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From @vgr: “Storage is cheap and growing cheaper; compute is abundant. What remains expensive—financially, temporally, and energetically—is getting the right data to the right place in time. The shape of intelligence is ultimately constrained by this invisible economy: not the price of knowing, but the cost of remembering.”

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I wouldn’t be surprised if more tech companies lean into brick & mortar third spaces as a distribution strategy because it actually becomes cheaper than trying to compete with AI slop and sensationalism for attention online

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What does it look like to increase your surface area for luck in an age where everyone is producing content on socials, sending mass cold emails, spamming DMs, etc.? Feels like the most magical part of the internet – serendipitous connection – is dying.

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I find myself in this weird situation where many of the people who like my theses around building, intentionality, and tech are socialists and don't realize that I am, in fact, not a socialist

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I'm still a big believer in this idea that more "AI workflow/agent" companies should look less like a SaaS startup and more like consulting + media. Forward-deployed engineers that deeply understand the organization, media to find the believers, tech to deliver in promises.

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just posted on linkedin for the first time in years if yall wanna run me up ty

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STAY IN THE GAME

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It’s significantly easier to build and garner support when you believe in something bigger than yourself. Age old advice that becomes truer by the day.

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why are so many team members leaving Optimism at the same time

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any time a marketing campaign takes over the feed my instinct is to ignore the product

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Someone is gonna create "management theory" for AI knowledge work. Today, it's tacit knowledge locked inside of the most effective teams. The new MBA will be about managing parallel agents, providing them context, and figuring out the best ways to put humans in the loop.

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“If you build it they will come” is true specifically for things that people can feel included in and be a part of

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so much of success comes down to personality

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It’s interesting that Farcaster started moving further in the direction of a wallet just as TBA started moving further in the direction of a social app.

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One thing every bootstrapped entrepreneur needs to grapple with is margins. Feels like venture backed companies get away with some capital inefficiency if they’re growing fast enough. Too much inefficiency is bad, but growth is more important. When the money is coming out of your pocket, though, it’s a totally different story. For the longest time, I was just afraid to spend money. It felt like every expense was a direct hit to the money I was taking home. The last few months, I’ve been much more intentional about hiring help while keeping an eye on margins, and it’s made all the difference. I’m spending more, but I’m also making more. This is like Business 101, but I don’t think folks talk about the psychology of this enough. Your business isn’t “real” until you can disconnect how you think about the business account from your personal account.

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I'm looking for someone to help part-time with the Bedrock /bedrock newsletter + some editorial work. Paid position. Start ASAP. Reach out if that's you + share with your friends!

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In a few years, you'll make more per follower on Base than on any other platform. Not from tips or token pumps, but because every follower has a wallet, and the friction to spend is zero. The line between software, commerce, and media is gone. This is the worst it'll ever be.

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i shouldve known not to listen to yall, these David bars are NASTY

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Who is selling “research”? Who is buying research? Are startups and VCs buying reports, insights, etc.?

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