 2017
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How Aristotle Created the Computer

from cdixon [alt+shift+b] in startups

20th Feb 2017
The philosophers he influenced set the stage for the technological revolution that remade our world. Originally published by The Atlantic…
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MLIR Part 7 - Transformers Transformers The transformer architecture revolutionized the field of natural language processing...
11th Apr 2025
1

MLIR Part 7 - Transformers

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

11th Apr 2025
Transformers The transformer architecture revolutionized the field of natural language processing when introduced in the landmark 2017 paper Attention is All You Need. Breaking away from traditional sequence models, transformers employ self-attention mechanisms (more on this...
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Testing and operating distributed systems I am excited to announce that the first edition of my book about distributed systems is finally...
7th Feb 2021
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Testing and operating distributed systems

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

7th Feb 2021
I am excited to announce that the first edition of my book about distributed systems is finally complete! First things first, I have…
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The tiny logos behind a global power shift Your gadgets are entering a safety arms race.
1st Sep 2026
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The tiny logos behind a global power shift

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

1st Sep 2026
Your gadgets are entering a safety arms race.
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Useful is forever
17th Feb 2012
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Useful is forever

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

17th Feb 2012
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Another Instinct Article It has been an insanely busy 2 weeks - and in the time it took me to have time to write this,...
18th Sep 2026
-2

Another Instinct Article

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

18th Sep 2026
It has been an insanely busy 2 weeks - and in the time it took me to have time to write this, Instinct went from raising a $250M Series B at a $2.5B valuation to reportedly raising $1B at $10B.
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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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Making the Wrong Things Go Faster at The Department of War This article previously appeared in Defense Scoop The Department of War (DoW) senior Acquisition...
3rd Feb 2026
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Making the Wrong Things Go Faster at The Department of War

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

3rd Feb 2026
This article previously appeared in Defense Scoop The Department of War (DoW) senior Acquisition leadership (the people who decide what and how the DoW buys equipment and services) now is headed by people from private capital (venture capital and private equity.)  Deputy...
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What explains the rise of AMMs? Imagine a college friend reached out to you and said, “Hey, I have a business idea. I’m going to run...
22nd Jul 2020
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What explains the rise of AMMs?

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

22nd Jul 2020
Imagine a college friend reached out to you and said, “Hey, I have a business idea. I’m going to run a market making bot. I’ll always quote a price no matter who’s asking, and for my pricing algorithm I’ll use x * y = k. That’s pretty much it. Want to invest?” You’d run...
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SEO is no longer a viable marketing strategy for startups Many of the today’s most successful informational sites such as Yelp, Wikipedia and TripAdvisor...
5th Mar 2011
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SEO is no longer a viable marketing strategy for startups

from cdixon [alt+shift+b] in startups

5th Mar 2011
Many of the today’s most successful informational sites such as Yelp, Wikipedia and TripAdvisor relied heavily on SEO for their initial…
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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition  – 2022 Wrap Up We just wrapped up the second year of our Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition class...
5th Jan 2023
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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition  – 2022 Wrap Up

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

5th Jan 2023
We just wrapped up the second year of our Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition class – now part of our Stanford Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation. Joe Felter, Raj Shah and I designed the class to 1) give our students an appreciation of the...
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Let's evaluate Kamala Harris' entire economic policy program! Fun!!
4th Oct 2024
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Let's evaluate Kamala Harris' entire economic policy program!

from Noahpinion [alt+shift+b] in startups

4th Oct 2024
Fun!!
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The 80% energy principle As Westerners, we believe in pushing up against the limits, and going over them. We need to learn...
28th Mar 2021
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The 80% energy principle

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

28th Mar 2021
As Westerners, we believe in pushing up against the limits, and going over them. We need to learn the Okinawa Island secret: hara hachi bu.
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Organizations optimized for short-term survival The system selects for survivors, not learners
4th Aug 2025
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Organizations optimized for short-term survival

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

4th Aug 2025
The system selects for survivors, not learners
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America's chip export controls are working Don't be fooled by the people who say we should sell China everything we've got.
2nd Jan 2026
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America's chip export controls are working

from Noahpinion [alt+shift+b] in startups

2nd Jan 2026
Don't be fooled by the people who say we should sell China everything we've got.
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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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Working notes for Summer of Protocols I’m participating in the Summer of Protocols research program this summer as a Core Researcher. It’s...
27th May 2023
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Working notes for Summer of Protocols

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

27th May 2023
I’m participating in the Summer of Protocols research program this summer as a Core Researcher. It’s an 18-week program, funded by the Ethereum Foundation, that aims to catalyze a wider exploration of protocols and their social implications. I plan to focus on protocols as...
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Imitate, then Innovate Imitate, then Innovate is my motto for improving at any skill.  It’s counterintuitive, but the more...
15th Feb 2022
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Imitate, then Innovate

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

15th Feb 2022
Imitate, then Innovate is my motto for improving at any skill.  It’s counterintuitive, but the more we imitate others, the faster we can discover our unique style. The post Imitate, then Innovate appeared first on David Perell.
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Network State, or a Network of States? An idea for a new global Hanseatic League.
1st Oct 2025
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Network State, or a Network of States?

from Noahpinion [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Oct 2025
An idea for a new global Hanseatic League.
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How to make a podcast (and submit it to Spotify and Apple Podcasts) in 2024 Here's a guide that will help you get started with podcasting: gear, hosting, submitting to Spotify...
7th May 2024
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How to make a podcast (and submit it to Spotify and Apple Podcasts) in 2024

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

7th May 2024
Here's a guide that will help you get started with podcasting: gear, hosting, submitting to Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
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Apple Card disabled my iCloud, App Store, and Apple ID accounts About ten days ago, when I went to update a few apps in the App Store on my Mac, I was met with a...
1st Mar 2021
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Apple Card disabled my iCloud, App Store, and Apple ID accounts

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

1st Mar 2021
About ten days ago, when I went to update a few apps in the App Store on my Mac, I was met with a curious error. The internet is filled with stories from people whose Google accounts were locked for unexplained reasons, causing them to lose all of their data, including years of...
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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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Featured on People & Blogs Thanks to Manu for featuring me on his series People & Blogs. I wrote a bit about the history of...
22nd Aug 2025
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Featured on People & Blogs

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

22nd Aug 2025
Thanks to Manu for featuring me on his series People & Blogs. I wrote a bit about the history of this blog and how (and why) I write online…
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Gamestop, Bitcoin and the Commoditization of Populist Rage Gamestop, Bitcoin and the Commoditization of Populist Rage Many articles written about the GameStop...
3rd Feb 2021
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Gamestop, Bitcoin and the Commoditization of Populist Rage

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

3rd Feb 2021
Gamestop, Bitcoin and the Commoditization of Populist Rage Many articles written about the GameStop story mark the event as a watershed moment in the markets and an epic tale of the establishment vs the little man. I won’t tell you these things. In fact I assert the GameStop...
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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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About the “other” Startup Hubs. There is an energetic discussion going on in the Web-Tech Startup World. Each city wants to know -...
21st Nov 2012
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About the “other” Startup Hubs.

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

21st Nov 2012
There is an energetic discussion going on in the Web-Tech Startup World. Each city wants to know - “Can we become the next Silicon...
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Keep in touch When I was promoting myself as a musician, I noticed an interesting pattern. If I had a good...
5th Mar 2018
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Keep in touch

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

5th Mar 2018
When I was promoting myself as a musician, I noticed an interesting pattern. If I had a good conversation with somebody in the music business, then quite often they would send an opportunity my way within a day or two. Yes I just said this twice to emphasize it. This is...
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A better toilet
28th Sep 2009
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A better toilet

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

28th Sep 2009
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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
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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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Understanding science funding in tech, 2011-2021 For those who sit between science and tech, it’s hard not to notice the proliferation of new...
2nd Mar 2022
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Understanding science funding in tech, 2011-2021

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

2nd Mar 2022
For those who sit between science and tech, it’s hard not to notice the proliferation of new initiatives launched in the last two years, aimed at making major improvements in the life sciences especially. While I don’t have a science background, nor any personal relationship to...
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Second Encounters Firsts are overrated
10th Mar 2024
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Second Encounters

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

10th Mar 2024
Firsts are overrated
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Building a better mousetrap? It had better catch more mice.
6th Apr 2012
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Building a better mousetrap? It had better catch more mice.

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

6th Apr 2012
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AI-driven content is a nightmare Giving people a never-ending stream of content designed to keep them on a centralized platform...
13th Sep 2022
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AI-driven content is a nightmare

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

13th Sep 2022
Giving people a never-ending stream of content designed to keep them on a centralized platform longer where the algorithm is controlled by some megacorp (and its shareholders) isn’t my idea of a great future. It’s fucking dystopian.
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The Prestige-Prosperity Gap We expect prestige and wealth to grow in tandem. When status goes up, wealth goes up...
6th Jul 2024
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The Prestige-Prosperity Gap

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

6th Jul 2024
We expect prestige and wealth to grow in tandem. When status goes up, wealth goes up proportionately, and vice versa. But the modern world is a lot messier. There can be bizarre mismatches between prestige and prosperity. Some people have social or professional status far...
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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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Don't sell to beginners
2nd Jun 2018
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Don't sell to beginners

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

2nd Jun 2018
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AI Slopocalypse 2027 AI Slopocalypse 2027 We predict that the impact of superhuman AI slop over the next decade will be...
2nd May 2025
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AI Slopocalypse 2027

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

2nd May 2025
AI Slopocalypse 2027 We predict that the impact of superhuman AI slop over the next decade will be enormous, exceeding both the invention of self-replicating molecules and Cheese Wizz. We (i.e the Royal We) wrote a scenario that represents our best guess about what that might...
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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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Even the Smartest VCs Sometimes Get it Wrong – Bill Gurley and Regulated Markets Bill Gurley was one of Silicon Valley’s smartest and most successful VCs. He recently gave a talk at...
7th Nov 2023
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Even the Smartest VCs Sometimes Get it Wrong – Bill Gurley and Regulated Markets

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

7th Nov 2023
Bill Gurley was one of Silicon Valley’s smartest and most successful VCs. He recently gave a talk at the All-In Summit that was really two talks in one. The first part was railing against the consequences of regulatory capture on innovation and a second part, about the...
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How I've run major projects My few most productive individual weeks at Anthropic have all been “crisis project management:”...
16th Mar 2025
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How I've run major projects

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

16th Mar 2025
My few most productive individual weeks at Anthropic have all been “crisis project management:” coordinating major, time-sensitive implementation or debugging efforts. In a company like Anthropic, excellent project management is an extremely high-leverage skill, and not just...
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Maggie Appleton on Gas Town and Coding Agent Orchestration Maggie was already perhaps the best writer on the intersection of engineering and design, but now...
13th Feb 2026
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Maggie Appleton on Gas Town and Coding Agent Orchestration

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

13th Feb 2026
Maggie was already perhaps the best writer on the intersection of engineering and design, but now that she’s joined Github Next, she’s also extremely keyed in to where tools for coding are going. Her piece on Gas Town and orchestrating coding agents is sharp and worth reading in...
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A Haskell Reading List A Haskell Reading List Here is a list of papers and writings of what I consider are essential...
15th Aug 2012
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A Haskell Reading List

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

15th Aug 2012
A Haskell Reading List Here is a list of papers and writings of what I consider are essential Haskell reading. Haskell 2010 Language Specification Typeclassopedia The Essence of Functional Programming How to make ad-hoc polymorphism less ad hoc Monads for functional...
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000 A Sci-Fi Short Story
13th Jun 2023
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000

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

13th Jun 2023
A Sci-Fi Short Story
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The strength of many little customers Many small entrepreneurs think, “If we could just land Apple, Google, or the government as a client,...
11th Mar 2008
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The strength of many little customers

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

11th Mar 2008
Many small entrepreneurs think, “If we could just land Apple, Google, or the government as a client, we’d be all set!” But this approach has many problems: Those people may change their mind or leave the company. If you do land the big client, they practically own...
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We may now know what kind of AI bubble this is Think railroads, not crypto. PLUS: The government can't decide what to do about Mythos, and week one...
1st May 2026
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We may now know what kind of AI bubble this is

from Platformer [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st May 2026
Think railroads, not crypto. PLUS: The government can't decide what to do about Mythos, and week one of the OpenAI-Elon Musk trial
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The unannounced updates to Facebook’s Social Plugins and how to use them! Since the launch of platform, Facebook has the approach of shipping features early, very early. They...
11th Jan 2012
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The unannounced updates to Facebook’s Social Plugins and how to use them!

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

11th Jan 2012
Since the launch of platform, Facebook has the approach of shipping features early, very early. They ship first, ask later and doc...
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Where does libertarianism go from here? Deregulation, state capacity, and growth-oriented centrism.
1st Jun 2023
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Where does libertarianism go from here?

from Noahpinion [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Jun 2023
Deregulation, state capacity, and growth-oriented centrism.
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Building an Interactive Blog Map I love a good diagram. So a while back I made a “blog map” for my website homepage that looked a bit...
3rd Apr 2023
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Building an Interactive Blog Map

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

3rd Apr 2023
I love a good diagram. So a while back I made a “blog map” for my website homepage that looked a bit like this:
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What's New on Data Boutique Noteworthy stuff from the web data platform
23rd Jan 2024
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What's New on Data Boutique

from Data Boutique [alt+shift+b] in startups

23rd Jan 2024
Noteworthy stuff from the web data platform
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The age of average (encore) The shift to music streaming has led to songs getting shorter, music getting less melodically...
21st Mar 2024
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The age of average (encore)

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

21st Mar 2024
The shift to music streaming has led to songs getting shorter, music getting less melodically diverse and lyrics getting more repetitive. Or to put it another way, just as our visual culture has become more homogeneous, so too has the music that accompanies it. Let’s run...
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Repeatedly follow-up to show you care I knew a music publicist in New York City when she was at the peak of her success. A few of her...
14th Jan 2018
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Repeatedly follow-up to show you care

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

14th Jan 2018
I knew a music publicist in New York City when she was at the peak of her success. A few of her clients had hits, so everyone wanted to work with her. She was flooded with new music. Whenever someone sent their music, it would go into an inbox. That inbox was completely...
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Reflections on 2020 I feel kind of conflicted writing this, because 2020 was a horror of a year for most people around...
14th Jan 2021
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Reflections on 2020

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

14th Jan 2021
I feel kind of conflicted writing this, because 2020 was a horror of a year for most people around the world. Instead, for me, and my family, it was somewhat of a start of new beginnings and some huge wins. I feel that I have finally stepped out of a decade long black tunnel,...
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"People need my product!" (But do they want it?)
6th Jul 2017
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"People need my product!" (But do they want it?)

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

6th Jul 2017
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The Babe Ruth Effect in Venture Capital "How to hit home runs: I swing as hard as I can, and I try to swing right through the ball... The...
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The Babe Ruth Effect in Venture Capital

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7th Jun 2015
"How to hit home runs: I swing as hard as I can, and I try to swing right through the ball... The harder you grip the bat, the more you can…
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How to Estimate Sales Using Inventory Web-Scraped Data A powerful use case for web data
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How to Estimate Sales Using Inventory Web-Scraped Data

from Data Boutique [alt+shift+b] in startups

4th Mar 2024
A powerful use case for web data
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Notes on the third era of slop Some platforms are turning against AI-generated content. Others are embracing it. What gives?
4th Aug 2026
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Notes on the third era of slop

from Platformer [alt+shift+b] in startups

4th Aug 2026
Some platforms are turning against AI-generated content. Others are embracing it. What gives?
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How much can you really learn about a country from visiting it? Not as much as people think.
3rd Jun 2024
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How much can you really learn about a country from visiting it?

from Noahpinion [alt+shift+b] in startups

3rd Jun 2024
Not as much as people think.
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"The fate of civilization is at stake" Text messages from Sam Altman, Satya Nadella, and Elon Musk. Plus, Microsoft's CTO on why the OpenAI...
1st Feb 2026
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"The fate of civilization is at stake"

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

1st Feb 2026
Text messages from Sam Altman, Satya Nadella, and Elon Musk. Plus, Microsoft's CTO on why the OpenAI board fired Sam Altman.
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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

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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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Moving on
6th Dec 2019
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Moving on

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

6th Dec 2019
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Time machine
3rd Sep 2025
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Time machine

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3rd Sep 2025
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Metrics, Cowardice, and Mistrust why we need better ideologies than "data driven decision making"
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Metrics, Cowardice, and Mistrust

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

17th Oct 2023
why we need better ideologies than "data driven decision making"
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On being bald I started shaving my head in my early 20s. I was way too young to be balding that early, and it...
17th Sep 2025
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On being bald

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

17th Sep 2025
I started shaving my head in my early 20s. I was way too young to be balding that early, and it terrified me. So I decided, fuck it, just go all the way to the finish line. The first time I shaved my head, I thought I looked like a ghoul. In my dreams, I still had hair. It didn’t...
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