"[If] I hear you treat another colleague with disrespect, talk down to someone, I promise I will fire you on the spot" Speaking to White House staff, President Joe Biden says dignity has been "missing" these past four years bbc.in/46thUSPresident

Even the fanciest people in the mid-1800s had NONE of these things. In 1920, most people still had none. By 1960, everyone had the first batch of things and were all pleased, not knowing there were all these other things they didn't have yet. What things do we not have yet?

Jim Haynes passed away this month. He had over 150,000 guests at his place for dinner, over more than 40 years. What an impressive story. bbc.co.uk/news/world-557…

why did today feel so familiar?

6/ The data does not lie. Almost 2000 companies funded in 10 years, less than 20 exits.

r/wallstreetbets is now the largest hedge fund in the world. Excepts it’s completely decentralized and entirely democratic.

14/ Q: Why doesn't the world have more Elon Musks? A: I've done things because I had a strong compulsion to do the things I am doing. Like a rage demon in your skull to get something done. If you need encouraging words to do a startup, don't do a startup.

"You can attract luck with choices today that will still make sense in a decade.​ — Being trustworthy — Ensuring your counter-parties always win — Being kind when you could be clever" —

Advice I wish I had as a first-time founder: • The right strategy > great execution (work less, think more) • Play the long game w/ people: don’t underestimate anyone, but pick your favorites + invest in them • Understanding yourself = better leadership (ie. get a exec coach)

China is employing state funding and political influence to try to define the norms for all manner of cutting-edge technologies that span telecommunications, electricity transmission and artificial intelligence. www-wsj-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.wsj.co…

Ethereum is closing in on a long-sought fix to reduce energy use over 99% trib.al/tVpLSwo

A sign cancel culture may have peaked: While it's most popular with millennials, Gen Z has the most negative opinion of it, more negative even than boomers.

We just bought the dip. 150 new coins! El Salvador now holds 700 coins. #Bitcoin🇸🇻

Pitchbook charges over $20K for funding insights & doesn’t let you share the information… I say liberate the data! 🔐 So our team put together a list of all 5K+ founders that raised a Series A within the last year. RT this tweet & I’ll DM you the list Here’s our insights🧵

This reflects a broader intellectual evolution I've had: from "X is what I must defend, so whatever is favorable to X must be correct" to "I like X, but X has flaws and it seems like Y fixes them, so I support X+Y now" Soldier mindset --> scout mindset. amazon.ca/Scout-Mindset-…

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Twitter is the PvP of social media

$XYZ Q1 estimates • Gross Profit – $2,324M • Adj EBITDA – $794M • Adj EPS – $0.89 • GPV – $57.79B (note: this is Total GPV, not Square GPV)

5 months ago I posted that I was starting something new after selling my company to Revolut (for Americans, Revolut is the most valuable private tech company in Europe). 400+ folks applied 🙌🏼 and I spoke to dozens. After a few product iterations, I landed on something that's

My rules of business: Build shit people want, never give up, avoid assholes, question assumptions, learn new ideas & always reward ambition