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On the dystopian, unsettling, and strangely religious 5-MeO-DMT livestream
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AI Safety Has 12 Months Left
if it has any time at all
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VC-Backed Startups are Low Status
Before Tech became the dominant industry, jobs like investment banking were generally viewed as the best expected-value career trade to make out of…
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A Thousand Ways
On the story we keep telling for our entire life
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The Privilege of Belief
Some thoughts on firm building and believing in people and ideas
Dec 17, 2025
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The Luxury of Knowing
Reflections on career clarity and the luck of finding it
Nov 12, 2025
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Sequencing vs. Equal Odds
In building applied research companies, there are two distinct R&D paths that lead to success, and a middle ground that leads to structural poison.
Oct 3, 2025
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Narrative Cycle Entry
How companies should position and build their narratives from launch through the various stages of technology hype cycles
Sep 23, 2025
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