Annie Zhang

Watch out for 45-day exclusivity clause. Sometimes some funds and accelerators will try to get you to sign an agreement giving them exclusivity for weeks or months before you even get to see the full term sheet/side letter. We’ve seen numerous cases of this, unfortunately, and the terms are also usually not great. Push back on agreeing to this... See more

no matter how important or unimportant it is, I want to feel something!

Henriques suggests that Mind—the ability to think, perceive, remember, imagine—emerged in animals as a consequence of their capacity for movement. As animals began to move around, they came into contact with different environments, opportunities, and threats, and they needed to find a way to handle these new situations. Over time, they evolved... See more

One thing happening in the background here is that marriage rates are declining most among low-income and low-education groups. That means the marriages that do happen are more likely to involve higher-education, higher-income couples who have always had a lower divorce rate.

Qualitative models can use two forms of idealizations: Aristotelian and Galilean. In Aristotelian idealization, many aspects of the real-world system are left out of the model to make the model easier to work with. In Galilean idealization, features are included in the model, but their complexity is intentionally reduced (for example, looking at... See more

Verbal commitment. “What do you say, are we in?” Some investors may try to pressure you into verbally committing before you have seen the written terms. This makes sense on their end because it means you’re already partially bought in before you even document review. Instead of verbally committing, deflect with enthusiasm: "This is exciting!" Then,... See more

What sets humans apart from other animals is our ability to ask why . Why did I do that? Why did you do that? Being social animals, we quickly realised that our actions could affect and be questioned by others. If the consequences of our actions were unpleasant for others, we needed to give a good reason for doing them. Over time, this need for... See more

Granola. Granola may be my most-used and most-beloved AI tool. If you don’t use it already, you’re welcome—your life is about to change. Granola summarizes your meetings, and is elegant in its simplicity; the interface is clean and straightforward, and there are only a few key things you’re asked to do post-meeting:

The Industrial Revolution gave birth to the manufacturing economy, and in the 250 years since, services have slowly seeped into the economy. The canonical 19th century workplace was a factory; the canonical 20th century workplace was an office. We shifted to desk-centric knowledge work—think Working Girl or Office Space . “Did you get the memo?”... See more