Adam Delehanty

@adam-xyz

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If your whole creative identity falls apart because of ChatGPT, maybe it wasn't that strong to begin with. To me, there is no one more insufferable than the creative who complains about AI. As if the world is supposed to make room for you and your dreams. As if being an artist or a writer is a right, not a privilege. The writers I look up to aren't complaining about AI -- they're finding ways to use these tools to enhance their work. Technology always introduces hard resets for artists, writers and creatives. It has changed the media we work in, the ways that work is disseminated, and the production of art itself. And in every era, if you're excellent, you'll find a way. I beg of you, stop complaining and go make something amazing. After all: it's Mediocrity that gets automated first.

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thanks homie! let's catch up soon

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PSA, the point of starting an agency isn't to get rich -- it's to serve your clients. It's so tone deaf when agency owners brag about growth and margins, especially in public. Clients don't want to hire an agency that has scaled 20x and is raking in millions for its founder: they want the best work, from the best team in the world -- for a fair price. If you wanted to get rich, you should've gone into PE, become a founder of a venture-scalable business, joined an early startup that was headed for the moon. When you focus first on extracting value rather than creating it, the work inevitably suffers. The agencies that stand the test of time aren't the ones that grew fastest – they're the ones that consistently delivered incredible outcomes. True agency success isn't measured in MRR or headcount – it's measured in repeat business, referrals, and work that makes both you and your clients proud. yeah.

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Strange that the three podcast princes (Ferriss, Huberman, Friedman) who millions of young men turn to for advice on how to live and think are all single and childless, past the age of 40.

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Crypto was more fun when it was about tearing down the establishment not bowing to the emperor

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Founder narratives can be so boring. I wanna hear about your problematic relationship with your Dad, and why it drove you to build the world's first LLM based on proprietary golf data.

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NFA: I actually think $DEGEN is one of the most undervalued assets on the planet. I will not be taking questions, thanks.

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rob is one of the best in the biz

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2025 intention: no more panels, way more parties

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Last year I spent about 500+ hours embedded at Duolingo to write the Duolingo Handbook -- which finally went live this week. Grateful to have had a front row seat with one of the most brilliant, unconventional teams on earth. I can't think of another company who has been able to build so much, so fast -- and with an insanely high bar on quality. The book tells the story of the company, and covers the key ideas and practices that make it so different. And even though the audience is primarily internal, I think folks from any tech / education / consumer company can find some gold in there. Link below: https://lnkd.in/ejddyDfH

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"no look" texting is such a flex. If you have to look at your keyboard when you text you're def over 35.

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The founder-worship-industrial-complex (How I Built This, endless fireside chats and books) serves to reaffirm lopsided cap tables where the entrepreneurs often get more equity than they deserve. We are playing into their hand.

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We’re ~2-3 months away from the moment when hiring anyone (for almost any reason) is a waste.

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Yes! This was a lot of my 2024. Let me know what you think!

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i don't get this move - can someone explain? why would they hire him

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Interesting tactic: when introducing yourself, offload self-promotion to a friend. A few weeks ago, a friend called me his "storytelling doula." It was 28% cringe, but I also kind of loved it. I help clients birth their ideas into language that helps them grow their business. There's a lot of breathing, some moments of panic, and occasionally someone screams. Introducing yourself -- especially verbally -- can be a mess. We get trapped in boring patterns, garble our words, downplay our magic. We overcomplicate trying to sound impressive, or shrink ourselves out of fear. But when a friend describes what you do? They have no stake. No anxiety about sounding too full of themselves. Their words carry none of our baggage. Next time someone asks what you do, borrow a friend's words. They probably see you more clearly.

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I think so many problems in crypto stem from the idea that people treat VCs like they're Gods, but they’re just Middlemen. Shuttling capital between lazy HNW boomers and based 20-somethings who just need a shot. Deploying capital is many things, but it is not the Lord’s work. Still, somewhere along the way, people started acting like VCs were the main characters. Like funding rounds were the real milestones. Like writing a check was the hard part, not staying up all night trying to make something that actually works. The problem with worshipping VCs is that it turns capital into the story rather than the fuel. It creates a world where everyone wants to be an investor and no one wants to be a founder. Where risk gets replaced by optimization, and the best and brightest aren’t building—they’re managing portfolios and clout-chasing on Twitter. The people who deserve clout are making something brand new. Capital follows conviction... but conviction starts with founders.

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"chronically online" is negative signal. they get lost in the fomo-mimetic vortex; because they see everything, nothing is interesting. harder to be original, easier to copy quickly. low on sleep and oxytocin. i'd rather hire (or date) someone who just emerged from the forest.

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"we hear for you"

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