After hearing Tim Ferriss mention Japanese Death Poems, I asked GPT4 to write three. Shockingly good:

We will be posting a new job opening to come work with me and the team at Positive Sum on Monday. I’m really excited about this person, and what they’ll do with us. Appropriate for a business and investing fanatic who loves doing research. In person is required. Stay tuned!

Have been told I should meet open source intelligence analysts (OSINT) for this role. If anyone knows people with that background that might be interested, let me know!

My mom amazes me. This is a phenomenal interview of her. If you are interested in street photography or art, I recommend you check it out. She has a lot to teach! m.youtube.com/watch?v=9yOLOI…

Three great interviews yesterday @ the Sohn Conference Altman/Collison on AI here: youtube.com/watch?v=1egAKC… Karen Karniol-Tambour (Bridgewater co-CIO) here: youtu.be/LH2Xg7sOfE8 Druckenmiller here: youtu.be/bMAm2S1M_IU

Who do you think knows their field of interest better than anyone else alive?

From Kevin Kelly new book The rule of 7 is so true. I’d guess the average person goes to 3 max in a typical inquiry

This book is loaded. Another favorite.

Far more useful to go see and study other peoples masterpieces than to study “how to” guides No one followed “how to” to create a masterpiece. And seeing other peoples masterpieces makes you want to contribute something masterful of your own m.youtube.com/watch?v=c0-hvj…

Just enjoyed a full day w/ Jeremy Giffon I spend all my time trying to find, and then spend lots of time with, people who have some “singularity” to them. People who seem like they can do an N of 1 SOMETHING Jeremy definitely strikes me as one of those Someone worth watching!

Having fun recommending books to Gabi If anyone here wants me to recommend a book, drop the type of book you are craving here and I'll recommend one sometime today

I can't stop thinking about this question that came up yesterday in an afternoon chat Positive Sum's library 🤔 Do you think in Words or Images?

My favorite quotes after reviewing my notes on Sam Zell: “I believe the fundamentals of business—supply and demand, liquidity equals value, good corporate governance, and reliable partners, to name a few—apply across the board.” “When you’re a repeat player, when your world is

Has anyone read a great essay lately (recently published)? Any topic

What are the best out-of-print books?

Really fun week on Join Colossus Henry Schuck on Invest Like the Best tomorrow Restoration Hardware on Business Breakdowns Morgan Housel on Making Media David Senra just released Sol Price Listener growth has exploded lately. Thank you for your time with us!

I’ve always been interested in marketing in all its forms, and I realized today that it all boils down to this: If you want to explain something, combine and link the known and the unknown

My conversation with ZoomInfo founder and CEO Henry Schuck My favorite interviews happen when I know the guest decently well, as I do here The ZoomInfo story: bootstrapped, then funded, then M&A. Henry shares stories and lessons from all stages Enjoy joincolossus.com/episodes/49638…

🔖 Top favorite quotes on Campbell’s “Reflections on the Art of Living” “We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life what is waiting for us.”

A simple but powerful idea that Gabi taught me: When bad things happen, don’t ask “why?” Ask “for what?”