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Game theory, asymmetric opportunities, and how I lost $40 million • Nick Huber
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We're launching a pickup and delivery only grocery store in Austin this fall.
It's the 1st phase of our city wide network and is powered by our Rapid Fulfillment Center.
Grocery is notoriously difficult, here's why we're starting with it: https://t.co/Vyrdh7E9qf
Yep, this goes for just about everyone. The CEO of that hot shot new company that everyone loves? He’s probably never run a company before. That director who just started managing other managers? She’s probably only managed individual contributors before. We are all constantly being asked to step up to new challenges and help lead. This is just as... See more
Makinde Adeagbo • Nobody Knows What They’re Doing
People don't talk about the soul very much anymore. It's so much easier to write a resume than to craft a spirit. But a resume is a cold comfort on a winter night, or when you're sad, or broke, or lonely, or when you've gotten back the test results and they're not so good.
Here is my resume: I am a good mother to three children. I have tried never
... See moreAnna Quindlen • Anna Quindlen's Commencement Address at Villanova
After working with LLMs for 2 years, I’ve noticed that humans have very different short-term context windows too.
Humans with small-to-mid sized context windows develop deep “breakdown” strategies early in life to deal with virtually everything. Ways of breaking down complex problems into smaller steps that can be... See more
Scott Stevensonx.comParallels between the how we think and how we get llms to mimic thinking
Ask culture and guess culture are vastly different in behavior and expectations. Here are some highlights:
Ask culture expectations
Ask culture expectations
- Ask for what you want, even if it seems out of reach or like a big unreasonable request
- Take care of your own needs, and others will take care of theirs
- It’s fine to make requests that people will probably say no to
- People
Jean Hsu • Ask vs Guess Culture
There's obviously a balance to be had here. But it you want to accomplish things that are hard, you should lean towards ask.
Why is this?
Hard things require overcoming a lot of obstacles. It requires diligence and time. If you're going to hear a lot of no’s, it's better to hear them upfront than hope there's a yes lurking around the corner. There usually isn't.
Can’t ever get this image out of my head…
Great writers write musically. https://t.co/J8wDku8r62
How Japan ignored climate critics and built a global natural gas empire
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Every six hours, somewhere in the world, an LNG shipment controlled by a Japanese company leaves a port. However, these tankers are only the tip of the iceberg
A thread... See more
coordination and Infrastructure Tales
So beautiful
You get ~350k waking hours every year to do things.
You get 8 shots to do big/meaningful things in your life.
Wonderful.