I've known @AndrewDudum for 20 years. He is one of the highest integrity people I know and has a rare capacity of blending courage to speak out on his convictions with genuine open mindedness and curiosity for the opinions of those who disagree with him. I agree with @dylanbeynon that if you two spoke, you'd probably uncover more nuance and may be surprised to find a lot of common ground. I've seen this play out repeatedly with people who vehemently and/or angrily disagree with Andrew - they engage with him and realize they have more common ground than differences. I've heard Andrew passionately talk about his vision for hims from day one - he's always been mission oriented with a north star of modernizing and improving our healthcare system. I think your missions are more aligned than you may realize
Buddhism espouses eliminating attachments. I've increasingly grown suspicious of whether this is helpful or realistic for most people. Attachment, in many forms, is inherent to living. We can’t live without some form of attachment, be it to people, identities, personal values, and goals. More helpful for me is internalizing a belief that we can grieve the loss of an attachment and emerge on the other side. This involves cultivating an awareness of things which feel immutable and permanent but understanding that they are not, and if necessary, we can let them go.
Affordable childcare. Reusable rockets. Unsnarled supply chains. Sustainable farming. Accessible housing.
The companies below are tackling some of the country's most pressing issues. This is the American Dynamism 50 ↓
Investors are driven by either curiosity or FOMO.
Those driven by curiosity listen, ask questions, and are trying to learn more from you than vice versa. They also tend to make better long-term partners through the inevitable ups and downs
One particularly exciting role is 1st PM. We have an ambitious, vetted roadmap around HR, financial services, compliance software etc. Role will have massive ownership and great team to work with (9 engineers today, A+ product designer) https://t.co/UrJUHnhEp7
Our mission: provide economic opportunity to migrant farm workers, while helping employers modernize their back office & recruiting practices. Our Y1 goal was to match 1500 workers with jobs. Instead we did 3500+
And we're just getting started. Join us! https://t.co/TVFQdq97nG
“Metaverse” term coined in Snow Crash to describe the dystopian virtual world where humans interact via 3D avatars controlled by overlord corporations.
$FB changing to $MVRS is least surprising thing I’ve seen all week