Jamie Tam

Founder: 📈 Software Developer. Podcast Consumer.

[Jamie Tam @jamtam556]

@ShaanVP Gotta rt the plug

[Shaan Puri @ShaanVP]

I send out startup ideas like this 2x a week on my newsletter: https://t.co/hyXkTjtm0Q

[Shaan Puri @ShaanVP]

The answer is self-defense.

Defense from yourself.

Preventing yourself from getting addicted to stuff that's so god damn addictive.

This is a skill. A skill worth building.

Here's how I think it plays out.

[Path To Manliness @PathToManliness]

$GME $AMC

[tobi lutke @tobi]

Citron seems to have deleted this tweet. I hope Andrew made good on his promise. Either way- I’ll make a $200k donation to the charity today. (Poverty in NY related, not Robinhood app)

[Jamie Tam @jamtam556]

Perspective changes everything. Taking a longer term outlook makes the day to day seem insignificant.

[Jamie Tam @jamtam556]

My goal this year is to accelerate my rate of learning. Then apply those lessons and concepts along the way.

[Jamie Tam @jamtam556]

The only thing thst beats execution is a better idea. One is nothing without the other

[Jamie Tam @jamtam556]

After researching cold email there are 5 main factors

1) The audience
2) Level of personalization
3) Split testing
4) Be persistent. Follow up until they say no.
5) Not getting classified as spam

[James Clear @JamesClear]

Looking back, most of the excuses I made...

not enough time
not enough money
not enough knowledge
not the right connections

...were just ways to avoid the real bottleneck.

Not enough courage.

There was always a small step I could have taken—if I had the guts to take it.

[Paul Yacoubian @PaulYacoubian]

https://t.co/EVEEyj6X9s monthly startup stats and marketing update for December.

[Jamie Tam @jamtam556]

What boring industries(lawn care, self storage, repair service etc.) is ripe for technology?

[Andrew Wilkinson @awilkinson]

Product founders suck at marketing.

Marketing founders suck at product.

A founder who understands both is lightning in a bottle ⚡️

[Jamie Tam @jamtam556]

@joshuamschultz Well thought out and explained 🙌

[Julian Shapiro @Julian]

THREAD: 10 significant lies you're told about the world.

On startups, writing, and your career:

[Austin Rief ☕️ @austin_rief]

The best advice I ever received was to increase your "luck surface area".

- Work hard
- Befriend likeminded people
- Learn faster than others

If you do that, you will get lucky at some point.

[Nick Huber @sweatystartup]

Instead of trying to guess where the fish are, follow the fishermen.

[Carl Richards @behaviorgap]

Ignore the market, focus on your life.

[Jay Vas @jayvas]

Plaid's value prop in 1 image.

(you can re-use this image for any API-first company really)

[David Marcus @davidmarcus]

So science created a safe, >94% effective vaccine for a previously unknown virus in under 12 months, and figured out how to mass produce it, and... we’re failing at *logistics*.