5 days a week in the gym 5 days a week in the office Never enjoyed my job more @Baselayerhq

$15m* thanks @balajis @rauchg & @thom_wolf! back to work

Everytime I get mad at people in the cheap seats criticizing founders in the arena, I remind myself of what Giannis said. Arguably my favorite response to a reporter ever.

Chubbies has done over $100M so far this year, increasing EBITDA margin > 50% YoY. Your classic overnight success that took 14 years. One of the many things they do so well to continually drive balanced, profitable growth where margins can * increase * over time is follow the

You can't expect to get better at something you don't actually do. You have to get your reps in.

talked to a founder who told their story in a way that flowed nicely: 0. team 1. massive problem / opportunity (caused by a tailwind) 2. their wedge product / starting point 3. why that wedge is the best angle into the opportunity 4. why they could expand easily from that wedge

Be the guy. If you want to live an extraordinary life, you have to be the guy. Be the guy to make everything happen. Plan the nights out, book the trips. Get the first round of drinks. Send shots to the girls table. Crack jokes. Put everyone in a good mood. Lead by example.

we grew from zero to $50M ARR in <2 years, profitably i've never publicly shared our tactics before it's cost us over $5M to learn what I'm about to share 800-word long post on every growth hack that printed money for us I'll cover: 1. Influencer Marketing 2. Performance

Keith Rabois tells the story of Elon Musk observing interns waiting in line for coffee at SpaceX Keith is asked how Elon Musk gets so much done, to which he replies: “If you approach every day and every week of your life with the question, ‘What did you accomplish this week?’ I

lesson here

@johncoogan You’re not advertising to a standing army; you’re advertising to a moving parade. — David Ogilvy

One of my favorite people passed away on Friday He was mid 40s. Hit by a car while riding his bike (one of his daily rides) Left behind two kids & a wife So warm. Brilliant. Kind. Generous Did all the right things. Then - gone Life isn’t fair. Don’t wait to live

Jensen Huang: “My will to survive exceeds everybody else’s will to kill me” Jensen is asked how Nvidia survived the intense competition in the 3D graphics industry. To which he replies: “I would say that our company wanted it more than everybody else. I do believe that, as a

went to a fancy dinner in NYC and no idea where everyone went to school (i went to University of Florida, Go Gators)

Only at a table full of founders do you casually get ripped apart by someone with a smile on their face I loved it. Great night, thank you @nikunj for putting it together Always good seeing friends too: @anothercohen ; @TheEthanDing ; @alwynesarah11

Yes the subject line made me open up the email…. but now I hate you (?) pls don’t be like this

Bittersweet last day in the brooklyn apartment - we’re finally upgrading to a big boy office in Manhattan. Definitely the nyc equivalent to the silicon valley garage insofar as origin stories go.

the goal of life is to be excited to go to work and excited to go home

Generational run by these guys @tryramp Dominated the zeitgeist at every turn (Super Bowl, TBPN, & now AI agents) Took plenty of risks. Most of them were just executed so well that they didn’t feel risky in retrospect; more so obvious Founders - ya better be studying this

Thank you to everyone who has humored my fintech rants over the years :) Apparently it pays off (!) I’m a top voice in risk now —> so listen up pals Ty @taktile_org @Baselayerhq

Sometimes you gotta drop $2k on a small angel check to let the squad know you’re a believer Put up or shut up; glory is eternal