Ideas I want to write about
He believes that if you say it often enough and insistently enough it will come—a glorious revenge.
Tad Friend • The Mind of Marc Andreessen | The New Yorker
“Why isn’t it an app?” This argument feels like the make change from the inside. We know that’s not how the world works, but it’s hard to see that you’re in water as a fish.
But what’s hanging in the balance is the image-cultural environment of the future. One not dominated by a format monopoly.
But what’s hanging in the balance is the image-cultural environment of the future. One not dominated by a format monopoly.
In Search of New Software Cultures
from Reggie James
Speed isn’t just important, it is the moat. The ability to build, ship, learn, and adapt faster than everyone else is the only sustainable edge right now. In a world where everything is open source, everything is demo-able, and everything is one blog post away from being copied, speed is the only thing that compounds.
Clouded Judgement 5.30.25 - Moats in the Age of AI
one of the best sales advice we got back in YC was the "ikea effect":
if you are in the middle of a demo, never just open your laptop and show a generic feature dump. before you show anything, ask this:
"if you were in my shoes, what would this platform need to show you to prove it can solve your problem?"
the prospect will give you a checklist of 2-3... See more
if you are in the middle of a demo, never just open your laptop and show a generic feature dump. before you show anything, ask this:
"if you were in my shoes, what would this platform need to show you to prove it can solve your problem?"
the prospect will give you a checklist of 2-3... See more
Chris Pisarski • Tweet
a16z is positioning itself to manufacture the conditions under which outcomes occur —through media, markets, talent pipelines, political alignment, and institutional influence.
ChatGPT
I will treat you with dignity, perhaps even kindness, but I am in no way interested in you.
