Build In Public University

A collection of all things BIPU

We are at 0% risk of people not being aware that struggle, hard work, and grinding are available as options. This is the default perspective on work, it’s the water in which we swim.

Paul Millerd • No, Everything Doesn't Have To Suck | #291

we don’t need to tell people about the obvious; we need to tell them about the options

This is the paradox of our time: the very tools designed to free us from labor are trapping us in an endless cycle of escalating work.

Tina He • Jevons Paradox: A personal perspective

Yes.

"I want to take this information and store it somewhere, then basically cut it up into the most notable parts and distribute it out. What I'm creating is a system that does this automatically."

Claude

Automating the idea pipeline

“Because it’s cool” is an underrated way to make decisions

-via Jason Yuan

This is at the heart of BIPU. Making it easier to go from there to the world.

Creation is a messy process. You don't know how long it's gonna take. You don't know exactly what it's gonna look like in the end. All you know is that there's something ahead of you in the fog that you're grasping at.

Claude

The messiness of creation is real.

Simple is hard, and VALUABLE!

The first step of any meaningful pursuit is to severely underestimate its difficulty.

Sara Hooker • Tweet

It’s gonna be harder than you think, but that’s a feature, not a bug.

This is true. But writing can also be done by speaking, and is more natural for people who aren’t experienced writers.

The world does a hell of a job of ensuring number 1, but BIPU is here for 2,3, and 4