I wish I'd internalized earlier how important this quote is. My progress since living this is staggering

Imagine asking for permission to do something.

The greatest gift I ever received was being born in America. Never had a video game console or lego set, but the liberty, protection, and opportunity this country presents is greater than anything I could ever ask for. To another 248 years of hope. Happy fourth 🇺🇸

Imagine having a 24/7 Reddit presence that promotes your brand like a real human. PluggerBot makes it possible. Here's a sneak peek.

Do true nihilists exist? If they did, I'd assume that they're the boldest people in society. If life had no meaning, then what would it matter if you shared controversial opinions? Catcalled people on the street? Quit your job to breed bees? Instead, most nihilists slot into

Be careful what you give attention to. No matter how unprecedented some events look, they've happened before and will happen again. Don't be captured by the whims of the media. Free your mind. (credit to David Perell)

We are officially half-way through Keel in NYC! In just 4 weeks, Keel Cohort 1.0 has: - Shipped 8 Products - Signed 50 Paying Customers - Added $400K+ ARR - Raised $450K Uncapped - Built autonomous drones, deployed APIs for APIs, sold 5-in-1 test strips for laced

This past weekend, we hosted the FIRST-EVER Keel Hackathon. Our teams were prompted to make the most progress possible on their ventures, and set a “realistic” goal, “stretch” goal, and “super-stretch” goal for the weekend. Hitting Super-Stretch Goals = 💰 And the

Crypto is ahead of its time. There is no Western hyperinflation. There are better stores of value. There is superior UX using fiat. Western society must collapse for crypto to have net value. Until then, it will remain a bastion of immense greed and law-skirting tech.

The goal of a would-be dictator is to align themselves with the masses on a single important issue. The people will willingly relinquish their freedoms in all other areas.

Recently discovered my old Quora posts from eighth grade. My clarity was impressive. Writing is an old flame of mine, one which I'd like to return to.

It's so easy to fake productivity until RescueTime exposes you

There's an unbelievable arbitrage in using tools like Claude (or GPT for the uncultured) in everything from marketing to coding to strategic planning. So many smart people are choosing NOT to do this. This advantage will NOT last forever.

Everyone wishes they had invested in Amazon or Bitcoin at zero. Well, here's your chance. Z Fellows is the program for young, ambitious people.

The easiest way to appear as a genius is to read a lot.

Keel is over.  Last week, we wrapped up Keel with our FIRST-EVER Demo Day, with 12 teams pitching their ventures to a room full of NYC investors. How’d they do? In just 8 weeks, Keel Cohort 1.0… Shipped 11 products 🛠️ Signed 90+ paying customers 📈 Added $1.1M+ ARR

Something that makes it easier for me to grind and take rejection: I have no other source of comfort. If I give up, I have no wife or kids to console me. There’s no half-million-dollar quant offer waiting in my emails. This is all I have. Success is my only comfort.

Celebrate labor day by working your ass off.

“Founder mode” is an indictment of the rise of the managerial class. We let professional prestige hunters and ass-kissers dominate our industry. VCs who have never operated a lemonade stand advise founders on how to innovate. The arena is corrupted.

Manufacturing social proof is crucial for early products. Political campaigns do this by paying actors to attend rallies. Startups fake reviews, astroturf, buy covert influencer deals, etc. It’s a powerful way to gain attention in a tough market (and why I created PluggerBot)