Privacy on the public blockchain is now a reality ey.com/en_us/insights…

'This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one.'
— George Bernard Shaw

via the 5-Bullet Friday newsletter (tim.blog/fbf) from Tim Ferriss

I was part of startups that raised billions of VC in my 20s in Silicon Valley and didn't make much money:

1. VCs tell you to dedicate your life to the business, but they take August off.

2. VCs tell you that you need to go big or go home, but their business is a collection of…

My keyboard hands have muscle-memory for '...onnell' due to my last name.

From this point forward, personnel will be known as personnell.

Who, not How?

This is the way to solve problems and capture opportunities...

now.strategiccoach.com/whonothow-reso…

How to Stop Doing the Things You Hate chasejarvis.com/blog/how-to-st…

Is this level of automation tech priced in by agriculture investors and economists yet? Also the market expansion- feels like we can bring a lot of awkward terrains online as high yield cashcrop farms.

And.. uh.. is anyone in the west keeping up with DJI?

The arc of change

'Starting a label invites you and others to make work together that you believe in.'

open.substack.com/pub/metalabel/…

“It's as though we are species optimized for daydreaming.”

I have this one nailed…

Mulling Versus Making - by Steven Johnson adjacentpossible.substack.com/p/mulling-vers…

Awesome advice from Seth Godin on the Tim Ferriss Show.

How do you create an amazing blog post.

Start with an Assertion that creates tension.
Release that tension with The Idea.

Tim Ferriss Seth Godin

ok Travelpro Products - I've been patient.

Having a suitcase zipper blow out is painful. Having both zippers blow out on the first time using a relatively high-end suitcase is a PITA.

Now, 1-month after warranty claim started we've had zero response beyond the automailer. Calling…

From Jason Cohen:

Even at wildly successful startups, the first few years are gut-wrenching, uncertain, on the brink of collapse, where pessimism is realism, and yet optimism is required.

longform.asmartbear.com/chaos-at-start…

ChatGPT is dumber than it looks | Seth's Blog seths.blog/2024/04/chatgp…

The grid of inquiry seths.blog/2024/04/the-gr…

I laughed so hard, I was crying during the Beavis and Butthead skit on #SNL .

The tactics needed to grow a product quickly are almost never the tactics needed to build a product that lasts.

Tobi Lutke explains what the VCs who passed on Shopify got wrong

Tobi recounts pitching Shopify to VCs on Sand Hill Road a few years after founding Shopify.

Investors passed because they thought the addressable market was too small. At the time, there were about 40,000-50,000…

It really whipped the llama’s ass

📣 Presentation Exchange v2.1 has progressed to Working Group Approval state 📣blog.identity.foundation/presentation-2…

Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did - Newt Gingrich