Adam Delehanty (adam-xyz)

The people I respect most seem to be splitting into two camps. I wanna call them Automators and Artisans. Blurry lines here, and plenty of overlap, but their orientations to AI and the world are super different. 👉 Automators optimize for speed and volume. Artisans go slow and work inside-out. 👉 Automators don't really have taste. Artisans, that might be... their greatest asset. 👉 Automators focus on distribution, efficacy and reach. Artisans focus on authenticity and excellence. 👉 Automators build systems and workflows with AI. Artisans build things (and make art) by hand. 👉 Automators scale what works. Artisans publish what feels right, even when incomplete. 👉 Automators measure everything. Artisans trust their vision. I think both of these models are valuable -- and it's actually in the overlap where the real magic sits.

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"there's always room for great." = my response to every single question I get these days about AI and content. if what you make is original or hilarious, or just-on-the-edge-of uncomfortable. if it's a brilliant zag against the algorithm. if it's SUPER niche. if it's well researched. if it's composed with patience, care, courage. if it showcases your idiosyncrasies. if it's something no one else can write. then it's ALWAYS worth posting. great doesn't compete for space.

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If your whole creative identity falls apart because of ChatGPT, maybe it wasn't that strong to begin with. To me, there is no one more insufferable than the creative who complains about AI. As if the world is supposed to make room for you and your dreams. As if being an artist or a writer is a right, not a privilege. The writers I look up to aren't complaining about AI -- they're finding ways to use these tools to enhance their work. Technology always introduces hard resets for artists, writers and creatives. It has changed the media we work in, the ways that work is disseminated, and the production of art itself. And in every era, if you're excellent, you'll find a way. I beg of you, stop complaining and go make something amazing. After all: it's Mediocrity that gets automated first.

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Crypto was more fun when it was about tearing down the establishment not bowing to the emperor

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Strange that the three podcast princes (Ferriss, Huberman, Friedman) who millions of young men turn to for advice on how to live and think are all single and childless, past the age of 40.

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Last year I spent about 500+ hours embedded at Duolingo to write the Duolingo Handbook -- which finally went live this week. Grateful to have had a front row seat with one of the most brilliant, unconventional teams on earth. I can't think of another company who has been able to build so much, so fast -- and with an insanely high bar on quality. The book tells the story of the company, and covers the key ideas and practices that make it so different. And even though the audience is primarily internal, I think folks from any tech / education / consumer company can find some gold in there. Link below: https://lnkd.in/ejddyDfH

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I think so many problems in crypto stem from the idea that people treat VCs like they're Gods, but they’re just Middlemen. Shuttling capital between lazy HNW boomers and based 20-somethings who just need a shot. Deploying capital is many things, but it is not the Lord’s work. Still, somewhere along the way, people started acting like VCs were the main characters. Like funding rounds were the real milestones. Like writing a check was the hard part, not staying up all night trying to make something that actually works. The problem with worshipping VCs is that it turns capital into the story rather than the fuel. It creates a world where everyone wants to be an investor and no one wants to be a founder. Where risk gets replaced by optimization, and the best and brightest aren’t building—they’re managing portfolios and clout-chasing on Twitter. The people who deserve clout are making something brand new. Capital follows conviction... but conviction starts with founders.

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