media experiences succeed because they exist in a shared context, this is why there is more content about content (paracontent) than content itself !
10/10 recommend learning how to shamelessly ask for all that you want bc you'll be surprised at how many people are willing to simply give it to you, and more
young people might not believe this but the internet used to be really fun.
“The only thing an old man can tell a young man is that it goes fast, real fast, and if you’re not careful it’s too late. Of course, the young man will never understand this truth.” — Norm Macdonald
Cluely CMO quit after 7 months because he was tired of 12 hour days and started to not like the vibe. Gen Z startups are incredible.
$82.6B raised in VC in 2025. These 4 firms raised ~40% of it: a16z ~$15B Lightspeed ~$9B Founders Fund~$4.6B Dragoneer ~$4.3 B
Beanie Babies were the cryptocurrency of the 90s
Betting not legal in California, but “prediction markets” are on billboards at LAX.
No one is talking about winemaker drip So I will This is how we're moving ad infinitum
Vibe check
There’s so much to know What are the right things to know? In which order? How will I know?
Time horizon is the most important piece - completely changes the dynamic and allows for real building. So totally agree on all fronts. As the saying goes "once you've met one family office, you've met one family office"
Here's THE MOST incredible stat from Warren Buffett’s tenure as CEO of Berkshire: 98% of his current net worth of $151 billion was generated AFTER he turned 65. "My life has been a product of compound interest." - Warren Buffett
Pablo Picasso literally revealed the foundational key to all success:
“Yes I feel fully recharged after a restful holiday”
In general, you have the conversations you deserve to have. If a conversation is boring for you it’s up to you to take it to a more interesting place. You can usually be more spicy/daring than you think. Some entertaining Werner Herzog examples of this:
United States Тренды
- 1. Patriots N/A
- 2. Patriots N/A
- 3. Drake Maye N/A
- 4. Sean Payton N/A
- 5. Stidham N/A
- 6. Seahawks N/A
- 7. #AFCChampionshipGame N/A
- 8. Mike Vrabel N/A
- 9. #NEvsDEN N/A
- 10. Tony Romo N/A
- 11. Stiddy N/A
- 12. Diggs N/A
- 13. Lutz N/A
- 14. Josh McDaniels N/A
- 15. Robert Kraft N/A
- 16. Campbell N/A
- 17. $GHOST N/A
- 18. Travis Scott N/A
- 19. Gonzo N/A
- 20. Santa Clara N/A
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