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Everything is downstream of ambition
Everyone wants to build the one person billion dollar company. But how many people you need used to be a decision you made last, not first.
10th Aug 2026
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2 votes
Sanitized Slop
Startup launch videos have become sanitized slop. A VC on why polish stopped working, what the box office proves, and what actually earns attention.
8th Jul 2026
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3 votes
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AI, tools and transformation
It’s very tempting to imagine that AI turns everyone into a tool-builder - now everyone can just ask the model to make the software they need, and apps as we know them are dead. I think that misunderstands how most people think and where software actually comes from, and more importantly, it isn’t a path to change how companies actually work.
a week ago
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2 votes
Paralyzed by the Perfect Resume
Those with the most to lose are often the least likely to take big swings
a week ago
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2 votes
