James

CEO of the leading digital investment and wealth management platform in SE Asia

[Josh Elman @joshelman]

9/11. #NeverForget .

Thank you to everyone who works tirelessly to keep us safe.

Thank you first responders who give their all to help at a moment’s notice.

[James @firstjames]

@hey_madni AI

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Hate speech impressions (# of times tweet was viewed) continue to decline, despite significant user growth!

@TwitterSafety will publish data weekly.

Freedom of speech doesn’t mean freedom of reach. Negativity should & will get less reach than positivity.

[James @firstjames]

@justinkan @Twitch @fractalwagmi Congrats man!

[Naval @naval]

A fit body, a calm mind, a house full of love. These things cannot be bought - they must be earned.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

u can’t sell houses u don’t own
u can’t sell cars u don’t own
but
u *can* sell stock u don’t own!?
this is bs – shorting is a scam
legal only for vestigial reasons

[James @firstjames]

If co-founder is like spouse & startup is like child, then investors are like the in-laws. It's a huge blessing to have supportive in-laws who don't try to teach your child or teach you how to care for your child. Ideally, they just want to spoil your child. LOL! Hehe.

[James @firstjames]

@msuster I found it quite useful.

[James @firstjames]

@JamesClear It's a great book. I plan to reread.

[Tony Vlachakis @tvlachak]

An active mind means ownership and accountability.

https://t.co/HTleSPvN1D

@shaneparrish

[James Clear @JamesClear]

Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement.

A small habit—when repeated consistently—grows into something significant.

[James @firstjames]

@justinkan Sad thing is that a world of better human can't be gradually be realized if people keep dying after becoming better. :)

[James @firstjames]

Sad.

[Paul Graham @paulg]

"FDA insiders say the agency and its approximately 17,000 employees were dark for the four-day Thanksgiving holiday, including those working on the vaccine approval."

https://t.co/UwNPJrxp1S

[Bill Gurley @bgurley]

We are all very fortunate to live in a day and age where a person like @BillGates dedicates his vast fortune as well as his mind and time to solving the world’s largest problems. https://t.co/BfelE91Tvy

[James @firstjames]

Yes it does take practice.

[Paul Graham @paulg]

When you try something new, you inevitably attract haters. So not being deterred by haters is one of the skills you need in order to make change happen. Like most skills, it's a combination of natural ability and practice. But don't expect not to have to practice.

[James @firstjames]

I will get to that talk soon with my sons.

[Paul Graham @paulg]

Told 11 yo about the existence of finance. I'd willingly answered all his questions about drugs and organized crime and sexual practices, but I found myself reluctant to tell him there were people who made money just from betting whether prices of things would go up or down.

[James @firstjames]

Can’t agree more!

[Sam Altman @sama]

It's hard to overstate how valuable it is for super talented people to want to come live in the US, and for them (and their children) to start companies here.

It should be the easiest policy decision imaginable to let them. Not doing so will have dire consequences.

[Austen Allred @Austen]

The weird thing about Silicon Valley is the frequency at which you run into someone and think, “Wow that person is really, really smart” and a few years later they’re insanely rich.

[Paul Graham @paulg]

A lot of ambitious people spend the early part of their lives in credential-seeking mode. But you'll hit a wall if you're still in this mode when you start a startup. Making what users want is a completely different m.o. from charming authorities and doing well on tests.