American society is driven by hyperindividualism: we are all free and independent individuals who can choose to do pretty much what we want.This clearly isn’t true, since people obviously aren’t free: they’re controlled by socioeconomic circumstances. I think most people feel like it’s impossible for them succeed in today’s world (“I will never be... See more
As a younger man, I always had a "data over feelings" view of the world, but after 15+ years of performing analytical testing, seeing data manipulated in every possible direction to fit personal biases and agendas, I now view feelings as the only thing that really matters.
For Allbirds, this strategy can begin to address a unicorn status that was surely shaken by the IPO of Casper, Away’s recent struggles due to a global drop in travel and cap tables across the board have greatly reduced exit optionality. If Allbirds can continue building its own brand while becoming the authority and sustainable supplier to... See more
(d) Recruiters: It’s so hard to find a great recruiter, but it feels like it should be very, very easy to train, measure, and quantify this job. I bet you the maître d’ at a recently closed Michelin restaurant would be a fine sherpa of your company’s candidates.
Software is the lever of the world. Somebody types in code, that code runs, the real-world changes. And the real-world changes not just arbitrarily but in a way that's more efficient, that's more organized, that's more productive, that provides more opportunity to people.