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Added a (extremely incomplete and unfinished) new section to my blog with my favorite/most recommended essays. 

Thoughts on a better/more fun way to present this? Any good examples?

Added a (extremely incomplete and unfinished) new section to my blog with my favorite/most recommended essays. 

Thoughts on a better/more fun way to present this? Any good examples?

https://jihad.house/seeds/

Gonna start sending out a Monthly Homies Letter. 

Thinking about it as a personal and professional update for friends, so that I can keep them up to date, ask for help, offer help, and spark conversations with folks I haven't talked to in a while.

If we're mutuals and you want to receive this email, DC me.

a pfp change really influences the way you move, many underrate this

HIGHER

imagine your life's composability unrestricted by geolocation. built upon a network that allows you to strive for more, allowing for professional network effects to accelerate, emerging with a squad of wealthy comrades 

this is the underpinning of aim higher. but you must shoot

Founders

if you're building a consumer app, solve for this

I think the caveat here is that people want to find a squad, and once they have it, they no longer care as much about meeting new people.

Doesn't mean they're closed off, but I think finding a squad is sort of like getting into a committed relationship – takes you off the apps.

Platforms exist to sell distribution to other businesses. They can do this because the networks are closed. 

We’re headed toward a future where no business will need to buy distribution. 

That changes everything.

5.5 day work week:

- Full day Mon-Thurs 
- Half days Fri-Sun

Ideal because you maintain momentum through the weekend but also have a ton of flexibility for life to happen.

steve.community

I should make this a channel like /steve. All Jihads are welcome.

FACTS
https://blog.aaronvick.com/founders-folly-1

“We help founders tell their stories” is the wrong framing. 

It’s not about the founder. Most founders aren’t that interesting, and most users don’t care. 

“Founder storytelling” services are a grift that play to the founder’s ego.

Believe in Something

KILL THE FALSE GODS: A Manifesto

The technologist’s job is to worship intentionally and to share a vision – through their work and their words – that others can use as tools to exercise their own agency. If we depend on the inevitable, we will be left with slop. If we believe in something, the world will reflect our work.

https://paragraph.xyz/@believeinsomething/kill-the-false-gods

One of my favorite things I’ve written.

Introducing Native: a studio shaping the ideas that shape us.

To win in this market, you need to believe in something. I believe in the power of a great essay to clarify your own belief and rally a network that will sustain the life of your business.

At Native, we won't let you ramble. 

We'll help you yap.