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the biggest frustration of a hardcore technologist in san francisco is how many companies both tiny and gargantuan are kinda fake - investors often can't tell the difference between story and substance and armed with a billion dollars it may take a decade for it to fail. as an

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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

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What separates winners from losers https://t.co/FEuktHs9Nz

Chase Austin

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most of you are like ~20 pomodoros away from the life you want

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My theory is that a major contributing factor to the rise of all these private members clubs is the deterioration of civil society (and rising crime / declining sense of safety & security) since the pandemic. A part of the allure of these clubs (of which I am a patron, so I'm https://t.co/Z9fENjSO47

Michael J. Miraflor

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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.

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Building a great product is a bit like marriage: if you commit your life to making it excellent over long periods of time, and earnestly care about understanding the other person (users), you’ll be surprised at what you can build.

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the biggest misconception i had entering the adult world was that "more money means more intelligence is going into it", often it's actually the opposite! most ventures tend to have a fixed amount of 'sensemaking' and as the money grows the 'sense per dollar' trends to zero

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Eine Schwimmbadpommes ist halt mehr als nur eine Pommes. Es ist in Fett getränkte Jugend, Sorglosigkeit und das Gefühl, dass der Sommer unendlich ist.

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