Kuririn

Your environment shapes you more than willpower.

Imagine you have an evil identical twin whose sole job is to have 10x the agency of you. What ideas would they have? This thought experiment allows the mind to explore creative ideas you'd never think of.

“Frank replaces people when it’s known there are higher caliber people available. In this way, your team’s talent bar is constantly being upgraded.” ​

time is of the essence – if something is going to fail, better to fail quickly, learn, and pivot rather than drag things out

Slootman would start board meetings by detailing everything going wrong or likely to go wrong , rather than patting himself on the back