Max Beauroyre
@maxbeauroyre
Max Beauroyre
We create more than ever, but it weighs nothing.
Anu Atluru • Make Something Heavy
“I don’t really have a number in mind right now. I’m excited for this opportunity and I know I’ll be a valuable addition to the team. I look forward to hearing what you suggest in terms of comp when we get to that stage.”
Josh Doody • Everything you need to know about negotiating tech offers
I’ve finally realized why I’ve never been a fan of focusing just on productivity without focusing on other things as well.
Productivity is a natural outcome that happens when you have a deep purpose. When you have a deep purpose, you naturally come up with clear priorities to work on.
When you have a deep purpose and clear priorities, you become pr
... See moreI sometimes wonder if there is some implicit classism in people’s worries about unemployment: the rich will know how to use their time well, but the poor will need to be kept busy. I suppose we’ll soon find out.
Avital Balwit • My Last Five Years of Work
Tommib
open.spotify.comWhy am i staying and why i know it's a good time to leave
From chatbot to agent-coworker
What could ambitious unhobbling over the coming years look like? The way I think about it, there are three key ingredients:
1. Solving the “onboarding problem”
GPT-4 has the raw smarts to do a decent chunk of many people’s jobs, but it’s sort of like a smart new hire that just showed up 5 minutes ago: it doesn’t have a... See more
What could ambitious unhobbling over the coming years look like? The way I think about it, there are three key ingredients:
1. Solving the “onboarding problem”
GPT-4 has the raw smarts to do a decent chunk of many people’s jobs, but it’s sort of like a smart new hire that just showed up 5 minutes ago: it doesn’t have a... See more
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS - The Decade Ahead • I. From GPT-4 to AGI: Counting the OOMs
What is the opportunity cost? If I do this, if I go on this vacation, if I get this car, what am I turning down? By asking yourself this, and then consistently aiming to pick the thing that optimizes for what you most deeply value—it adds up. It makes life rich.
Henrik Karlsson • Don’t Sacrifice the Wrong Thing
Ask for a meaningful improvement of 10-20% more than their initial offer.