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There are essentially two business models right now: boring, useful things that can print money and tastemaker brands that can brute force cultural relevancy. Dumb $ is funding the middle: stuff that is neither useful nor cool enough to make it past current startup headwinds.

I only have time for two things: My family, and my business. I still occasionally hang with friends, catch a game, exercise, etc., but only when I have spare time. Trying to do more was a source of great frustration. Embracing this season of life has been freeing.

My notes from Anna Wintour’s biography turned into maxims: 1. Hire talented people as found, not as needed. 2. Taste is as rare as a unicorn. 3.Your employees should describe you as “easy to understand.” 4.Pretend to be completely in control and people will assume that… Show more

Things that didn’t exist 25 years ago: Tesla SpaceX iPhone YouTube X Facebook Gmail Instagram Bitcoin Netflix streaming WhatsApp TikTok LinkedIn iPad Snapchat Amazon Prime Skype Reddit Airbnb Etsy Lyft Uber Wikipedia Pinterest App Store Spotify Fitbit emojis Tinder Stripe Nest… Show more

If you want to feel good, brainstorm it. If you want to appear good, test it. If you want to know if you’re any good, ship it.

You can't have an edge if you are well rounded.

“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?” – Albert Einstein

12 ideas from Don Valentine (founder of Sequoia) 1. There are two things in business that matter, and you can learn this in two minutes- you don’t have to go to business school for two years: high gross margins and cash flow. The other financial metrics you can forget. 2. The… Show more

With really good product-market fit, you can run your company like California and still be successful.

startups: build it and nobody will come until you figure out distribution which is way harder