Sublime

when i had a venture-backed startup it was so hard to balance the desires of customers, investors, and myself. now (with no investors) i just make stuff i enjoy, people similar to me help pay for it, i ask what else they want, i do 50% that + 50% stuff i want and it all works out

Big thoughts from Tom. My personal takeaway is that understanding what humans want (ie, good taste) and being able to build with the latest tools will be the most important things.

How to future-proof yourself: - Act without permission - Share your work in public - Make as many mistakes as possible - Get really fucking good at what you do - Learn AI by trying to automate yourself out of work - Deeply embody that any and all prob... See more