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When I have a problem, and it’s proving difficult to solve, I’ll often go on a walk about it, go talk to a friend about it, go try to solve it again. But when it’s proving intransigent, I’ll go write an essay proving why it just cannot be solved. That almost always fixes it.
Emmett Sheartwitter.comI believe that new primitives introduced by web3 and decentralized networks will bring about a new kind of search engine that is more transparent, equitable, private, and useful to the web’s stakeholders.
Devin Walsh • UnMixed Motives
We’ve been hard at work on our first product since late 2019: a series of interest-based communities designed for students, with built-in homeschooling compliance for parents. Kids can join communities tied to their interests (think: Chess, Baking, Rockets, Physics), and collaborate on Primer-designed projects with other students. They’ll learn... See more
Ryan Delk • Primer | Blog - A bit about Primer
The biggest difference in how I’m hiring the second time around:
Indexing heavily on people who really, really want to work at a high growth startup
If a candidate is deciding between us and a comfortable job at a big tech company, it’s already not a fit
Ankur Nagpaltwitter.comDAOHaus | DAOHaus
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He has a point: if your new social thing just recreates the same status hierarchy, it won’t work. Instead, by asking people to make a new kind of content (talk audio, or TikTok dances, etc), you rearrange the status hierarchy so a new class of creators can succeed
Jonathan Lai • The Founder's Dilemma: To Compete or Unbundle | Andreessen Horowitz
They say that people on their deathbeds never wish they had spent more time working. I certainly believe that no one wishes, in the moments before death, that they had spent more time at the office earning a wage. But when I think about what would be weighing on my mind if I knew today were my last day to live, I suspect I’ll mostly wonder whether... See more
phirephoenix.com • labour of love
Figure out what you need—not just what the business needs
Gena Gorlin • Startup Lessons From Y Combinator’s Most Sought-after Executive Coach
Many of the tools, API’s, and infrastructure created for financial applications were originally created for internal banking customers; however, now with the rise of consumer and business fintech applications, we are going to see outside developers as the new emerging customer.