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Learning.Writing.Connecting.

[7 @70M_MoO]

A rolling bank of dark cloud spelled it out as clearly as if it had it written on its face. Menacing by its size and clarity of definition, its deep crimson made it the most obvious.
They had work to do.

#OpeningLine
#LitTwit

[7 @70M_MoO]

@HTVIOLA @conkers3 Morning!
Did anyone get back to you about bending spoons?

[7 @70M_MoO]

@leadlagreport Saw this and thought of you 🙂
https://t.co/8R3HeKKr7g

[Satoshi Stacker @StackerSatoshi]

BlackRock just limited withdrawals from their $26B private credit fund as investors requested 9.3% of the fund's NAV.

This comes as other large private credit funds including Blackstone and Blue Owl have also received record high redemption requests amid insufficient liquidity.

[7 @70M_MoO]

@PensionCraft Hi, Happy New Year and thanks for the pods!
Thought you might find this amusing: https://t.co/RK0f0jmYLm

[7 @70M_MoO]

@InfiniteL88ps @toddrose Hopeful, funny and quotetastic!
Thanks both 🙂

[David Senra @FoundersPodcast]

“The imitative majority follows the innovating minority and this follows the originative individual.”

[Patrick OShaughnessy @patrick_oshag]

We are hiring a research analyst

Here are some signs you might be a great fit:

- hearing “if we capture just 1% of the market” in pitches makes you wince
- the harder something is to learn, the more you want to learn it
- you read wikipedia for fun
- you’ve said “this would be so much easier in Python”
- you have a PhD but hate academia
- you feel restless if you haven’t built anything in a while
- you know the difference between being accurate and right and being precise and wrong. 
- you use phrases like “strong prior” and “null hypothesis” in casual conversation
- lateral thinking is second nature for you
- you appreciate complexity and strive for clarity
- debating your ideas with others fills you with excitement, not dread
- it’s obvious to you that working harder AND smarter right answer
- You believe the trope that too much research for VCs deals leads to bad decisions is ridiculously dumb
- you want to work in a unique office in NYC (we work out of same office as two other incredible investors and their teams)
- you value evidence more than eloquence

Apply below!

[Eric Jorgenson 📚 ☀️ @EricJorgenson]

Every time I talk with @FoundersPodcast (and listening to the podcast of course), I hear new powerful maxims.

I’ve been collecting what he learned from decades of studying founders.

1. Money comes naturally as a result of service.
2. Ordinary things, done with extraordinary focus, over an extraordinary period of time.
3. Find an earned secret and exploit it for two or three decades.
4. Be a professional opportunist.
5. Opportunity arrives after a loss.
6. The best financial decisions are not financial decisions.
7. You don't need to be a genius; you just need to collect more information.
8. Reading is not hard—pick up a book and stare at it. If you're not doing that, you're not serious.
9. Wise people don't solve problems; they avoid them.
10. Genius has the fewest moving parts.
11. Those at the margins often come to control the center.
12. Mute the world, build your own.
13. Don't do anything that someone else can do.
14. A natural monopoly is ideal, but if not, take an oligopoly.
15. Invest heavily in the technologies of the day.
16. Ideas that are easy to understand are easy to spread.
17. Make yourself easy to interface with.
18. Relationships run the world.
19. History doesn’t repeat; human nature does.
20. Quality of your life is the direct result of the quality of your decisions.
21. Don't learn to deal with stress; learn to enjoy it.
22. Belief comes before ability.
23. Problems are opportunities in work clothes.
24. Books are made out of books.
25. Bad boys move in silence.
26. Learning from history is a form of leverage.
27. Designing in constraints is powerful.
28. The world is your classroom.
29. "Always more audacity." — Winston Churchill
30. Excellence is the capacity to take pain.
31. Actions express priorities.
32. The public praises people for what they practice in private.
33. There are ideas worth billions in a $30 history book.
34. Successful people listen. Those that don’t, don’t last long.
35. If you know your business from A to Z, no problem is unsolvable.
36. Business is problems; the best companies are problem-solving machines.
37. Gentlemen, watch your costs.
38. You aren't advertising to a standing army; you're advertising to a moving parade.
39. Self-pity has no utility.
40. Always more audacious.
41. Wisdom is prevention.
42. Go for great (Munger).
43. Go for freedom (Zell).
44. Making mistakes is the privilege of the active.
45. Time carries most of the weight.
46. Incentives rule everything around you.
47. Find a simple idea and take it seriously.
48. Good ideas are rare; when you find one, bet heavily.
49. Genius lies in ignoring the unimportant.
50. Intensity is the price of excellence.
51. You can’t save souls in an empty church.
52. Scale and fanaticism combined are powerful.
53. If you’re not working on your best idea, you're doing it wrong.
54. Ease isn’t the goal; excellence is.
55. Become friends with the eminent dead.
56. People are power law; the best ones change everything.
57. By endurance, we conquer.
58. Keep things simple and remember what you set out to do.
59. The founder is the guardian of the company’s soul.
60. In business, the winning system maximizes or minimizes one or a few variables.
61. Imitation precedes creation.
62. Focus is saying no.
63. Optimism is a moral duty.
64. Intense concentration can bring out hidden resources in people.
65. If anything is worth doing, it's worth doing to excess.
66. Obsess over customers.
67. Being extreme in your craft is essential in the age of leverage.
68. Learning is not memorizing; it’s changing behavior.
69. Repeat, repeat, repeat; volume and consistency win.
70. If you love what you do, the only exit strategy is death.
71. The story of the father is embedded in the son.
72. The hard way is the right way.
73. Be intolerant of slowness.
74. Hire a professional critic.
75. Experts don’t know sh*t.
76. I love the climb; I don’t care where the summit is.
77. "If you do everything, you will win."
78. "Reading is forced meditation."
79. "Action solves everything."
80. A great product has to be better than it has to be.
81. It’s not what you do; it’s how you do it.
82. "I'm not a businessman; I'm a business, man."
83. "Forever on the attack."
84. Life isn't about finding yourself; it's about creating yourself.
85. Plan B should be to make Plan A work.
86. The road to success is paved with mistakes well handled.
87. The good ones know more.
88. Avoid boring people.
89. The best thing I did was choose the right heroes.
90. All good things in life come from compounding.
91. A players hire A players; B players hire C players.
92. "Search all the parks in all your cities; you'll find no statues of committees."
93. Have pride in creation, not consumption.
94. Pay peanuts, get monkeys.
95. Once you find something that works, shut up about it.
96. If you know the basics, you have an advantage over others (Kobe).
97. Apply specific knowledge with leverage, and you’ll get what you deserve (Naval).
98. There’s no substitute for hard work.
99. Collect a handful of ideas, then hammer them home repeatedly.
100. It’s slothful not to compress your thoughts.
101. A novice is easily spotted because they do too much.
102. "Repetition is persuasive."
103. Keep the main thing the main thing.

I've done several podcast episodes with David, usually with our buddy @baldridgecpa, and we have another one coming soon!

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@CapitalPmh Hi Paul, thanks for the pods!
Thought this might be of interest on the #watr-front:
[Engineering Matters] #328 Listening for Leaks – Engineering Matters Awards Innovation Champion, FIDO #engineeringMatters
https://t.co/txn3P3oXRA via @PodcastAddict

Have a good weekend!

[The Humanoid Hub @TheHumanoidHub]

This is a major milestone for Figure and humanoids in general – doing useful work at a real production line for extended periods.

Figure recently completed a 20-hour run of back-to-back shifts on the BMW X3 line! They've been running 10-hour shifts for several weeks now.

[DreamStarter @DreamStarter_1]

Here it is!
My first comic/manga: The Story of Harlan Q. West Ep.1
A visual dive into a story that’s lived in my head for years.
Created with GPT-4o.
Enjoy the 🧵👇

[Domonic @domwhiting]

Drum & Bass On The Bike is back in the capital LONDON this coming SUNDAY, 23RD MARCH starting from 14:00HRS at the WELLINGTON ARCH, W1J 7JZ so TELL A FRIEND TO TELL A FRIEND!

[Humble Farmer Army @HFAresearch]

Generating yield on stables is one of the best ways to survive and thrive in a market like the one we’re currently living through

Let's dig into some of the best opportunities which exist currently (adjusted for risk and in no particular order) 🧵🧵🧵

[7 @70M_MoO]

@conkers3 @AngloAmerican @FT @CNBC @proactive_UK @business Seems positive 👍
If they're floating (then selling) the Pt business does that mean no one wants to buy it i wonder 🤔 🤷

[Domonic @domwhiting]

I will be bringing this BIKE RAVE to Australia, ADELAIDE next weekend!!

[7 @70M_MoO]

@div_nij And I like Nicolai Tangen's style (more global/US though) e.g. Blackstone President and COO: Investment Decisions, Entrepreneurial Drive and Company Culture #inGoodCompanyWithNicolaiTangen
https://t.co/A07EPsBrLC via @PodcastAddict

[7 @70M_MoO]

@div_nij Would also add Paul:
[UK Small/Mid Caps Podcast with Paul Scott] Paul's Daily Podcast - e.g. Mon 10/2/2025 #ukSmallMidCapsPodcastWithPaulScott
https://t.co/Wj6DFOBFA8

[7 @70M_MoO]

@HTVIOLA @div_nij @conkers3 Seconded!

[7 @70M_MoO]

@SwanInvest87 @div_nij Seconded!

[Paul Chowdhry @paulchowdhry]

I'm hosting Live at the Apollo tonight BBC2 9.45pm!