Derek Sakamoto

Building Parachute ( 3x Founder

[Derek Sakamoto @dmsakamoto]

@lizwessel Work with people you like, and don’t be afraid if it takes a while to find them

[Derek Sakamoto @dmsakamoto]

@patrick_oshag The biggest Bull case is that their customers cannot be educated enough to use their platform on their own. So they have proprietary software + proprietary consulting. It’s this era’s IBM, but with double the profits per engagement.

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@david__booth @gustaf 2. Vertical AI

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@CCgong Risk-adjusted returns

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@rexsalisbury @iamjakestream Really, just start a captive dental insurer with the benefit of 4 cleanings a year, and no coverage. You’ll get a better tax break and better teeth

[Derek Sakamoto @dmsakamoto]

@wquist Exactly. The genius of Buffett and Munger is to buy deals that are generally obvious, and then use float as a hedge

[Derek Sakamoto @dmsakamoto]

@BennettSiegel Beyond that, the senators made a deal because it was impacting the communities they represented! I get there’s a higher level game, but playing games shouldn’t come at the cost of doing the base competency of a job.

[Derek Sakamoto @dmsakamoto]

@wquist It’s about being calm and confident so you think better and add more value

[Derek Sakamoto @dmsakamoto]

@richie_carchia Sorry for your loss

[Derek Sakamoto @dmsakamoto]

@jefielding I did this to myself with another VC. I am going to go back admitting I messed up: there is math behind my misunderstanding. Would you welcome this assuming we had a relationship?

[Derek Sakamoto @dmsakamoto]

@jefielding @FracSlap @jefielding Sorry. I get why you responded. This whole thread is nonsensical and outraging. Again, sorry.

[Derek Sakamoto @dmsakamoto]

https://t.co/EC7Nc9BRbY

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For AI really to overtake search for ads/commerce/discovery, it’s really going to need to develop its own intuition, not just look at volume of reference links

[Derek Sakamoto @dmsakamoto]

Nothing has gotten people to try other models more than ChatGPT 5’s release

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@Titleist end-to-end has some of the best customer service, and, hence, customer experience of any brand I interact with regularly

[Derek Sakamoto @dmsakamoto]

@iamjakestream 💯 This year I realized Juneteenth-4th of July is just another Christmas-New Years Day stretch

[Derek Sakamoto @dmsakamoto]

@rexsalisbury Feel like the tl;dr most longevity fitness and nutrition recommendations are to be a high school varsity athlete at a 5-star school

[Derek Sakamoto @dmsakamoto]

@bridge__harris Wait until they learn that insurance is even more lucrative and defensible

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@MartinGTobias Pliability app is the most effective thing I found yet

[Derek Sakamoto @dmsakamoto]

@lessin @slow I believe bonuses count as tips