"The Most Important Skill of a Leader" by Max Levchin

The whole point

Reliability is near impossible to coach. Either they show up like clockwork or they don’t. What’s the hack to screen for this before it burns you?

100% agree, thanks Kunal Shah for articulating it so well. When you lack deeper anchors in life (purpose, struggle, contribution, etc), it’s easy to over index on surface level identities for meaning.

Shit is anything that is not directly creating impact for the customers.

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You’re judged by your peaks, not your sums.

Truth only 🫡

Quote of the day. #QOTD

Gold from Paul Graham: The persistent are attached to the goal. The obstinate are attached to their ideas about how to reach it. As I often say "be obstinate about your vision, be flexible about your tactics" . Obstinacy is a reflexive resistance to changing one's ideas. Persistent

This happens when you lock in:

🫡 3. Prioritize conscience. Studying and translating thinkers from Julius Caesar to Seneca, my father saw that morals outlast talent. Moral compass, unlike intelligence or creativity, is the ultimate human quality that will not lose value even in the age of AI.

Put yourself where you feel out of place. The discomfort fades, and perspective grows.

Open call to folks impacted by the RMG reset at Dream11, Mobile Premier League (MPL), Probo, Games24x7, Junglee Games, Gameskraft & others. It is genuinely sad to see the industry take this hit. These teams built some of the sharpest talent in India across product, engineering,