jerry seinfeld on the tim ferriss show: “the two things i want to pass on most to my kids are ethics and boldness” to be bold is to trust yourself, self-express, know your worth, ask for it—all at risk of failure or rejection.

DAOs & Token-based Governance is a fantasy. Stop emphasizing token-based voting; start focusing on assigning executive power. Even countries and big corporations fail to ensure wide participation by their "token holders" - instead they maintain strong executive bodies Thread 👇

Our Q1 results are in: 102M nights booked $1.5B revenue (70% Y/Y) $(19)M net loss $229M Adjusted EBITDA $1.2B free cash flow 2 years ago, our business dropped 80%, our IPO was put on hold, and some didn’t think we’d make it at all. Here’s how we turned Airbnb around:

“i should build up the technical skills so that I can use them creatively” is very precisely backward

Personally, I see at least 2 "types" of websites. In short: I am for AI for "getting information quickly," against it for "consolidating the internet landscape." 1. "Get stuff done/get information quickly." Where efficiency is key. Get from A→B as fast as possible. "What does this error code mean?" would be an example. "How do I file this {IRS for... See more

Founding influencer is now on par with founding engineer. An influencer with an organic community can identify a problem, pair with a technologist, crowdfund a solution, and continuously communicate progress along the way. The community derisks the process of market discovery.

Sometimes we don’t quite process that billions of people on the planet get unlimited entertainment, voice and video calling, maps, restaurant reviews, weather, news, an encyclopedia, mail, messaging, and more for *free* just because 1-2% of us click an ad every now and then.