Founding Journey
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Be a Parasite
Hey y’all, the cheapest attention your startup will get is attention someone else already gathered.
A few weeks ago I was helping a founder brainstorm a stunt. We spent hours on ideas for billboards, pop-up IRL activations, and various oth...
The Startup World Is Small
Hey y’all — a founder buddy reached out to me this week.
His business is doing really well. Growing, profitable, big enough to support him the rest of his life. The kind of company you’d want to be building.
But he wasn’t calling about an...
Federer vs. Djokovic
Hey y’all — if you’re building a startup, you probably actively care about your success.
Whether your motivation is a better life for your family, or just an inherent drive to win at all costs, you’re passionate about the time and sacrific...
Hello Monolith
Hey y’all — we had some deliverability issues a couple weeks ago, so most people didn’t see this issue and I think it’s worth a read as more folks dive into agentic team structures either through Grok Bot, Muse, Instinct, or something else....
Paul Graham's 6 Observations on 2026
Hey y’all — Paul Graham is a legend.
As the co-founder and primary founding face of Y Combinator, he’s overseen countless unicorns emerge from their earliest days.
He sat down with Vivian Shen, a current visiting partner at YC, for a talk...
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