Joe Stampone
@joestampone
Joe Stampone
Man this hits so hard. Like many other founders, I used to hire mostly on pedigree (Ivy League degrees and brand name companies) as a proxy for intelligence. Over the past 6 years running @PinwheelAPI, I’ve learned that the most successful teammates are actually the ones who had to overcome hardship at an early age. They don’t have unreasonably... See more
Kurtis Linx.comOne thing I didn’t realize until later in life is how the incentives of an industry shape your mood, your outlook, and even your character. In early stage investing, the incentives reward optimists, so it literally pays to keep an optimistic outlook. In journalism, the opposite is true. In law, the incentives often reward finding the flaw or the... See more
Katherine Boylex.comWho wants a birthday cake made with aspartame? Who would rather have a tanning bed than a sunny day? Who prefers to watch bots play chess? You can view high-res images of the Mona Lisa anytime you want, and yet people will still pay to fly to Paris and shove through crowds just to get a glimpse of the real thing.
I think there is a deep truth here:... See more
I think there is a deep truth here:... See more
Text is king
“In an age of speed, I began to think, nothing could be more invigorating than going slow. In an age of distraction, nothing can feel more luxurious than paying attention. And in an age of constant movement, nothing is more urgent than sitting still.”
P.S. Ezra just took his first steps two nights ago. As a parent, does witnessing that experience ever get old? Not just the act itself, but the determination—failing, getting back up, trying agin without hesitation or fear. It’s amazing to me how eager little children are to try to things simply because they see their parents doing them. Good
... See moreThe ultimate life hack is the ability to quickly reset and recover. From a bad interaction. From a bad day. From a missed workout. From a poor decision. You can start over whenever you want. You can't always control what happened, but you can control how long you carry it.
- Sahil Bloom
AI dramatically lowers the cost of starting. New ideas. New apps. New projects. New directions. All suddenly cheap, fast, and frictionless.
In a world where you can do anything, most people will try to do everything.
The problem, of course, is that you aren’t “paid” for doing hundreds of things poorly…you’re paid for doing one thing beautifully.
As
... See moreI’ve also learned slowly and painfully that a CEO can add enormous value simply by refusing to add noise. Clarity is kindness, but often feels like inaction to busy people. A lot of CEO work is invisible. It’s pressure management. It’s absorbing emotion without spreading it. It’s knowing what you think and how to say it with grace. It’s carrying
... See moreThe final 5% is where good work becomes great work.