Chris Faught

Founder & CEO @neoncommerce | former @affirm @apple; mostly a collection of things to remember.

[Carl Jung Archive @QuoteJung]

Carl Jung with a heavy one.

[Aditya Agarwal @adityaag]

4 thoughts on early-stage hiring:

1/ If an engineer is trying to pick between a pre Series-B company and a BigCo/BigLab --> stop talking to them immediately. They are clearly not ready for a startup.

2/ If someone isn't willing to take a 70% cash paycut (relative to BigCo/BigLab) --> stop talking to them immediately. They will be unhappy/stressed.

3/ You learn a lot about a candidate during the negotiation/closing process. Do not be afraid to walk away if you get new information.

4/ Startups have zero work-life balance. If you are not willing to put in the hours, you are not in the right headspace to grind.

[Zen and the Art of Persuasive Writing @Zenpersuasion]

I’m an appellate court judge.

I’ve read thousands of briefs.

Here’s what no one told you about persuasion and how to win. Thread.

[kache @yacineMTB]

you can outsource your thinking
but you cannot outsource your understanding

[The Ways of A Gentleman @Gentleman_Ways]

Writing advice from C. S. Lewis…

[mau @rllydu]

dudes be named chris and… well that’s it, dudes actually be named chris LMFAOOOOO

[Deva Hazarika @devahaz]

One of the worst communication gaps is between people who care about precision in language and those who don’t

[Hyperion @Ortgeist]

Nietzsche:

[Sequoia Capital @sequoia]

In honor of 50 years of Apple, we're sharing - for the first time ever - Don Valentine's original 1977 memo for Sequoia's investment into Apple Computer. #Apple50

[THE SHORT BEAR @TheShortBear]

Services: The New Software

Sequoia on the next $1T opportunity map.

[David Senra @davidsenra]

"I want all A players around me. I want people whose relationship with me I value so much that if it was terminated, I would be lost." —Brad Jacobs

[Chris Faught @cpfaught]

@rileybrown @TimSweeneyEpic @markgurman cc @TimSweeneyEpic ^

[Chris Faught @cpfaught]

@rileybrown @TimSweeneyEpic @markgurman You can’t deprecate IAP if you’re going to offer web payments. Have to offer both.

[Physics In History @PhysInHistory]

Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan 🌏

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

I’m in love with this sentence:

“The degree to which a person can grow is directly proportional to the amount of truth he can accept about himself without running away.”

[Clay Travis @ClayTravis]

What an absolutely iconic photo.

[techbimbo @jameygannon]

if you are a designer and you don’t want to be coding, you sure as hell better be good at:

- writing and positioning
- marketing and getting attention
- setting creative direction and getting buy-in

there’s no free lunch anymore

[Visa is doing marketing consults (see pinned!) @visakanv]

@EricJorgenson "Everything is vague to a degree you do not realize till you have tried to make it precise." – Russell

[James Cham @jamescham]

Reminded this week that charisma might be as simple as the ability to transfer emotional energy. (Via Randall Collins!)

[Tanay Jaipuria @tanayj]

63% of global eCommerce GMV comes from 10 platforms