A decade ago, I was only a couple of years into my venture career. I believed that growth and progress were synonymous – in an industry where scale was the ultimate target, platforms that achieved it were glorified. A decade later, I have learned that success is more nuanced, and we have to take accountability for the outcomes we encourage. New... See more

We built systems that prize speed above all else, and in doing so we lost the most fundamental lesson that nature teaches: speed of growth makes you fragile. The tree that shoots up fastest is the first to fall in a storm. The invasive species that spreads the quickest chokes out everything around it and then collapses when conditions change.

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When we tie ourselves to external signals like memetic ideologies, metric maxxing, and the pump-and-dump lifestyle, this is especially the case. But when we’re anchored to an internal compass and loyal relationships, the world’s movements feel more like gusts of wind we can brace for, help protect others, and even appreciate.