RT @paulg: Don't drop out of college to start or work for a startup. There will be other (and probably better) startup opportunities, but y….

founders confuse “business cofounder” with “non-technical cofounder.”. it's less about domain and more about whether you believe they can figure out the business side. no one knows anything at the start. the best teams learn fast.

most founders overvalue their ideas. i've come to realize, no one cares, not until you've built something people can't live without. an idea only starts to matter once you've turned it into something real and genuinely good.

RT @hthieblot: Almost all the top talent at my company was totally undiscovered before joining us. Almost every hire from a big company fl….

RT @garrytan: Remember startups generally start with a "thin edge of the wedge." The early game is going from zero to one, which means you….

raising money is easy now, but building a great team isn't. most startups die because they fail to hire missionaries, not mercenaries, rare, high-agency engineers who build 0→1 with full commitment. the founding engineer is your co-pilot, not your first hire.

the interface is shrinking:.phones → glasses → lenses → brain-computer links. each step gets closer to thought itself.

RT @mbrandolph: I’d rather have someone who executes a mediocre idea brilliantly than someone who talks about a brilliant idea forever. E….

RT @sama: I’m not big on identities, but I am extremely proud to be American. This is true every day, but especially today—I firmly believe….

open-source robots. anyone can build one. this is how progress happens.

RT @paulg: Patient: What can I do to be healthier?. Doctor: Eat less and exercise more. Patient: Er, is there anything else?. Would-be Fou….

RT @mbrandolph: Every successful founder I know started before they were ready.

RT @garrytan: There’s more to life than money, but it takes money to find out what that is.

RT @HankCouture: OpenAI expected to lose $10+ billion in 2025 as they double down on growth. For context - There are only about 50 public c….

RT @elonmusk: Physics sees through all lies perfectly.

RT @paulg: If you care about money or power, stay close to AI, because for the foreseeable future this will be the big source of change in….

RT @garrytan: Your unusual interests aren't distractions. They're your edge. Build what you desperately want that hasn't been built yet, a….

RT @HankCouture: Apple’s $99/yr developer fee is a rug pull. Let the people build.

RT @mbrandolph: The first version of anything you build should embarrass you. If it doesn’t, you started too late.

most YC rejections happen for one reason: the founders aren't clear. they can't explain what they're building, who it's for, why now, how it'll work. traction doesn't matter. clarity does. if you can't describe your startup in one sharp sentence, and defend it with simple,.