When I was 22 and raising for my first startup I remember a very famous angel investor telling me that he'd trade $20 million dollars for a year back in his twenties - time was the most valuable asset. Can't help but think about that often.
Lisa
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Lisa
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- Convinced 95% of being successful is just finding people you vibe with
- It is quite funny that we live in an age where we’re attempting to fix the loss of divine meaning with breath work and meditation apps
- A recent estimate by a team of Stanford economists attributes almost a quarter of all US innovation since 1976 to high-skilled, foreign-born individuals. This is despite a difficult immigration system. Let's accelerate innovation!
- In many ways, WFH feels like going back to college. Working 10-12 hour days locked in your room and only leaving to eat takeout pizza and attempting to answer existential questions with your roommate.
- seeking best laptop recs for someone who refuses to shut 1000s of tabs. in 2023 i refuse to be limited by hardware
- Founders who make boring industries seem really exciting and make it 'cool' to work at their startup are total legends.
- No other country offers wealth creation like America. It’s why people navigate crazy visa processes to make it hereIf you joined Nvidia 5 years ago as a mid-level product manager with an annual $70K stock grant over 4 years, just that initial grant would be worth ~$10.6M today.
- Bizarre claim to suggest it's a bad thing that a CEO works insanely hard to interview every candidate
- One secret of Silicon Valley is that there are many angels investing $1K - $2K in startups (vs $25K - $50K). Still a lot of money for most people but far less than you think.
- some personal news: I received my green card! excited to continue building in America - our best days are ahead of us 🇺🇸
- Can we all stop squabbling about ‘fair’ slices of pie and just make more pie.
- Airbnb but exclusively for people who want to spend summer in NY and the rest of the year in SF
- 65% of top AI companies have immigrant foundersThe most important technical concept in AI in recent years was introduced by group comprised mostly of immigrants. The most important technology in the 21st century is largely coming out of the US today due to immigration. America should not take this for granted.
