now, 1-2 people are doing the work of a whole team
soon, 1-2 people will running whole companies
soon after, 1-2 people will be running multiple companies
they will start buying up swathes of land
we will need an effective and balanced government
I notice many young and ambitious ppl new to deep tech will set lofty goals on unrealistic timelines. Long-term, you will be able to do all you dream of and more; but choose short-term goals wisely so that effort + knowledge compound, instead of trying to short-cut the process
I left a16z to start Ixian Robotics!
Iβm very grateful for the people I got to learn from at a16z, and excited to be building again. The last couple of months have felt like knocking down dominoes Iβve spent years putting up.
Wrote a bit about the last year and what I want to build next: https://t.co/UZkyYG5e64
two double-edged ideals that define the US:
- optionality: lots of choices, but everything trends towards generic slop, and people have commitment issues
- credentialism: ambitious people strive, but the signals become reward hacked and superficial