new yorkers waking up today

with the world at our fingertips, we’re moving to an everywhere culture

douglas adams famously wrote the following about learning to fly: “There is an art, or rather, a knack, to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. Pick a nice day and try it. The first part is easy.” unknowingly, he wrote the entire

she deleted the tweet 🤣

sf is so ambitious, we got the entire city building b2b saas for problems that don't exist outside the city. meanwhile i got friends building the electrification of 3rd world countries in africa, some others in shenzhen focusing on robotic surgery. if the US wasn't so visa

if you watch sam altman long form conversation and you think he’s net good you are a terrible judge of character if you watch elon musk long form conversations and you think he’s net bad, you are a terrible judge of character elon is baseline good, with ambitions so strong

in light of the layoffs impacting meta/amazon, remember this: when your org is several dozen thousand ppl large, the only way you can optimize for efficiency is to cull the meek; it’s easy to blend in and do nothing at big orgs, and it’s easy to get comfortable. culling 10-20%

reading your first book will be hard reading your second book will be enjoyable

the lindy effect is not to be underestimated

im confused, whats going on in sf

classic case of smart people thinking they are somehow different status seeking monkeys to other status seeking monkeys because their app rewards dunks and witty comments whereas the other rewards hot pics and fashion it’s all the same; at least one group knows it (and it’s not

exactly right, and as I’ve said before: gen z / gen a are the best equipped generation for what’s coming. their brains aren’t fried as the adults keep saying, they’re adaptive and are learning how to live in a world full of stimulus and machine<>man interfaces

seen this happen in VR, and hearing rumors about this in AI. often the very same founders burn bridges along the way and act like nothing happened, relying on the forgetfulness of the internet. they fail to realize that long term commitment, integrity and your reputation

the most susceptible people are boomers and millennials; contrary to popular belief, kids today (gen z/a) are not having their brains fried, they’re learning to live in a world much denser in stimulus the end result is that they’re for more equipped to live in a world of deep

spoken like someone who has failed understand the true meaning and richness of life don’t become this, people. attention does not lead to happiness, no matter how much the world wants you to believe it your friends on social media are fleeting, they are fugazi

it’s unfortunate isn’t it- “im never leaving this website” when it happens to others, but hurts when it happen around you X has become the modern adult dunking space, and it it’s one of the few, but easy, ways to climb drive impressions don’t do it- not good for your soul!

said differently: leadership is servitude; to your product, to their users, and to your people

hubert typically posts sensible stuff, but this is the most ridiculous. tech folks and VCs have convinced themselves that X is somehow a special social network, and their participation in it a badge of honor. in reality it is the same status seeking play as any of the others,

with the internet at your finger tips, you grow up in an everywhere culture that’s a massive shift in how communities work

I was once invited to the home of a v known SF VC when I was early in my career (~2015). walked into their apartment to him and his BF cooking macarons with nothing on but an apron and underwear. they touched my abs, kept making advances and comments and generally just made me