I got rejected 5 times when I was in college. No, I'm not talking about my dating life (although I got rejected many times in that …
Work
The Sweet Spot Between Founder & Manager Mode
Paul Graham recently wrote a blogpost that's been making the rounds on LinkedIn. In it, he argues that founders should get deeply involved …
Note-Taking Will Give You AI Superpowers
Have you heard of NotebookLM? It's an AI-powered tool from Google that lets you upload a bunch of documents into a virtual notebook, and ask …
The Death of the Customer Persona
Longtime readers of this blog will know that I believe passive investing works better than active investing. Active investors spend too much …
The ROAS Trap
Quick note: I'm testing different topics to write about. This week, I'm trying a Marketing-related post to see how much you'll enjoy reading …
Your Meetings Suck
My team decided to do a meetings purge this week. We went on a rampage, cancelling hours of recurring meetings from our calendars. It felt …
Switching Your Career? Do Less Research And Do This Instead
I'll always remember the moment when I decided that I wanted to jump to the tech industry. It was 2015, and Twitter had invited us, as …
The Two Questions, One Idea Rule
Hello from Europe! I'm taking some time off and writing this on a 5-hour train ride. I FINALLY have some mental capacity to write after …
Take a Vacation and Don’t Travel
Here's an idea: Take a whole week off and just stay where you are. Don't travel. Don't fill it with a activities and classes and errands. …