Jonathan

We know ideas can scale through methodology, trust, and participation. We’re seeing echoes of that now, and with a lot more opportunity: technology makes it possible for anyone to build communities and systems around what they know. For the past twenty years, we’ve lived in an age of personality and celebrity on social media. But that’s starting to... See more

Valuation is the rationale by which you determine which opportunities to pursue. To develop your understanding of valuation is to develop your ability to recognise potential.

Despite the central role in investment decisions, valuation is often misconstrued as financial engineering or market-driven pricing exercises.

FTX’s actions were illegal and inexcusable. But unlike most other venture firms, they employed a strategic, differentiated approach that leveraged their brand to deploy capital at scale. While they adopted some tactics from other firms, their implementation was a distinct point on the capital-strategy frontier and continues to influence venture... See more

The Paper Pro has found a specific place in my work pattern. I use it primarily for three activities:

• Deep reading sessions with research papers and reports


• Meeting notes and idea development


• First-draft thinking for complex problems

We don’t cover news; we explore the implications of what’s happening

Traditional corporate structures rewarded political skill. Knowing how to manage up. Building alliances. Navigating approval processes. Playing the game of bureaucracy.

Flatter structures with radical decision-making authority require different capabilities. You need people who can make decisions when there’s no manager to defer to. Who can work... See more

Most posts by anybody who blogs with any regularity are not insightful and subsequently forgotten. Volume enables more shots on goal to generate truly quality posts that generate outsized discussion and shape downstream culture: