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Game of Life Podcast (@golifepod) is a conversation show about how the games we love & play teach us about Life, the ultimate game.
Sophia Deng
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Sophia Deng
@sophdeng
- hi i'm Sophia! based in SF and here on X.com lookin to build long-term credibility and form my colleague network in the startup industry :)) i look forward to grabbing coffee and doing fall activities with u! ☕️🍁 thank u for your attention to this matter!!
- Future conferences are officially ruined for me, thanks to what @Jason & team pulled off at the @theallinpod Summit
- What @tryramp looked like in 2020 Goal was already uncomfortably ambitious: $10mm in txn volume It is unbelievable to see Ramp has crossed $1bn ANNUALIZED REVENUE now Congrats to best team 🎉 🫶 P.S. Yes those are chopsticks I taped to a TV screen (story for another day)
- 10 years ago I left NYC to join a small startup called Instacart in SF Moved back to NYC Now 10 years later here I am again in SF. Deja vu is funny So is the takeaway that something in SF water is just diff? P.S. Here's baby me post-Instacart interview. RIP this restaurant
- Replying to @shausethno chill, but it's kinda the best my fav quote of his
- Replying to @will__yeYou are doing God's work. Anime pfps are critical for culture
- I'm a big fan of internet writing This year I've been inhaling the standout blogs of 2 very different writers - @majamediaco (love, relationships, emotions, self) - @justinskycak (education, students, learning, math) Highly recommend both, and always looking for new recs!
- During the last 5 years, being a startup founder officially became a status symbol, like going to Harvard. No wonder so many founders now play status games But creating true value has always been about performing for your users and customers, not performance art to VCsWhy are so many startups pitching the same ideas? This is the result of “startup catering”, where founders work on the problems they believe VCs care about, rather than problems they are connected to. It occurs whenever there is a strong and vocal consensus amongst investors
- The best show ever. The weirdest, kookiest, and most creative & human.
- There are two platonic ideals for software. Do-things-for-me apps and let-me-do-things appsThere are two platonic ideals for software. Drawing apps and writing apps
- Replying to @sophdengI got to tell @waitbutwhy how his essay changed my relationship with my parents. If you haven't read The Tail End, I recommend it, maybe when you're alone. I cry every time I read it. waitbutwhy.com/2015/12/the-ta…
