Gustavo Victorica

Finance, technology, rock and food lover. Co-founder and COO RecargaPay

[Gustavo Victorica @jotecito]

@crypto_rand

[Dylan Jardon 🌈 @DylanJardon]

"Perfection is impossible.

In the 1,526 singles matches I played in my career, I won almost 80% of those matches.

But what percentage of points did I win?

54%

In other words, even top ranked tennis players win barely more than half the points they play.

When you lose ever second point on average, you learn not to dwell on every shot.

You teach yourself to think:
'Okay, I double faulted...it's only a point.'
'Okay, I came to the net and I got passed again...it's only a point.'

Even a great shot, an overhead backhand smash that ends up on ESPN's top 10 playlist – that too is just a point.

Here's why I'm telling you this.

When you're playing a point, it has to be the most important thing in the world. And it is.

But when it's behind you, it's behind you.

This mindset is crucial – because it frees you to fully commit to the next point with intensity, clarity, and focus."

–@rogerfederer

[George Mack @george__mack]

Who is the most interesting person alive?

My opinion: Josh Waitzkin

Here's why:

[George Mack @george__mack]

What idea changed how you view the world?

Here's mine: High Agency.

The 12 best examples:

[TheVentureCity @TheVentureCity]

Check out the recent interview with @jotecito, Co-founder of our portfolio company @recargapay in @InfoMoney 🇧🇷.

Read more (Portuguese Article) 👇

https://t.co/lAnSdrTzeG

[John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch]

NEW: I’m not sure people fully appreciate how dire the US life expectancy / mortality situation has got.

My column: https://t.co/dBIhT9eZLv

And some utterly damning charts.

1) at *every* point on the income distribution, Americans live shorter lives than the English.

[Trung Phan @TrungTPhan]

In 1958, Warren Buffett bought this house in Omaha for $32k which he still owns (it’s now worth $650k).

If he instead slept on Charlie Munger’s couch and invested those funds into Berkshire Hathaway, it would be worth $1.2B.

Lesson: Don’t buy real estate.

[Marius Hauken @mhauken]

You're not using the Notes app on your iPhone to its full potential.

8 features you might not know about:

[Gustavo Victorica @jotecito]

@RodrigoTeijeiro @LimitlessJR Possible for some, for some others not so much https://t.co/YCSDF1qzRC

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

Today is my 32nd birthday.

Over the last month, I asked several 90-year-olds what advice they would give to their 32-year-old selves.

Here's the life advice everyone needs to hear:

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

To put 2023 into perspective, here's a brief timeline of the entire future in 23 key moments:

[Trung Phan @TrungTPhan]

men would rather competitively stretch cheese as high as they can rather than going to therapy

[Ryan Holiday @RyanHoliday]

50 (short) rules for a better life:

[Michael Girdley @girdley]

Startup idea: Unicorn-as-a-service

You pay me $1,000.

I invest $1 in your startup at a $1bn pre-money valuation.

You go around telling everyone your company is a unicorn.

I confirm this to anyone that calls.

Who's in?

[Nick Huber @sweatystartup]

I’ve gotten a lot of bad advice in my career and I see even more of it here on Twitter.

Time for a stiff drink and some truth you probably dont want to hear.

👇👇

[Gustavo Victorica @jotecito]

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[Justin Mares @jwmares]

1/n A tweetstorm about a little-discussed factor that’s destroying American health: vegetable oils.

[zerohedge @zerohedge]

"Nasdaq Whale" Beached: SoftBank's Attempt To Corner Tech Stocks Leads To $3.7BN Loss https://t.co/6uBx1cpLqE

[Gustavo Victorica @jotecito]

@spakhm TrueCaller. There are a bunch of other similar apps. https://t.co/10WPNXejZs

[Aaron Levie @levie]

Way more startups have died by over-building for their market vs. under-building. Always start simple then expand.

[Trung Phan @TrungTPhan]

Found an incredible Reddit thread, "What's a rule that was implemented somewhere that massively backfired?"

Here are the best ones 🧵

1/ Alcohol bans at college football games led to increased intoxication problems b/c fans were getting really drunk before entering the stadium.