so grateful to call Jeff Clavier and Uncork Capital partners. truly the best in the biz

'What nobody ever talks about is avoiding that one toxic hire.'

I learned so much from our conversation with Peterson Conway. Peterson helped assemble the early teams at PayPal and Palantir. His stories working with Joe Lonsdale and Peter Thiel were *awesome*.

truth

You never forget the people who bet on you. Ever.

Be that person for others.

the green bubble is a filter for people I will never associate with

the former CEO of Barstool did a work trial before accepting a new job.

she called it an “unpaid internship”, which I love.

the only way to interview an exec is to work with them.

Tech Compensation Trends💲

In the last 16 months:
💵 Salaries are holding steady but not against inflation.
📉 New employee equity offers are down by 36%.

Carta's Head of Insights gives us the rundown.

Google ruined tech culture for all of tech, except for Google. Let me explain.

Post-dotcom crash, tech companies and employees agreed on tech’s mission: disrupt the status quo. The work is unglamorous, and the people are gritty and resilient. Some of the best companies ever were…

Zuck sitting next to Dana White at UFC 300. From beta to alpha in like 8 months. Rebrand complete.

He’s one Zyn away from being president in 4 years.

CEO life is wild.

Eoghan McCabe was probably cranking on a board deck with a Zyn in, then heard from his PR team he needed to urgently respond to Nikita Bier’s tweet about pricing…which he’s probably been hounding his team about for months.

It never ends!

Pedigree is dying

This is a masterclass on storytelling.

I had to slow the episode to 1x speed AND re-listen because it is PACKED with insights.

So damn good Shaan Puri David Perell

Choosing who you work with is like picking a spouse.

Who we work with is a massive driver in life. We spend the majority of our waking hours working. Work with great people? You wake up excited, and everyday challenges are reframed as fun problems to solve. Work with mids? You…

Every founder should read this.

Nobody knows the state of venture-backed tech companies better than @peterj_walker, the Head of Insights Carta. We discuss what happened in 2023, and what he expects in 2024.

The new dark pattern to avoid email domain issues: auto-subscribing prospects to a substack.

What's it like joining as the 7th employee at Cruise and the 25th employee at Scale AI?

I love Richard Ni because he's authentic, unafraid, and has operational experience at two of the most important tech companies of our time.

On this week's episode of HR Heretics, we talk…

I’m worried for the next generation

'If you're looking for a new job, evaluate the company as if you were an investor.'

3 people said this to me in the last 24 hours. So, how do you evaluate a company as an investor?

What job seekers must figure out:
1) Product + market: Does the product solve a killer pain…

Can you lay off proof yourself?

Kelli and I go deep on building, nurturing, and activating your network.

This is a must-watch if you work in tech.