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The stories behind American manufacturing are deeply personal

"We know that not everything we do will work, but we are constantly asking ourselves: how can we do things faster, how can we do things cheaper, how can we do things smarter, and how can we do more things." - from an update from a founder

Really, Harriet Tubman? Nothing screams "warrior ethos" more to me than, um, I don't know, surviving being beaten and whipped as a kid, escaping slavery, helping dozens of others escape slavery, and serving in the Union Army

Go find a way to work with Ryan!

Open AI gave a talk on writing software through specs today. I thought it was my little secret, but seems like quite a few smart builders in the space have also found it's a useful approach. Now that the secrets out joshuapurtell.com/posts/spec_eng/

founder diligence circa 2025

Actually, this is a recipe for a really rewarding life if you’re a recent college grad not sure what to do: Find a small town you could love with a local newspaper whose owners are ready to retire. Raise the capital to buy it. Run it with the community’s interests at heart.

Is there anything more worthless than excuses?

Onebrief keeps moving along!

we are SO back

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Enough is enough. The NBA needs to find a way to lower the injury rate, particularly among star players

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On June 23, the Varda Space Industries W-4 capsule launched aboard SpaceX's Transporter 14 mission. Protected by a heat shield Varda made using tech developed by NASA Ames, W-4’s re-entry to Earth will test the shield’s innovative materials at temps up to 7,000°F: go.nasa.gov/446Lqg4

Can anyone help me get in touch with someone who works at AWS Activate?

before i started Amca and ran a vc firm, i used to think that most startups took on too much risk. now i think most don’t take enough—or the kind that actually matters

PSA: never use the bootstrap or MC to simulate a portfolio when the underlying sample is driven by 1) the power law and 2) info omission Unless you want to lose a ton of money

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