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Request for (AI) Startups A 2022 list of AI-related startup ideas (I would use or see myself working on if I had the time)🧵↗

·@spolu·Mar 9, 2022·essay·ai·ideas·startups

Saturday was my 15 year anniversary @sequoia... one of the things I love about Sequoia is getting to learn new things from amazing people, so here are 15 lessons from 15 people over 15 years... hope you enjoy!↗

I've been investing in crypto for the last 6 years and angels frequently ask me how to evaluate projects. Here are the steps I generally recommend in running a diligence process for an early-stage crypto investment. *disclaimer: these are my personal views*↗

signed some new team members, since we're small we basically grew 10% today 😂💪↗

·@saradu·Mar 1, 2022·news·growth·team

It is 100% impossible to know everything about programming. Nobody knows every programming language, every single method that's out there, every library and framework, or the perfect solution to every problem. Don't worry about learning everything.↗

·@ASpittel·Mar 1, 2022·essay·learning·motivation·programming

Something I taught 13 yo: Making important decisions without consulting anyone else is not a sign of strength or intelligence. In fact rather the opposite.↗

·@paulg·Mar 1, 2022·essay·decision-making·paul-graham·wisdom

Something I taught 9 yo: Even if the stuff you're learning in your classes is just mindless memorization, it's still worth getting good grades, because good grades get you sorted with smarter people, and being around smart people is genuinely worthwhile.↗

·@paulg·Feb 23, 2022·essay·education·learning·motivation

Valuation matters far, far less than the decision of whether to invest or not. The spread between bargain and outrageous startup valuations can't be more than 5x, in a world where the best investments can return 1000x.↗

·@paulg·Feb 13, 2022·essay·investment·paulgraham·startup·valuation

It took me 15 years to reach 81K on Twitter. On YouTube, we just did it in 4 years. I only started taking YouTube seriously 11 months ago. Now it’s allowing our team to practice, get feedback and improve quickly. Our content output is 3x. So what changed?↗

·@MengTo·Feb 10, 2022·essay·content-creation·growth·twitter·youtube

most people's writing is boring, or too complicated. here's 7 things that will make you a better writer. Let's start with the most non-obvious tip:↗

·@ShaanVP·Feb 2, 2022·essay·communication·tips·writing

I started writing threads on Twitter in 2019. Since then, I've written more than 200 threads and accumulated over 50,000,000 views on Twitter alone. Want to know a secret? I (pretty much) use the same 7 thread templates every time. 🧵👇↗

After 10 years of building consumer social apps, I've decided to start exploring new areas. Building these products is an unforgiving grind—but I learned a lot along the way. For those embarking on this path, here's everything you need to know: TIME FOR A THREAD 👇↗

·@nikitabier·Jan 12, 2022·essay·career-advice·social-apps·startup

IAC is one of the most interesting companies in the world—yet very few people understand its history, structure, and playbook. Here's a very simple breakdown on IAC:↗

Joining the #buildsell30 challenge. Spending 1 week to research a tiny problem I can solve with glidehq. 2nd week build it. 3rd week list in on @microacquire. Anyone tagging along. Open for collab. work with bubble, adalo, glidehq. Automate with zapier.↗

Most NFT tools are built for retail (minting/(re)selling) What are the best tools NFTs as credentials?↗

·@jessewldn·Nov 24, 2021·essay·credentials·nft·tools

Our first son was born early and low birthweight. It was insanely stressful. My heart was pounding out of my chest for about 3 days, wondering if there would be any long-term issues. I kept wondering if there there anything we could have done...↗

·@awilkinson·Nov 18, 2021·person·birth·health·parenting·personal