Max Beauroyre

As research becomes abundant, wisdom is emerging as the scarcest and most valuable resource in the venture decision-making process, creating a new basis for differentiation.

A rough analogy to the current LLM process is that making a new model is like baking a cake. You figure out your data and algorithms—like mixing the batter—and then you pretrain the model, that is, run it on a large number of computers for several months—like putting it in the oven—and then at the end you do some “post training”—like frosting and d... 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

Quality, not quantity, should be the guiding principle in our creative work. There should be a minimum bar of craftsmanship for what we put out into the world. One that gives us a sense of pride.

We should measure success by the quality of our work, not by the number of tasks completed.

But the trend is clear: answers to even very hard questions are becoming cheaper and cheaper and cheaper. Which means the ability to ask them is getting more and more and more valuable.

It was the first time Johanna and I had lived together, so we spent much time talking about how to go about our lives.

Ramp’s mission is to save customers time and money . That’s a clear, timeless mission that Ramp can build against using whichever technology helps achieve it best.