Undiscovered islands of product-market fit. Parker Conrad on building a constellation of interrelated products; a compound company.

Here’s a dumb but plausible thesis: mass mobile sports betting drained crypto inflows

The reason why clockspeed matters so much in a company is the compounding value of the thousands of small little decisions and incremental steps that turn into the ultimate value customers see. The small things going quickly end up being much more important than you realize.

Today I’m happy to announce Jetstream, a $10M fund that invests in pre-seed startups focused on climate, sustainability, and biodiversity. jetstream.io /1

Right-wingers have absolutely beclowned themselves by turning on Zelensky, who has embodied their supposed ideal of brave virtuous manliness in defense of his people and country, as well as kicking the ass of America's most dangerous enemy.

Hot take: building plans on how to be a $100b company leads to bad plans. CEOs focus too much on how to get there instead of what customers need. Focusing exclusively on the customer is the only way to truly build a $100b company. Maybe it takes longer, but its the only way there

Eric Groza has been using AI to generate brand collaborations. This one is my fav, Patagonia x IKEA USA I almost wish that they would collab for real now 🔗 linkedin.com/in/gro3a

Guys leaving their job at Deloitte to buy a plumbing contractor in a market they've never lived in.

I think most people underestimate how many thing will sort of work out when not having a plan. As long as you are at peace with not having a plan, opportunities tend to magically emerge when you are open to help. By pre-solving or over-optimizing life we deny this magic.

Tutorial: Knolling on Midjourney This is a rabbit hole, you can knoll anything on Midjourney, so please respond to this thread with your best creations. 🧵 A thread

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My tax guy asking why I did 3,000 trades last year just to lose money

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Lord grant me the confidence of a Utah-based VC about the future of Utah startups

Am I the only one getting "Succession" vibes from Goldman's tag line at its investor day, "Focused on the Forward"?

Bank CEOs traveling to Omaha to meet Warren Buffett: 2022 2023

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Robinhood intern accepting physical settlement of crude oil on behalf of a client

Starting a company is hard work but it’s one of the most exciting and fulfilling things you’ll ever do. It helps if you have a great team of experts behind you - and that's why we created Bloomberg Beta.

And what a decade it's been. Four funds, same three partners... and no sign of them slowing down. Here's to the founders the that make it all possible 🥂