Vyara Ndejuru
@vyarandejuru
Vyara Ndejuru
@vyarandejuru
High Fructose corn sugar was the result of [neomania](https://www.shortform.com/blog/neomania-antifragile/), financed by a Nixon administration in love with technology and victim of some urge to subsidize corn farmers

The best spokesperson for any endeavor is not the one who has the most polish, the longest tenure, or the “right” credentials. It’s the person who holds the secret knowledge upon which the enterprise is built, the person who can not only describe the idea but, in the face of inevitable opposition, fight for it and win.
Founders need to take their narrative as seriously as they take the rockets or robots. They would never outsource their product — and when it comes to convincing others to support the mission, the story is the product. Outsourcing comms is as bad as outsourcing code. As evangelists, founders are irreplaceable.
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist.”
– James Baldwin