The most expensive person in your company
"I know it sounds expensive, but I think we should spend $10k for a sales coach," I told
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Thoughts
Suffering alone isn't a strategy
"I had the tough conversations. Reduced burn by half. Increased runway and surprisingly, velocity." John1, a CTO at
Why coaching probably isn’t for you
I'm on a video call with a fellow YC founder when I ask what he thinks of coaching.
Default Awake
I'm starting a new experiment: Default Awake - a weekly newsletter with my favorite finds from the edge
Psychedelics won't make you a better founder
I recently came across the news of a successful human trial of a new psychedelic by MindState, a YC-backed startup
How to change your past
On memory reconsolidation and using the brain to unlearn
Ever leave a meeting thinking, "Why did I just agree
The wanting machine
I remember being a kid, my brother and I hearing the ice cream truck's jingle from two blocks