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People often ask me to describe the average Stripe employee. The simplest answer: Hermione Granger. Many, many Hermione Grangers.
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I’m happy to share that I’ve joined
@AnthropicAI
to lead Comms. (Yes, it appears siblings are my thing ☺️)
I’m hiring for a few roles, so if you’re an excellent communicator and Anthropic’s mission resonates, please reach out (DMs open). Non-traditional backgrounds encouraged!
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1/ After 7 wonderful years, the time has come to hang up my boots
@stripe
. I’m so grateful to have spent the most formative years of my career collaborating with & being mentored by the most fantastic group of people one could ever hope to work alongside.
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"Emergent Ventures appears to be designed against anyone looking for credentials, large amounts of cash, or status/attention. Instead, the program selects and rewards earnestness."
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Say hello to Claude 3 🥰
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It’s giving Jumanji. (
@stripepress
at an event in Mexico City — in the most artfully derelict building I ever did see.)
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There are few things that energize me more than seeing talent shine and potential encouraged and realized. Putting together this team has been an absolute joy. I can't wait to see what they build together this year! Go team! 🌟
1/ 2.5 yrs ago I visited
@stripe
’s library (TY,
@pioneerdotapp
!).
I walked away with more books than I could carry (TY,
@sashadem
!) and an instant love for
@stripepress
—so it’s a bit surreal to announce today that I’m switching gears
@stripe
to become its commissioning editor.
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It’s been a long time coming! Excited to finally get this in the hands of our users.
Our new model Claude 2.1 offers an industry-leading 200K token context window, a 2x decrease in hallucination rates, system prompts, tool use, and updated pricing.
Claude 2.1 is available over API in our Console, and is powering our chat experience.
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My favorite cultural shift of the moment: the demise of obnoxiousness. You’re very clearly starting to see it ripple across Hollywood, tech + fashion.
@tylercowen
has spoken about earnestness as an attribute shared by top talent. It feels like broader society is starting to
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Just opened two new roles on the
@AnthropicAI
Comms team. I can promise a lot of fun, innumerable brain puzzles, a pace that rivals light speed, and the kindest colleagues you could ever hope for:
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I can’t claim to have known Charlie Munger, but I was lucky enough to meet him once when I was running
@stripepress
and John interviewed him (for 3 hrs in one take!) on his porch ahead of the Poor Charlie’s Almanack reprint announcement.
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The focus on quality + craft was one the most magical things about working at Stripe—but perhaps the most remarkable aspect of it was how the team somehow held that focus while *also* moving swiftly. This was modelled by John + Patrick daily and left an imprint on so many of us.
My conversation with
@patrickc
and
@collision
, co-founders of Stripe
We discuss
- what they want Stripe to be
- how they’ve built the business
- businesses they’ve studied
- vision and quality in product
- much more
Enjoy!
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I’ve been thinking about “limiters” and “expanders” lately. By that I mean ppl who expand your horizons, ideas, possibilities and sense of self—and those who have a limiting effect on all of the above. It’s incredibly clarifying when you pay closer attention to the concept.
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Growing the GDP of the internet is just as contingent on ideas as it is on infrastructure. I’m thrilled to share that
@WorksInProgMag
has joined
@stripe
and will be partnering closely with
@stripepress
to surface ideas for economic, scientific and technological advancement.
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Just stumbled upon an essay I wrote a long time ago that (unknowingly at the time) altered the trajectory of my life. It reminded me that the greatest gift you can give someone is to build their confidence. All it takes is a handful of people who see and encourage your magic.
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23andMe really hitting me with the compliments this morning.
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AI that puts humans at the center 🤍
The Claude iOS app has arrived. The power of frontier intelligence is now in your back pocket.
Download now on the App Store:
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“The internet remains one of the most potent enablers of opportunity and advancement in [human history]. [Billions of] people recently immigrated to earth’s most vibrant city. The world should be more prosperous than it is, and, thanks to the new possibilities afforded by
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Absolutely making this tree a central character in the angsty teen drama I will inevitably write some day.
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When you think of your work as a fundamentally creative practice, you’re happiest working with the collaborators who understand your vibe and know how to mix it with theirs to make magic. Grateful to have had the chance to live two work lives with
@typochondriac
and
@qookins
🥰
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A magical mind, exceptional strategist and one of my all-time favorite co-conspirators. If you want to learn how to do internal comms well, Q should be your go-to.
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Signs my toddler has been paying attention while I’ve been watching The Crown. When I say no to his requests for something (like wanting a second cookie…or a fourth clementine in one sitting), he asks the question again, but appends “Your Highness” to the end of the question 😂
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Productive morning over at Stripe Press ☺️ Hope you enjoy!
🔬Out today: Pieces of the Action by Vannevar Bush 📚
Read about how the scientist and engineer behind radar, the proximity fuze, the Manhattan Project, and more built the most innovative R&D ecosystem of the 20th century.
Order now:
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There are few things more (heart-meltingly) wholesome in this world than your 1 year old asking you to kiss their toy bunny good night 🥰
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Design Twitter! What are the most beautiful, dynamic examples of data viz you’ve ever seen?
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I like to build weird, multidisciplinary teams. Looking back at the work I’m most proud of, it almost always was a result of strong team chemistry: a harmonious blend of different talents with a shared vision, deep trust, and an unspoken alignment on matters of taste + judgment.
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This project might be making its public debut today, but it’s been germinating in the imaginations of this special little team for years. So excited for them to share their labor of love with you all! (And—fun fact—this is the very first podcast they’ve ever produced!) Enjoy ☺️
1/ At
@stripe
we love infrastructure & the people who, generation after generation, roll up their sleeves to build & maintain it.
Today I’m thrilled to launch the first podcast from
@stripepress
, Beneath the Surface, all about (what else?) infrastructure.
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All of us at Stripe Press are so proud to support this exceptional documentary as it finally makes its public debut. Congrats David Alvarado,
@friendofdurutti
and
@typochondriac
— your vision, craft and resilience inspire us all.
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I’ve personally found most management books to be a bit of a chore to read. I flew through this manuscript in one sitting. Immediately resonant & implementable. Claire is a rare breed of leader; this book downloads her wisdom and helps you adapt it to your own context with ease.
Scaling People: Tactics for Management and Company Building by
@chughesjohnson
is a practical guide to building a company’s operating systems and scaling the most important resource a company has: its people.
Available for preorder now: 📈
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Incredible. So proud of the talented team behind this beautiful mind palace 🤍
“Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up.” —Charlie Munger
Poor Charlie’s Almanack is out today. You can read and listen to the new edition online, for free, at
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Tonight my toddler insisted on dining on a meal exclusively comprised of olives while exclaiming: “Mama! Pig!” — his cue for getting me to sing ‘Old McDonald’ on demand. I had an ego once.
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Science is broken. We can—and should—fix it.
@s8mb
of
@WorksInProgMag
goes down the rabbit hole to figure out how. (
@SKonermann
of
@arcinstitute
is a particular highlight 🤩) Listen here:
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2/ To my Brand Comms Band, I’m tremendously proud of what we’ve built together—and of each of you as you step up to make it even greater under
@freddiewilliams
leadership. You have been the highlight of the happiest chapter of my professional life.
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The world is made so much better by the Daniels of this world. People who put thought, care and delight into everything they do 🥰 cc:
@Instacart
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Me to 2.5yr old: Okay love, it’s time for bed.
2.5yr old: No, mommy! No bed.
Me: It’s 8 o’clock.
2.5yr old: No! It’s no o’clock!
Kind of iconic, really.
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I’d love to see a version of this for teams within tech companies. The “making of” great work where teams talk about how it came together (the stuff they axed, the magic each team member contributed) with humor + candor—no navel-gazing. A more authentic approach to talent brand.
This is the magic of collaboration.
You’ve probably heard “When You Were Young” by The Killers —but listen to how it came together.
It started “by accident” from the bassist and then quickly became a game of “yes, and” collaboration between the band members…
AND THEN a
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Go Stripe go 💜
NEW THIS MORNING:
@Stripe
Co-Founders
@collision
@patrickc
reveal in annual letter the company surpassed $1T in total payment volume.
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Tam ❤️
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Two year old takes a bite of his dinner and notes: “Mmm. Quite tasty.” Ummm…thanks?
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Social Comms is, IMHO, the most interesting vehicle for aspiring brand-builders to tinker with. So few do it well, but there’s so much room for experimentation and creativity. Come join
@edwinwee
and
@sammcallister
’s Fantastical Meme Lab! ☺️
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The best way to decompress after a busy week. Drawing a companion to a jug piece I drew 2yrs ago. I got impatient and cut the jug to fit a frame I already had. This bowl piece is reminding me why that was a mistake! So much better to have more negative space around the object.
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Claude has its own love language. Small tweaks to your prompts can meaningfully enhance Claude’s output.
Just found out about Anthropic's free database with prompt templates for Claude 3.
What's interesting, is how you prompt Claude for optimized responses isn't always the same as ChatGPT.
8 must-try prompts from the database and how to access:
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Just heard my 3 yr old exclaim from the living room: “Seal the deal!”
The time has come to move to a farm in rural France.
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Our little imprint is growing and we're looking for a brilliant Business Operations Lead to help us expand
@stripepress
into new territories (both figuratively and literally 😊) Remote friendly, with a slight preference for NYC, Bay Area or London.
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@ashleevance
@patrickc
Ah. That’s just a youth testing the hypothesis of long-term achievement trampolines 😜
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A step forward on the path to breaking down complex neural networks into parts we can understand—and making AI systems more interpretable and safe.
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I’m making a conscious effort to welcome in the expanders and, in return, be an expander for the people I care about, too. It’s amazing what a good vibe generator it can be when you focus your energy on helping others (and yourself!) thrive.
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Me (en route to airport): I’m going to get something really nutritious and healthy to eat before my flight. Feel good on the plane. Maintain energy levels.
Me (upon arriving at airport):
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We Are As Gods is the most thought-provoking documentary I’ve watched in years — and now you can watch it, too ☺️ Coming to iTunes and Amazon Prime on Sept 6.
Pre-order here:
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As the daughter of an *excellent* teacher who positively altered the trajectories of so many students lives, it’s always striking to think how all it takes is one mediocre/bad teacher to taint a student’s perception of a subject/career choice.
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Claude for teams 🚀
Introducing a new Team plan for Claude. Get increased usage for team members, easily manage users and billing, and tackle complex tasks with our large 200K context window.
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Welcome to the team, Zeke!
I have some big career news: I'll be joining the team over at
@stripe
as their climate research lead, helping to scale permanent carbon removal to meet the challenges of dealing with hard-to-decarbonize sectors of the economy and drawing down atmospheric CO2 later in the century.
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A snide saying I absolutely loathe: “Those who can’t do, teach.” Society needs more brilliant, talented people to choose teaching as a career path. Memes suggesting otherwise work against that. Do you want *your* child to be shaped by a mediocre teacher? I imagine not.
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This sounds obvious to many ppl, but…you can’t build a brand on the internet—or *for* the citizens of the internet—without understanding internet culture and how that influences the flow of information. Memes and vibes are no joke. They’re increasingly how influence is built.
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Amanda, the Claude whisperer.
Here is Claude 3's system prompt!
Let me break it down 🧵
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“You must trust that impulse in yourself, because your work is going to come out of what absorbs you. Your work is not going to come out of things you decide should absorb you.”
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🎥 Coming soon: A mind-nourishing palate cleanser from the seemingly endless murder documentaries dominating your streaming services.
This Thursday, presenting The Street Network.
A
@stripepress
original, coming to Works in Progress.
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Ever long for someone on the basis of how nicely they formatted their documents? Just me? K.
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I tend to reserve my comms counsel for private forums, but just came here to say: ALL CAPS is never the answer ☺️
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One for the vision board: a Koto Cabin in a picturesque spot in the Burren where I’ll write all my future novels by a tiny wood stove 🥰
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Upon our arrival, Charlie was working away in his study. All I could see was the back of an old leather armchair, a lamp shining on a large piece of paper, and Charlie’s hand, holding a pencil, quietly marking up an architectural drawing. That memory will stay with me forever.
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During his bedtime story tonight, I unironically asked my son: “And what does the fox say?” He had nothing.
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A refreshingly nuanced (and pithy!) piece in the NYT by
@scmallaby
. To quote Khosla’s final line: “Which is better: to try and fail, or to fail to try?”
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@swyx
@romainhuet
is the master of “wow”! His demos were worthy of a Vegas show. The David Copperfield of B2B product demos.
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@hanslorei
We have quite a bit of sand-colored pea gravel in our garden and love it (although fair warning: it is quite annoying with kids…they throw and randomly squirrel away bunches of it everywhere!)
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An unfortunate byproduct of the prevailing anti-tech narrative is that the (countless!) inspiring stories of ambitious upstarts determined to solve tough problems remain untold. We’d all benefit from hearing more stories like
@ciaomack
’s. Rooting for you, Team
@AmbrookAg
!
We’re building
@AmbrookAg
around a philosophy of pragmatic environmentalism: if you care about the earth, you should care about the people who are stewards of the earth.
Thank you
@Stripe
for producing such a beautiful film about Ambrook’s mission and founding journey.
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Lately I've been getting into landscape design with a specific interest in dry gardens. Thought I'd share a few of the Bay Area/Cali based landscape designers who are creating low water, yet still beautifully lush and imaginative, spaces:
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Constitutional AI is one of the three most important AI innovations of 2023 according to
@TIME
🤍
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@devonzuegel
@startuployalist
I wholeheartedly agree. I’m a year post-birth and live away from family. There is zero support and it’s been tremendously isolating. I broke my coccyx in labor (among other injuries) and was met with the equivalent of “walk it off” from every medical practitioner I encountered.
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If my son and YT Kids viewership numbers are anything to go by, I really think the Fire Department is sleeping on a lucrative content revenue stream. Even just filming the trucks parked in the garage could bring in 100s of 1000s of dollars 😅
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This may be controversial on Irish Twitter but…I don’t know how I feel about the Roses rebrand? It’s kinda like your favourite kitschy, glitzy aunt got a really boring makeover?
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Not-so-secret Boom fangirl 🤩
Today marks a big milestone toward the rebirth of supersonic passenger flight. For the first time in decades, a civil supersonic airplane has taken to the skies. The
@boomaero
XB-1 met all of its first flight objectives—and we’re only going further, higher, and faster from here.
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[UPDATE] Closing my DMs after an incredible outpouring of interest. Thanks to those who got in touch! More to come on open roles in the coming weeks ☺️
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@krithix
@stripe
@patrickc
@collision
This is the definition of bittersweet. What a privilege and a joy it has been to work with and learn from you the past 7 years, my friend. I’m just so excited to see what you do at
@retool
— they couldn’t be luckier to have you.
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@TaylorLorenz
You’ve excluded quite a bit of context here. Goop purposefully did this to raise awareness of the fact that in 33 states diapers are taxed as a luxury good and the impact this diaper tax has on families—particularly those that struggle to afford them.
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@bryceyancy
I grew up in South Africa. The first time I came to America, someone asked me if I lived in a hut.
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@stewartbrand
I’m not going to give that article the benefit of another click. Stewart, you are an inspiration to *generations*—and always will be. The persistent negativity from the media (on almost every topic) is exhausting.
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