Everyone wants the clean, sanitized version of building a product. The real answer is that you have to..

In the spirit of working in the open (and not eg preaching from the pulpit), I wrote up my notes on driving internal AI adoption and would love to hear what other practitioners are trying! lethain.com/company-ai-ado…

Money should move at the speed of the internet - this is the north star

What you create is an honest reflection of who you are.

Forever grateful to have been paired with Qasar Younis the first time we did YC – he’s sharp, humble, and unafraid to push the limits of your imagination It’s no surprise he’s since built one of the most successful AI companies. Excited to read anything he shares!

Both Toast and Shopify make >65% of their revenue from financial products/payments (via Sheel Mohnot)

play infinite games

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bet on people with insane learning curves.

Hire for agency

slowly, then all at once

2026 prediction: crypto will inevitably scale every cap table (private/public)

More risk is something most people are afraid of, and it's where the larger opportunity lies

People generally don't go after their most ambitious ideas. But that's what creates the most value. Plus there's fewer people who play in that space. Go for the hard thing.

As a founder, you set the pace every day. And it restarts the next day.

thinking: a company has the audacity/potential of a startup as long as it is run like one. no wonder founder-run public co's tend to outperform those run by classic managers. as the world changes, you always need to be willing to bet the company, easier to do as a founder than a

Work with hardcore people on hardcore things.

stay focused...ignore the rat race...try to build things that are cool. the rest will fall into place