Every Friday, I share other great content (with some added context) to dive into over the weekend. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- a16z Podcast: How to Decide, Convey vs. Convince, & More w/ Annie Duke Annie Duke is a former professional poker player with over $4 million in career earnings. She’s since turned

This picture brings me so much joy. A few years ago, I cofounded the non-profit STEMLY [https://www.stemly.org/] where our goal is to advocate for high quality STEM education. Through our work, we were presented an opportunity to do a half-day workshop to expose a group of students

Decide what problem you are trying to solve and stay focused on that. If you ever feel like you’re running in circles, it’s because you haven’t made a decision yet on what problem you’re trying to solve. Most people are chasing distractions like a dog chasing

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A Look at the Debates

Growing up, I thought the symbol of strength was Atlas. I saw a man carrying the world on his back alone and felt it represented the type of strength I wished to have. As I grew older and learned more about the story, I realized that the true story was

I love a good read. In Americana: A 400-Year History of American Capitalism [https://amzn.to/3iHohra], Bhu Srinivasan takes through the history of how capitalism developed in America. From its origins with the Mayflower and Virginia Company all the way up through mobile explosion we are seeing today , you’

Spoiler alert: It’s not the U.S. dollar, British Pound or gold bullion. The most valuable currency of all-time is attention. Attention is cheap at the micro-level but exponentially valuable at scale. People will trade time for money, but they will give their life for attention. This plays out