Nels Tate

Investor and builder of things like @hyalitecapital and @tatonicventures

[Nels Tate @NelsTate]

“I believe that true focus lies somewhere between rage and serenity.” - Professor X

[Nels Tate @NelsTate]

OCD nightmare

[Iain Cameron @theiaincameron]

I’m almost willing to let the misalignment of the eastern border of Montana and Wyoming slide, but what they did at the South Dakota tripoint is a hanging offence.

[Simon Sarris @simonsarris]

significant conservation efforts mean that Boeings have returned to Washington state to spawn new airplanes for the first time in decades

[Douglas A. Boneparth @dougboneparth]

Air used to be free at the gas station. Now it's $1.00.

Want to know why?

Inflation.

[Nels Tate @NelsTate]

@MeChrisKimbell Worth a reachout for sure. Might just be getting cold feet/shopping around.

[Nels Tate @NelsTate]

@SargentoCheese I’m not sure who runs marketing for you, but I was eating the best cheeseburger I’ve had recently, saw the commercial, and immediately felt disappointed in my cheese. Give them a raise.

[Selene Mariposa @Selene_Mariposa]

Watch this all the way through.

This is a perfect example of what makes Americans different.

Everyone notices the big things.

The wins, the headlines, the moments the whole crowd claps for.

Almost nobody sweats the small stuff.

That two percent that looks like it does not matter.

The detail you could skip. The corner you could cut. The standard you could let slide just this once.

Here is what history keeps trying to teach us.

Empires do not fall on the ninety-eight percent.

They fall on the two percent nobody thought was worth the trouble.

The little crack you ignore today is the one the whole thing collapses through later.

Americans, at our best, are the people who refuse to skip the two percent.

That is the whole secret.

Mind the small things.

They were never small.

Yours Truly,
The Rebel Scum

🦋

[Nels Tate @NelsTate]

@FranWalsh73 The one counter to this (and why we skipped it) is if you run custodial trading accounts for your kids. Tax advantaged? No. But higher performance? Yes. Ultimately the higher returns compound substantially more.

[Nels Tate @NelsTate]

I get asked often why do I do as many projects and startups as I do. It’s simple: have something for every interaction. Everyone is a future client, partner, investor, or mentor.

[Nels Tate @NelsTate]

Saw this X post recently about how to "makeout for 30 seconds every day with your partner to improve your relationship."

Honestly, if you're with the right partner, you'll never make it to 30 seconds...

[Adam Carolla @adamcarolla]

True

[Nels Tate @NelsTate]

The most terrifying quote I’ve ever encountered: “No human has ever reached their true potential” - @friedberg

[@jason @Jason]

Who made this?!?!

[Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner]

Pattern Recognition is also the form of intelligence that causes the most stress.
You will see things that others do not.

You'll feel crazy.

Things will be *so obvious* to you, and others will just deny it.

[Nels Tate @NelsTate]

Not sure who's running ads at @amazon but putting the @RangeRover Sport commercial with the SAME actor stitched in with Citidal was on point 👌

[Nels Tate @NelsTate]

“Mastery is envisioning something in the world, then making it real”

[Goldie @dezgoldie]

This is the only advice you’ll ever need. Gas pedal.

[DAN KOE @thedankoe]

If you feel lost, build something.

A business. Your body. A skill set. Anything that gives you a reason to learn and focus.

Don't worry about choosing the right thing. Don't think about how difficult it will be.

Just start moving forward and you'll find a path that feels right

[Ethan Brooks @alt_w_v_g]

Saturday

Grabbed my laptop to check if the Amazon package I ordered shipped

Saw my analyst's green dot on Teams

Typed "plz fix" and nothing else

He responded in six seconds

"On it but which file?"

Read it

Didn't respond

Sent him a calendar invite for Monday at 7am

Subject line: "Updated Materials Walkthrough"

No agenda
No description
No materials
Nothing I'm aware of that needs to be fixed

He accepted in four seconds

Then he sent a follow-up: "Hey just saw this. Anything I should prep over the weekend?"

Didn't respond

Closed my laptop

My wife watched the whole thing from across the kitchen table

She asked what he did wrong

I said nothing

She stared at me for a long time

She asked why I do this

I said it builds character

She said "his or yours"

I didn't answer that one either

He will now spend his entire weekend rebuilding a model and deck that didn't need rebuilding

He will flag three errors I wasn't even aware of

I will cancel the meeting Sunday night at 11pm with no explanation

The deck will be better than the original

Fear is a leadership tool if you use it correctly

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