It's never been easier to launch a new product; it's never been harder to get people to care.

I'm building a new side project, and every person I've mentioned it to wants to be a customer. I'm building it for just myself, but it's a good sign I should release it publicly.

Reggie James I always think about how Airbnb discovered they grew faster in a market if they sent out a small team for 5 days to meet hosts. Meanwhile so many tech companies do *zero* programming IRL and wonder why they can't capture hearts and minds.

What if, in healthcare, you could only make a profit if you successfully recovered your patients? This feels like one of those futuristic ideas that seem so far from our current reality that they are immediately dismissed as naive or utopian. Well, we believe healthcare should

Kamala out the gate with YIMBY and pro-natalism and pro-startup and pro-small-business You love to see it

Better distribution beats a better product all the time. You don't need to be the best. You need to be seen. Focus on getting your startup's story out there. That's how you win.

Leadership is presence, not absence. —Brian Chesky Founder mode is caring more and being thoughtful and present. It isn’t lean back. It isn’t “impress me.” It is lean forward. It’s “let’s go.”

“A few good ideas is all you need. And when you find the few you have to act aggressively. That’s the Munger system.” — Charlie Munger

Founder *Recovery* Mode = When you've been in Founder Mode for an extended period and get an unexpected outcome, you need time to rejuvenate and explore.

This guy weisser is the hype man for founders. Never seen someone just fucking care about people, help, and promote them the way he does. In my 20 years in tech I've met maybe 3 people with this energy. You have his full attention when you speak with him, fully present.

"The bottom line is if you’re really good at what you do, you have the freedom to be who you really are." —Sam Zell

As a young person I was too focused on arguing about why I was right and not focused enough on collecting new facts. As an older person… I probably have the same problem.

no code friends: any recommendations for best software to quickly spin up a proof of concept for a two-sided marketplace? doesn't need a lot of bells and whistles

a few very quotes that hint at a very powerful concept in startups: 1) "The trick is, a market has to be nonexistent when you start. If the market is large early on, you will have too many competitors. You have to make it large." -Douglas Leone

what do i take from these? 1) different is better than better (tack) 2) differences lead to the start of a new market 3) small new market > big existing mkt 4) the very best catalyze growth in that new market

anybody have any recommendations for roofing companies in Toronto?

it’s a good day for technology

“If everything seems under control, you’re not going fast enough.” —Mario Andretti

unlocking product/market fit is trauma so much so, every founder wants to delegate the sorting of all future new markets/products but — it was that initial intensity/searching that got them there in first place international founders certainly need to be tip-of-spear with US

This is major! Uber is the only globally scaled platform for mobility, delivery, and freight, and we’re thrilled to expand our partnership with Waymo, by introducing their fully-autonomous tech to Austin and Atlanta (1/3)