A lot of smart people are paralyzed right now - convinced AI is going to change everything but not doing anything about it.
The people I'm not worried about are the ones buying a $500k HVAC company and using AI to cut their back-office costs in half.
Pick a business, use the tools to boost efficiency, and let everyone else argue about what's coming.
At some point, usually in your 20s, you'll notice that the people around you stop believing in themselves. And no matter how hard you try, you can't save them. By all means, do not let it infect your mind. Stay on your path.
A watchmaker told me that he prefers it when he opens a watch that needs service and the movement is dirty. If the movement is clean, it's more likely the problem is structural.
There’s not one thing the government does that the private sector couldn’t do better and cheaper.
A lot of political side shows and circus acts on the news are meant to distract you from this fact.
Our current tax system is entirely nonsensical.
Yes, I’m mad about my taxes.
There's a saying in dealmaking: "commas and zeros don't matter."
Meaning the psychological decision of a $500K deal and a $500M deal are very similar. The seller is still emotional about letting go. The buyer still has to identify the real risk.
The negotiation still comes down to understanding what the other side actually wants beyond the price.
London has gone from 98% White British to 36% White British in a 60 year time period.
This is the biggest demographic shift Britain if not the world has ever seen.
I used to think Trump was just a good president. Now I realize the system has been corrupt for decades, and he’s the only one who’s ever been able to fight it.
Only 1 of the 9 candidates for the Harvard Board of Overseers have woke shibboleths in their personal statements. Just a year or two ago the majority seemed to. There has clearly been a big change.
You don’t need a better idea. You don’t need more funding. You don’t need to wait until it’s ready.
You just need to be willing to ship something embarrassing.
You can use AI to cut costs. You can also use AI to raise your ambition.
Too many people focus on the first. More people should be thinking about the second.
If we have to pay taxes, then the government should at least send us postcards about the specific fraud ring we’re sponsoring. Kind of like animal non-profits send updates on the animal you sponsor. Am I sponsoring a Somali daycare scam or a Persian hospice scam? I want to know!
Today would be a great day to start expulsion hearings on Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Ilhan Omar, Jamie Raskin, and Dollar Store Obama in the House.
But, that would require a House Speaker with a nutsack.