morning-commute

saw air last night for the first time and they were incredible 

played moon safari cover to cover

saw air last night for the first time and they were incredible 

played moon safari cover to cover

https://open.spotify.com/track/5fddI3jipxueajScJYReMT?si=gJbsHfICReKuSBJTcnbDzg&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A206GTDefY2qRMQxYXmfb0a

this song and all the dance that surrounds it are incredible

this song and all the dance that surrounds it are incredible

https://open.spotify.com/track/7FdDBpqrdpWtdAromLpv4V?si=AWb00NIxR2ODiRBP_is1wA

Fitness

gm run on the water

happy monday from me to you

Product

https://frame.weponder.io/api/polls/24294

simply the best piece of improvised music

simply the best piece of improvised music 

https://open.spotify.com/track/0T4KV1pj8as2xvdHZAP5ae?si=1HK4-O0SS2OckY1HAWuVgw&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A0I8vpSE1bSmysN2PhmHoQg

"I'm here because I was born here and thus ruined for anywhere else, but I don't know about you"

weekend essay reading recommendation from Colson Whithead, November 2001, a lifetime ago and also a profound time for NYC

this essay (and that opening sentence above) helped me understand myself  - 3rd generation of NYCer, whose family has been here continuously for 120 years - as much as anything ive ever read

moreso, its a story of place, and the meaning of place, and the meaning of change, and embracing change even when we are .... scared by it

https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/11/magazine/the-way-we-live-now-11-11-01-lost-and-found.html

I remember the first time Andy told me to read this 

I am glad I did

Founders

One of the biggest differences for me going from VC to company founder is getting comfortable with not keeping up with most things happening in crypto anymore since your world ends up being more specialized. Surprisingly harder to adjust than I anticipated since crypto news is actually really interesting

one of the main reasons i decided to do VC was the ability to learn, discover and participate in many different interest areas simultaneously

my brother steve martocci is back in the arena and getting at it again w SuppCo, healthcare at the edge, helping ppl feel confident to be in control of their own wellness

my brother steve martocci is back in the arena and getting at it again w SuppCo, healthcare at the edge, helping ppl feel confident to be in control of their own wellness

https://www.businessinsider.com/groupme-splice-cofounder-steve-martocci-supplement-industry-suppco-2024-10

it’s up to you what you really wanna do

it’s up to you what you really wanna do

https://open.spotify.com/track/2PdIo7ewQPuAsP99LVg9uy?si=Iaq1p0a3Q4a9oo_yvndqew

Books

some of my favorite books over the past couple years

some of my favorite books over the past couple years

https://verse.surf/jaredhecht/Favorite-Books

Parenting

some new year resolutions 

https://jared.xyz/on-offensive-questions

they call it adolescence ‘cause we learnin’ adult lessons

🤯

they call it adolescence ‘cause we learnin’ adult lessons

🤯

https://open.spotify.com/track/17K5opp9TO1OANv36IWsCh?si=rmGTDClPQMelBGy97BQMiA&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A2mBH7RhAS6vRKkSlA7IRIJ

Design

In 10 years, I think we will laugh at our past decision to design anthropomorphically our chores robots 

Can't wait to move to the functionally superior oval shaped robot with 5 tentacle-like arms and a cute neo-animal face 

https://x.com/Dexerto/status/1844723971637338332

the counterargument is we’ve designed and optimized our physical world for two-armed-and-handed-five-fingered-bi-pedaled creatures so an anthropomorphized robot is immediately retrofitted to our physical environment for all the things

We're in the process of shipping a v1 for 2 new categories on Bountycaster:
- resumes
- for sale

Getting closer to our version of Craigslist + social + crypto :)

If you want to get a post up in either category when we launch, please DM me! We're looking for posts if you're publicly looking for your next role OR selling items (e.g. @samantha /humankind candles, @beecurious /farcastea matcha)

sometimes i read a piece and find myself physically nodding my head up and down in agreement

that's how i felt reading my partner @nickgrossman.eth's most recent post on less is more

Partner @USV. Student of cities and the internet. https://nickgrossman.xyz

sometimes i read a piece and find myself physically nodding my head up and down in agreement

that's how i felt reading my partner @nickgrossman.eth's most recent post on less is more

https://nickgrossman.xyz/doing-less

Identifying and navigating out of local maximums is the primary job of founders.

Large and innovative product changes look and feel like this chart. 

You have painful and short term transition to a new thing, that then sets you on a path to a higher path you wouldn't have achieved otherwise.

Nature

https://frames.neynar.com/f/e60012f6/49734a6d 

I ❤️ NY

I’d sing along with the birds if I only knew the words

I’d sing along with the birds if I only knew the words

https://open.spotify.com/track/181YsWsKwhTmoHYZ4xtiuZ?si=bYC7rC3MR3erWSyVnzGO2w&context=spotify%3Aplaylist%3A37i9dQZF1DZ06evO180DJv

my 7yo just looked at me and said “pssst I see dead people” and then proceeded to explain why Kendrick is the best rapper in the game. i think the only rapper he knows is biggie?

my 7yo just looked at me and said “pssst I see dead people” and then proceeded to explain why Kendrick is the best rapper in the game. i think the only rapper he knows is biggie?

https://open.spotify.com/track/6AI3ezQ4o3HUoP6Dhudph3?si=B57g2oEpQaOE5Ph8BoNTwQ&context=spotify%3Atrack%3A6AI3ezQ4o3HUoP6Dhudph3

@usv | jared.xyz | formerly founder of groupme and fundera 

Jared Hecht

@jaredhecht.eth