Entrepreneur, CTO, investor, developer, Longhorn and jump shooter. Consulting, advising and learning while researching new ideas - reach out if I can help.
1. ABOUT LAST NIGHT
I participated in a Twitter space hosted by @katienotopoulos w/a lot of journalists
When I joined @jason, one of Musk's apparatchiks, was badgering @drewharwell, a suspended reporter, and Jack Sweeney, the guy behind the accounts that tracked jets
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@GetSpectrum you are the worst. trying to cancel and your rep transfers me back into the queue after waiting on hold for 40 min. can't cancel from web site. #dontgetspectrum
A journalist once asked an @f1 engineer: Would you rather have a lighter car, or a more powerful car?
The engineer's answer was very relevant to business and risk taking. 👇
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The mistakes that inexperienced founders make have a lot in common with those that inexperienced writers make. They go about things in an overcomplicated way, because the obvious, simple approach doesn't seem "serious" enough.
Weekly, someone reaches out to me asking for career advice on the decision to go from being an operator to a VC. Thought I’d memorialize it here in case others are curious:
Inventor of the Dishwasher: I HAVE CREATED SOMETHING THAT WILL MAKE ALL YOUR LIVES EASIER.
Humanity: WHOA. So we just put dirty dishes in and it cleans them?
IoDW: Um, no. You need to wash them first.
H: Uh...
IoDW: Not thoroughly. Just, like, what you'd do if you were drunk.
I took this photo as we were leaving #NotreDame about an hour before it caught on fire. I almost went up to the dad and asked if he wanted it. Now I wish I had. Twitter if you have any magic, help him find this 🙏🏼
@ATT just jacked up my bill for reasons i can't discern. your web site doesn't work - can't update my selections for internet/tv. once i'm off your services, i'll never be back.