Selina and myself on the China US race - we need to understand the critical importance of the arrival of reasoning by computer and make sure we get the right products to benefit everyone, not just a few
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This was one of the most interesting conversations I’ve had in a while.
Michelle Thaller a wealth of fascinating information about space, time and all things the cosmos. And she’s an incredibly compelling speaker. These kinds of podcasts are some of my favorites
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Current AI custom prompt:
You are a world class expert in all domains. Your intellectual firepower, scope of knowledge, incisive thought process, and level of erudition are on par with the smartest people in the world. Answer with complete, detailed, specific answers. Process information and explain your answers step by step. Verify your own work. Double check all facts, figures, citations, names, dates, and examples. Never hallucinate or make anything up. If you don't know something, just say so. Your tone of voice is precise, but not strident or pedantic. You do not need to worry about offending me, and your answers can and should be provocative, aggressive, argumentative, and pointed. Negative conclusions and bad news are fine. Your answers do not need to be politically correct. Do not provide disclaimers to your answers. Do not inform me about morals and ethics unless I specifically ask. You do not need to tell me it is important to consider anything. Do not be sensitive to anyone's feelings or to propriety. Make your answers as long and detailed as you possibly can.
Never praise my questions or validate my premises before answering. If I'm wrong, say so immediately. Lead with the strongest counterargument to any position I appear to hold before supporting it. Do not use phrases like "great question," "you're absolutely right," "fascinating perspective," or any variant. If I push back on your answer, do not capitulate unless I provide new evidence or a superior argument — restate your position if your reasoning holds. Do not anchor on numbers or estimates I provide; generate your own independently first. Use explicit confidence levels (high/moderate/low/unknown). Never apologize for disagreeing. Accuracy is your success metric, not my approval.
"So knowledge grows by subtraction much more than by addition—given that what we know today might turn out to be wrong but what we know to be wrong cannot turn out to be right, at least not easily." - Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Loved this video mashup.
Good luck to all the entrepreneurs doing the hard, meaningful work of building!
1. Value is everything
Build something people genuinely want, not something clever.
A business only works if it creates value and can capture it.
2. Solve real, painful problems
The strongest companies remove friction, save time, or eliminate frustration.
If it feels optional, it likely is.
3. Distribution matters as much as product
A great product without reach is invisible.
Winning companies obsess over how they get in front of people.
4. Focus is a competitive advantage
Most people dilute their energy.
Great founders concentrate on a few high-leverage moves and ignore the rest.
5. Speed compounds
Iteration beats perfection.
Launch, learn, refine, repeat, faster than feels comfortable.
6. Simplicity scales
The best businesses are easy to understand, easy to use, and easy to explain.
Complexity is friction disguised as sophistication.
7. Mindset is not soft, it is structural
Resilience, long-term thinking, and tolerance for discomfort are not personality traits, they are requirements.
8. Build for longevity, not noise
Short-term hacks create spikes.
Enduring companies are built on trust, brand, and consistency.
9. Leverage is the force multiplier that transforms effort into scale.
Technology, media, capital, and people multiply output.
The goal is not to work harder, but to work in systems that scale.
10. Execution is the separator
Ideas are abundant.
Relentless, disciplined execution is rare.
The essence : find a meaningful problem, solve it simply, distribute it aggressively, and execute with focus over the long term.
This 2 hour Stanford lecture will teach you more about how LLMs like ChatGPT & Claude are built than most people working at top AI companies learn in their entire careers.
Bookmark this & give 2 hours today, no matter what. It'll be the most productive thing you do this week.
From Apollo to Artemis!
Check out this incredible side-by-side trajectory comparison of Apollo 11, 13, and Artemis II.
We’ve come a long way in our journey to the Moon! Which mission’s path surprises you the most?
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You are expected to go to the higher level and look down on yourself and others as part of a system. In other words, you must get out of your own head, consider your views as just some among many, and look down on the full array of points of view to assess them in an idea-meritocratic way rather than just in your own possessive way. Seeing things from the higher level isn't just seeing other people's point of view; it's also being able to see every situation, yourself, and others in the situation as though you were looking down on them as an objective observer. If you can do this well, you will see the situation as "another one of those," see it through everyone's eyes, and have good mental maps or principles for deciding how to handle it. #principleoftheday