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Thanks to @HarryStebbings at @20vcFund for sitting down with me to talk about (almost) everything. You can listen to the episode on Spotify now: open.spotify.com/episode/5ij…
Here’s just a few of the topics we covered:
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The CFO of a CAC 40 company once told me they avoid M&A because it just adds more employees they can’t fire.
We own a French company that makes fighter jets. Demand right now is off the charts. They could probably have 10 to 15 years of orders.
We asked them why they wouldn't boost production. Did they not have the factory space?
They said they have plenty of space. But the second they hire more people, they can't lay them off. Because of that, they're not hiring more.
When every hire is a lifetime commitment, companies stay small, and new companies don't get started.
Look at the number of startups in Western Europe compared to the United States.
The protection of workers did not protect workers in the end, because you stop creating new jobs.
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It's so weird how difficult it is for the left to understand that all you have to do to decrease housing costs is to let people build more housing.
excited to share what we have been up to.
your iphone’s home screen hasn’t changed in ~20 years. it’s the same static grid of icons since launch with zero awareness of your actual life.
@skye is a new agentic home screen for iphone.
no telegram. no mac mini. & no claws required. skye is ambient intelligence that just works.
it continuously listens to your context & acts on it. it builds your reading lists, gives you personalized weather, drafts email replies, prepares you for meetings & trips, flags suspicious charges, works through your reminders, tracks your health, & gives you one tap intel on wherever you are (restaurants, museums, neighborhoods, etc).
all surfaced on your home screen.
over the next few posts i’ll break down how it works, why we built it, & why we think it deserves to exist in the world.
beta starts today. if you’re on the list, you’ll get access very soon. app store shortly after. deeply appreciate you all following along on this fun little journey. also please join our discord !
Unpopular opinion: The most dangerous thing on the road right now is a human holding a steering wheel.
Play me in chess? This invite self destructs in 3 minutes. invite.duolingo.com/chess-ma…
You can separate the world into those who have used Claude Code and/or OpenClaw in the last few weeks, and everyone else.
Why is there no American coffee?
We accept the "coffee belt" as law. I don't. I am funding research at UF to use genomics to make coffee thrive in Florida. Let's grow the impossible.
@lfelipeferrao
Should you get a PhD in CS/AI?
Both seem to be true:
1. 95% of PhDs would have done equally well career-wise without one.
2. 95% of real AI breakthroughs (ImageNet, Transformers) came from PhDs.
A belief I hold: 1 book every 2 months, 5% retention, 1 idea implemented in real life. That will make you outperform 95% of your peers. It has to be a book, not a thread or a podcast.
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Duolingo served its purpose and I am thankful for @LuisvonAhn + @severinhacker . By spending 45 mins on it daily in the morning (anywhere), I am able to converse in Indonesian in a casual setting. That was my intent, to do that w my friends and specific individuals.