Max Beauroyre

You have to never let someone like that pass you by.

We can already hear the chorus: “Fat-cat billionaire money manager and cloistered ivory tower egghead economist think everything is just hunky dory—elites like them always do.” But to actually strengthen the American dream, we need to start from truth and hard statistical facts, not selectively chosen problems, demagogue mendacity, and convenient... See more

Success isn't about building tools anymore—it's about owning problems end to end.

As 49ers Head Coach Bill Walsh wrote, and as Eric and Calvin referenced in our conversations, The Score Takes Care of Itself. Get the inputs right, and the outputs follow, in time.

We, however, live in an age of abundance. And contra Maslow, it doesn’t seem to be making us more actualized. We have not filled our lives with meaning and contemplation

If everyone is busy making everything,

how can anyone perfect anything?

We start to confuse convenience with joy.

Abundance with choice.

Designing something requires focus.

The first thing we ask is:

What do we want people to feel?

Delight.

Surprise.

Love.

Connection.

Then we begin to craft around our intention.

It takes time.

There are a thousand no’s for... See more

To flourish together, you have to continually figure out how to find harmony between your changing voices. And when I say harmony, I don’t mean it needs to be dull and soft: it can also be a spicy jazz harmony.

In 2016, Trump rose to power due to economic despair in the heartland. This week, Mamdani rose to power due to economic despair in Brooklyn. Is the future of politics just class warfare?