Focusing on slope over y-intercept applies to any decision where you are looking for outsized returns.

Bet On Slope

How ideas are actually found. Riffing on Chris Dixon's and Balaji's seminal post, The Idea Maze.

Pulling The Thread

Not Ken Norton's Bring the Donuts. A simple way to consistently stand out.

Many seemingly complex things are actually pretty straightforward. But that doesn't mean it's easy.

One of the key requirements for greatness. You know it when you see it. And you cannot be great without the juice.

It turns out a 24x7 online casino is as crazy as it sounds. Speed is a feature.

The potential for riches is just the excuse. The real payoff is the pirate life itself.

Early stage investing is not only about the people, but the match between those people and the problem.

The most interesting things live at the intersection of two or more markets.

Tech & time have created a new class of people in the workforce. This demographic is an interesting new market to explore.

The best founders seem to not come from classic tier 1 backgrounds. Chips on shoulders tend to put chips in pockets.

Your current skills helped you get to where you are. But now they're holding you back from the next level.

A lesson from Bezos. A framework on when to decide, and when to act.

We already live in the metaverse, it's just not what we were told it would be.

All startups are hard and take everything you've got. If the effort is  constant, then pick problems with big rewards.

The most important question in startups. There are no new ideas, only timing.

Good & done is better than perfect but in progress.

Money is made from points of friction. Innovation makes those scarce resources abundant, and then creates a new higher level point of friction.

Your inbox is a todo list that everyone can add to. Answering everything is playing defense with your time. Learn to play offense.