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Things with convex payoffs:
- Reputation that puts you on the radar of smart people
- Strong network
- Valuable information flow
- Starting companies
- Joining fast-growing companies early
- Expertise in high-growth industries
- Trying new things and cutting losses
- Integrity
Cristian Strat retweeted
I am a proud US citizen and founder of a successful startup that employs 94 employees in the US and 180+ employees globally. I was in Dubai on a business trip meeting with financial institutions to help them fight financial fraud in the region, but now I am stranded.
I expected the @usgov to do something to get US citizens out but I haven't seen any meaningful action.
After 4 days of adrenalin and constant fear, I feel demoralised and abandoned by our government. It’s difficult watching other countries – UK, Israel, Spain, Italy and India – repatriate their citizens or ensure that commercial flights continue operating to bring them home.
I became a naturalized US citizen because I believe in the American dream, and the idea that in a crisis, America never leaves its citizens behind. I see that American dream being shattered not just for me, but for tens of thousands of other Americans left stranded.
I have 3 requests of our government:
1. Can the @usgov ensure the commercial airlines don't cancel US bound flights? I've booked a dozen flights to leave Dubai and ALL of them got canceled, even as flights to other countries continue operating.
2. If that is not possible, can the USG organize planes, commercial or military, to evacuate Americans out of Dubai and the surrounding region?
I saw a very hopeful note from the Assistant Secretary of State for Global Public Affairs which states, “the US State Dept is in touch with 3,000 Americans and that we should call 1-202-501-4444 for assistance with departure options.”
But that is unfortunately not accurate. I am enrolled in Step and have only received generic messages. Further, on calling that number, the message you get is:
"Please don't rely on the USG for assisted departure or evacuation at this point. There are currently no evacuation flights at this time."
3. With funding cuts to the US consulates and with attacks on US embassies in the region, there’s no one that Americans can reach out to in the broader GCC region.
Can we set up an emergency hotline within the US that actually works, and that has someone who is taking down more details?
@SecRubio just stated that there are 1500 Americans who have contacted asking for assistance to evacuate. How did they do that because I am completely at a loss on who to call? I called up 1-202-501-4444 and all I got is a generic message.
Myself and other Americans need help getting back home.
Found this gem on OpenCHM:
The "Electronica CIP-03" is a Romanian clone of theTimex/Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer based on the MMN-80 CPU, an Eastern European clone of the Zilog Z80 microprocessor
Gift of @AFiscutean
@ComputerHistory collection item: computerhistory.org/collecti…
Cristian Strat retweeted
I've worked with @dwr since the early days of Coinbase, I'm an investor in Farcaster, built on top of Farcaster, and joined the Farcaster team with Dan as my manager. I'd easily work for Dan again and I have context across 12 years vs any insane hit pieces farming engagement
Cristian Strat retweeted
I’m looking for a new Chief of Staff to work with me at Coinbase.
It’s a unique role. And I’m not going to lie, it’s a tough one. But it gives a level of ownership and growth you’re unlikely to get anywhere else.
Requirements:
• Exceptional communication
• Highly analytical, structured thinker
• Fast mover
• Strong, organized leadership
• Solver of hard problems
• High EQ
• Grit and determination
• Immune to change and volatility
• Be all-in on our mission
What you’ll do:
• Become an extension of me. Help prepare or act as a proxy for key engagements and decisions
• Lead mission critical projects
• Proactively solve problems before they escalate
• Build narratives for internal and external sharing
• Act as a trusted advisor to our leadership team
• Help me and Coinbase operate at peak efficiency
• Play a key role in updating the financial system
If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you. Link to apply below. (Please don’t DM me😀)
Cristian Strat retweeted
Romania just won 4 gold medals at the International Olympiad in Informatics for high schools students.
After years of East Asian dominance, it’s the first time an EU state has won so many gold medals since 2005.
Cristian Strat retweeted
📢PSA if we're mutuals and you're a designer low key open to a new thing – I'd like to be your agent!
1. I'm discreet. Promise no doxx
2. I only show you top teams i'd work with myself
3. I'll negotiate the shit out of your offer to get you what you deserve
slide into my DMs!
Cool trick/problem I needed today: devise a sequence of n positive integers that is denser towards zero, and with many pairs/sets where larger values can be expressed as sums of multiples of smaller values. Basically, a more general version of the change-making problem.
Fun math question: find two non-decreasing positive concave functions that intersect an infinite number of times.
f,g: [0,∞)→[0,∞), C²; f(0)=g(0)=0; f′,g′≥0; f″,g″≤0; |{x≥0 : f(x)=g(x)}|=∞
Cristian Strat retweeted
One of the most impactful product features in crypto got launched last week but it somehow missed the news cycle because @Coinbase hasn't talked about it much yet: Coinbase wrapped $XRP is now available in onchain apps on @Base. Here's what you can now do with it, #XRParmy
🌜Ⅹ🌛
Cristian Strat retweeted
The American values of economic liberty, private property rights, and innovation are in the DNA of the DeFi, or Decentralized Finance, movement.
Cristian Strat retweeted
Prediction markets let you bet on outcomes, but so much more is possible.
This paper introduces Multiverse Finance, which splits the financial system into parallel universes so you can short the market today, but only if your candidate is going to lose the next election.
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Cristian Strat retweeted
many people worked on this, but @michpokrass really drove it. she is truly amazing, and one of the rare people who can do everything from deeply understand what users want to complex details of research and everything in between.
although rare, these people make magic happen!
Cristian Strat retweeted
I am hiring a Software Engineer who has experience in program analysis and C/C++, as well as is generally a strong systems builder to join our AICodeSec team and our mission to use AI to fix vulnerabilities in code. If you are qualified, apply here: google.com/about/careers/app…
