"Say the same thing using half the words": a good north star, for editing.

Reading VC newsletters is a great way to feel smart while getting absolutely nothing of value done.

Drove by the Tesla plant in Fremont this weekend. Saw a huge carrier of white cars rolling out from the factory gate. We're building cars in the US again. Honestly, how cool is that?

When it comes to petty irritants, the right response is usually "no response".

When it comes to tasks, there are really only three options: do it, ignore, delegate.

I used to get annoyed when service providers said my thing is out of their specialty. Changed my mind on this. Would much rather have a focused, competent pro get it right than a "customer is always correct" sort of do-everything jack of all trades that isn't great at anything.

Kids know how to have fun. Adults know how to handle responsibility. Goal: be a person that handles responsibility well, while not forgetting how to play/have fun. Harder than it looks.

Guy on twitter. Half of what he says is trash and the other half is gold. Is there a solution to this?

WWII taught veterans something very important: leadership. Probably one of the biggest mass education events in US history. There is nothing comparable to this today and I think it really shows.

The worst thing about Tesla is how they make every other car feel desperately lacking in forward momentum. Who knew 1,020hp would one day not only feel reasonable for a 5-seater sedan, but also be accessible for under $100k. Three cheers to techno optimism 🥂

Academia = scarcity. Never enough jobs, funding, equipment. Good: ultra-competitive, 50 people work *really* hard to get the 1 available job. Competition -> great work. Bad: burnout, conservatism, "publish or perish" = never do *anything* that might not work/produce results

Transformers (GPT, etc) are best thought of as a new computing architecture -- a new "type" of computer. Two impt points. (1) They are not procedural machines that can run spreadsheets, or add. and (2) They're going to require entirely new chips to run.

You're selling an expensive thing. The proper baseline assumption: "it's like selling a house". - Long process (months/years) - Expensive (agents, diligence) - May never close - Fraud risk NYSE/Nasdaq: billions transacted daily with ~0 of above issues. A modern miracle.

"Your subfloor is toast" - GC Under a sink in Homewood, IL