Travis Chen
@TravisMChen
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Joined August 2011
Excited to share that I was selected as a #LinkedInTopVoice of 2023! It’s been an incredible journey—from putting together workshops at USC to networking with hundreds of talented people over the years. So grateful for this opportunity. Thank you @LinkedIn! ❤️
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Jeff Bezos just explained the “AI bubble” better than anyone. At Italian Tech Week 2025, Bezos didn’t deny the hype, he embraced it. “Yes, there’s a bubble. But AI is real and it’s going to transform every single industry.” He called it an industrial bubble, not a financial
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Anthropic literally dropped the smartest one-pager on using AI at work
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There is no substitute for a strong internal drive to do things, everything else is built on this foundation.
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The smartest people I know: 1. Obsessively read books 2. Pursue new mental models 3. Enjoy intelligent discourse 4. Quickly admit when they're wrong 5. Comfortable changing their opinion 6. Surround themselves w/ intelligence 7. Seek to understand every perspective on a topic
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Jeff Bezos has unique insights on handling stress.
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Best career advice I ever received: "You can't build a reputation on what you say you're going to do. Only on what you actually get done." This applies to everything.
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with tiktok temporarily closed, maybe it’s time to rethink how we use the internet. imagine if instagram shut down at 9 pm, like a grocery store, or X closed at 11 pm (open late, but not 24/7). we might all feel a little less pressure—to read, to post, to exist online all the
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We talked to the cofounder of Watch Duty, which has become an essential app in LA for tracking the wildfires: - It's a 501(c)(3) nonprofit largely supported by volunteers - Has had 100% uptime (and no mistaken evac notices vs the local gov sending THREE accidentally) - Over 1m
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Become a ghost for 6 months. Make everything your fault. Find the beast within you. Throw yourself into pain. Cut out all the excuses. Go all in on yourself. Train like a warrior. Work like a robot. Eat like a king. Reject vices. Transform. Upgrade. Create. Thrive. Win.
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Don’t call yourself lucky. You’ve failed more than most people have ever tried.
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Why is Tokyo so fashionable? Some theories. đź§µ
Probably a cold take but IMO Tokyo is the male fashion capital of the world: whether it’s western wear, suits, street wear the aesthetic is refined to the highest possible level From the salaryman to the rebel teen they are impeccably dressed It also helps no one is fat
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Whenever I come across someone who’s been successful financially despite the fact that they’re objectively not very intelligent, they always have a rigid routine. These are your wake up at 5am types who are obsessed with the gym and every 3rd word out of their mouth is
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How you are perceived at work is how you will be treated. People will treat you based on what they think about you and your work. I am not saying this is right, just that it is the way it is.
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The biggest tell of someone’s character is how they treat you before and after they know what you do for a living.
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Feed your childlike curiosity that has been starving for too long
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