Agriculture was a tremendous invention – it got people fed and freed them to do many things. But agriculture – taken to the extreme in the pursuit of profit leads to a sick and obese population and industrialized farms with little regard for the environment or animals. And in response to that, we now have amazing artisanal and healthy food choices ... See more
The General Secretary had long dreamed of doubling down on real-world physical manufacturing and avoiding American post-industrial decadence. He viewed software companies with suspicion.37 But hawks in the CCP warn that the growing race towards AGI can no longer be ignored. So he finally commits fully to the big AI push he had previously tried to a... See more
An alternative would be to steadily build an audience interested in your product and to ungate the waitlist in batches. Building an audience is increasingly achievable through social media along with owned channels like newsletters. Unlike PR, these channels are person-centric rather than brand-centric; they require personality and authenticity in ... See more
This influenced what Indian society chose to celebrate and reward. When societies want to encourage certain outcomes, they need concrete, visible proxies they can reliably celebrate. In market economies, wealth often serves as a reasonable proxy for value creation - while imperfect, it's generally difficult to accumulate wealth without providing so... See more
Valuation is all about all alignment. When we’re working on a round together we have to align each of four factors.