always surprises me how crazy good @rainbowdotme's browser wallet is, at this point it has surpassed every other option

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

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.

How Japanese have produced wood for 700 years, without cutting down trees. Daisugi is an ancient Japanese forestry technique developed in the 14th century originally used by people living in the Kitayama region, because the territory was extremely poor in saplings. They planted cedars pruned in a special way to produce shoots that eventually wo... See more

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

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

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

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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.

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