The only real test of intelligence is if you get what you want out of life.

In my first year as a YC partner I said “no” to Honey—yep, the coupon startup PayPal later bought for $4B. That miss hurt, but the deals I did do (Scale, Deel, Modern Treasury, Grow ++) made back the difference and taught me a good lesson. I think of this as the pot‑of‑gold

𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗼𝗳 "𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝘄." And it’s not theoretical — it’s already reshaping how we build, scale, and power artificial intelligence. Moore’s Law gave us exponential gains in compute efficiency: smaller, faster,

Entrepreneurs are starting to understand what the President is trying to accomplish. March saw one of the highest levels ever recorded for new business applications. Many of these men and women are grasping that America First is the blueprint for a more abundant world.

Charlie Munger’s checklist for clear thinking:

Financial Times: AI data centers need all the energy they can get, including renewables; TAB op-ed: Red tape for energy generation is bad for Texas; Geothermal is having a moment; Solar consumer protection bill advances; and more here: douglewin.com/p/texas-in-the…

Box Founder Aaron Levie: Build for Customers Living in the Future "Paul Graham has a great article about living in the future and and building for what is missing when you're living in the future. If you find customers that are working in the future, you will be able to work with

Founder × Agentic AI = Force Multiplier Startups love to say they “move fast.” But in 2025, speed isn’t about hustle—it’s about leverage. At Group1 , AI isn’t a layer we added later. It’s embedded in how we build the company—across tech, operations, and leadership. •

The next time you blow your capital and want to give up, think of this image:

🏭Reindustrialize 2.0 Announcement🏭 We're honored to feature: Alexander Girau (Alexander Girau) CEO & Co-founder, Group1 Previously announced: > John Clark, SVP at Lockheed Martin > Thomas Tull, Co-Chairman at TWG Global > Mark Abdollahian, CEO at ACERTAS > Lucas Pacheco,

The frontier never closed. It just changed from land to labs, from railroads to reindustrialization. Today’s pioneers aren’t westward-bound. They’re building next generation infrastructure, forging new supply chains, and reimagining what “Made in America” means. The stakes

The US battery mandate has moved. Not ended—repositioned. The new Trump budget cuts EV tax credits and shrinks DOE funding for climate tech—but it doesn’t walk away from batteries. Instead, it reroutes billions through the DOD to fuel a new wave of innovation in: • AI data

Thank you to the REINDUSTRIALIZE SUMMIT team for a momentous gathering in Detroit. We joined a stellar cohort of new industrialists working to secure the future of this nation—and our CEO Alexander Girau had the opportunity to present the next American battery platform🇺🇸

It's an uncomfortable thing to say, but every great company starts as one person seeing reality more clearly than most.

The biggest secret in building a billion-dollar company is that the best ideas look like bad ideas at first. If everyone agrees with you, you’re too late.

Queso and QA/QC. Epic time chopping it up with some great Americans. 🇺🇸 Garuth Acharya Conor Friedmann Ryan Eppley AJ Smith Alexander Girau Kirima🇰🇪🇺🇸 Ben Jacobson

Today is the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. This was the pivotal moment in my life that shaped me into the entrepreneur I am today. Here is my circuitous "Baptism by fire" story.--- This is a personal account, but it would benefit from being heard by those who are on the

Ben Horowitz: “Do not expect life to be fair. It will only defeat you.” The Andreessen Horowitz co-founder is asked for advice that he has found useful in his own life. Ben responds: “The thing that I would say has had the biggest effect on me is something my father said to me