Ben
@benersing
I turn 35 this month. I’m writing a letter to my 3 y/o son and will give it to him on his 18th birthday (2038). In it I will share… 1/
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Ben
@benersing
…what life and the world is like today, and what I expect it might be like when he reads it. Most of all, Ill share a number of life/business lessons I wish I had fully understood in my 20s and early 30s. What would you include if you were writing this to your current/future children? /end.
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Brad Barrish
@bradbarrish
My dad, who died from pancreatic cancer in 2007, kept a spiral-bound notecard notebook. In it he left advice and quotes for his kids. It's one of my most cherished possessions. I created a secret, but publicly accessible, website using HTML 1.0 and is organized as a wiki that is a collection of stuff for my kids.
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Brad Barrish
@bradbarrish
It's mostly quotes and my own advice on various topics. There are also links to YouTube videos, music, etc. all of which I am downloading to protect against link rot. The intention is to have it live well beyond me for future generations. It's my 1000-year site with instructions on how to keep it going.
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Brad Barrish
@bradbarrish
I'd actually really like to make this kind of thing into a product.
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Leo
@lsn
Did you see Wordpress’ 1000 year site offering?
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Ben
@benersing
No. Worth checking out?
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Leo
@lsn
Ah apologies it is only 100 years https://wordpress.com/100-year/ https://wordpress.com/blog/2023/08/25/introducing-the-100-year-plan/
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Brad Barrish
@bradbarrish
Yeah, I saw that. Makes me proud to be a WordPress.com customer for sure. I saw somewhere that Matt said he thinks they aren't charging enough, which is nuts. I wouldn't drop that kind of money on it, at least not at the moment.
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Brad Barrish
@bradbarrish
More companies should be building for the long-haul and it's a reason most founders shouldn't be raising institutional money because once you do, you aren't building for the long-haul. I do think building lasting companies will come into fashion within the next decade.
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