What happens when you drop a cohort of builders and researchers into the heart of Silicon Valley? In one intense week, the Fellows moved from operator-to-investor stories to robotics sessions, they walked Stanford’s halls, pitched to the Managing Partner of @lombardstreetVC and

Elon Musk: If You Want the Future To Be Good, Take Action. Elon Musk reminds us that optimism means nothing without action. The future isn’t something we wait for. It’s something we build. Take responsibility. Do the work. Shape what’s ahead. @elonmusk

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Mel Robbins says this is the moment to take the biggest risks of your life. Comfort feels safe, but it’s misleading: if you play it small now, you’ll regret it later. Because the only constant in life is change, and your 20s are your launchpad. Go big: bet on yourself and stop

Zuckerberg's hiring filter: intelligence and belief. The two things he values most? Raw intelligence > experience: a brilliant mind can learn and adapt fast and outgrow others with decades in the field. Alignment with the mission: if someone doesn’t believe in what you’re

Elon Musk says starting a company is simpler than most people think. If you can design something new, all you really need is a few like-minded people and a compelling prototype. There’s funding out there, but the first step is to get started. Too many people let fear stop them.

Sam Altman: 98% Will Pull You Back. Find the 2% Who Push You Forward. @sama says one of the most important things you can do is surround yourself with people who make you more ambitious, more curious, and who expand your perspective. Truth is that 98% of people will

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“Go to sleep. Wake up. Work. Repeat.” That’s how Elon Musk describes the early days of building a company. 80 to 100 hour weeks. No weekends. No balance. Just obsession. If you’re starting something, he says, you’ll have to work like hell, not forever but long enough to tip

Alex Hormozi on Why Most People Fail As Entrepreneurs: "Almost every successful person I’ve met spent years doing unrewarded work. They sacrificed fun, comfort and what everyone else was doing because they were chasing something bigger. They gave up a season of their life for

Sam Altman shares how the beginning of OpenAI's journey was full of failures, doubts, and constant comparisons to competitors. What looked impossible at first became one of the biggest AI companies in the world, but only because the team kept going long enough to find their

48hrs from our most important launch, I’m about to address the entire company on the All Hands meeting. It won’t be easy to convey all my gratitude while standing in front of everyone. So I decided to post it in public. Thanks @Replit. I love you all ❤️

Jensen Huang works every day, starting at 5 AM and ending by 9:30 PM to rest and be ready to do it again. Even when he’s not working, he’s thinking about it. For him, solving problems and achieving something feels more relaxing than a vacation. That tunnel vision turned NVIDIA

Tim Cook: Stay Focused on What Really Matters. There will be times when your resolve to serve humanity will be tested. Be prepared: people will try to convince you that you should keep your empathy out of your career, but don't accept this false premise.

Being really determined is one of the most underrated qualities in entrepreneurship. It matters more than intelligence, more than having a strong network, and even more than a great idea. The most challenging aspect of starting a company is navigating the constant setbacks.

Palantir’s CEO says if you want extreme success in your 20s… forget balance. Forget weekends. Forget the idea of a “normal” social life. Because the foundation you build now decides the life you live later.

Steve Jobs: if your only motivation to start a company is to make money, you'll end up quitting.

.@zaranemati started in neuroscience, picked up four degrees, dropped out of her PhD, and ended up building Specie Bio, a VC-backed startup that’s trying to fix how medical data is shared. Along the way, she tried building a health records platform (patients didn’t care),

In Silicon Valley, the game is fierce, but it’s played face forward. Even when investors are sitting on opposite sides of competing deals, the unspoken code is clear: act with integrity, maintain professionalism, and play the long game. Silicon Valley has a culture built on