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This is the best time to start a company in 30 years. I’ll summarize some of the best opportunities for you: 1. Buy distressed VC assets. Recap them. Offer team dividends going forward. Turn them into profit machines. 2. The media apocalypse is here. 20,000+ media employee...

There's so many things I learnt from being in drum & bass music 2003-2013 One thing is that there's an absolutely massive amount of nostalgia in any scene you enter When I entered the drum & bass scene, (first because I loved the music, and then later as a producer and DJ), ...

I’m at war with STUFF. Clutter. Crap. Stupid Amazon boxes and pointless plastic $4.99-on-sale-impulse-buy-TjMax shit that just takes up space. The wasted energy kills me. A factory of workers in china makes this stuff. A boat takes it to America. Then vans drive my 2 AA ba...

I want the ultimate man novel. I know that sounds a little homoerodic, but I don’t know a better way to say it. A page turning, thrilling novel about man shit. Adventure, action, being a high integrity man. A book every man should mean. Gimme some guy shit novel ideas.

@jordienr https://t.co/z5nTPLP5IQ

What's a book nobody talks about, that every entrepreneur should read?

Is there a good product/service/site for getting really good home interior design ideas/inpsiration?

“Reading an hour a day is only 4% of your day. But that 4% will put you at the top of your field within 10 years. Find the time.”, says Patrick Bet-David. Reading changed my life when I started reading books and I never stopped. 25 books recommended by @patrickbetdavid 🧵

Problem: Your code base probably contains a lot of copy/pasted code, but it's hard to find. Solution: jscpd jscpd is a command line tool that finds copy/pasted code and reports specific duplicated lines. Works for over 150 languages. Example report:

The best mic’d up moment in history https://t.co/LVBvYOJFFY

Last night in London, I got to learn the 10 Things That Changed @AliAbdaal & @SahilBloom forever. This was a masterclass in life & success. Here are those 10 lessons & 2 bonus ones that I loved. 1/13 https://t.co/odN1N79WuZ

I've been trying to create a "social network for makers" for the last 15 years with different approaches. I made what was basically WIP multiple times 10+ years ago, but it failed each time. The reason is, that a super early, super small community has different needs from a l...

this is strangely heartwarming: the canadian pediatrics association now recommends that children engage in risky play—"thrilling and exciting forms of free play that involve uncertainty of outcome and a possibility of physical injury"—because of benefits e.g. to mental health ...

Thank you @jarredsumner and crew for making this chaos possible https://t.co/LyOfqzU1uc

One of the worst cover ups of all time https://t.co/koo1GOU1Y0

In 2021, I was depressed, living with my parents and 0 income. One day, I saw a tweet from @levelsio: A guy building startups with a laptop and no employee — Freedom. I took the plunge, moved to Bali, and shipped like a madman. I showed up every day, even when I didn't fee...

What’s the best founder essay, blog, memo, or email you’ve ever read?

being a little cheeky with this but let's see how it does https://t.co/1efjRERt1c

Spotify, Netflix and YouTube refusing to put their apps on the Vision Pro after Apple spent the past decade strong-arming them on the App Store’s 30% tax and external web link restrictions. https://t.co/4tK1ILrgry

3 books that changed my solopreneur journey: - readMAKE (startups) - RefactoringUI (design) - Why We Sleep (health)

Add https://t.co/Z6o91lKNKf at the beginning of any recipe URL to strip away anything but the recipe and the ingredients. https://t.co/2Oc6hbqClM

The most powerful paradoxes of life: 1. The Failure Paradox You have to fail more to succeed more. Our transformative moments of growth often stem directly from our toughest moments of failure. Don't fear failure—learn to fail smart and fast. Never fail the same way twice....

Me using the $7500 setup I convinced IT to let me expense for my remote product work so I can spend all day creating 3 JIRA tickets for the engineering team https://t.co/eMnYcG1v9b

almost everyday i find a new way to use AI and realize i’ve been underutilizing it but most people seem to not care at all - sort of mind blowing i wonder if people truly have the desire to be more efficient or if the satisfaction from doing their habits well overrides that

Holy smokes this site is on track to do 70M+ visitors/year. They convert YouTube videos to SEO-optimized written articles (using AI). Domain registered in 2022. Team of 3 (according to LinkedIn). Insane. The end of SEO? https://t.co/2mEgyMw5HI

Who’s got that one programmer meme?

How you can get “lucky” as an entrepreneur, creator: 1. You can chill. Sometimes, the best way to be productive and come up with the best ideas is to do nothing at all. Allow yourself the space to just be. 2. You dare to disagree. Lucky people don't just go with the flow. Th...

I LOVE this simple $30k/year side project: - Problem: magicians can't get work - Solution: Simple online directory (built on Webflow) - Pricing: $299/year to get listed - Validation: Sold 50 spots @ $99 (at launch the site) - Smart domain name: ranks #1 SEO (see image) - 103 ...

another oldie but goodie discovered from @jimniels' outbound link blogroll https://t.co/uVxfYNG0E6 im currently in "i have nothing to write" phase

@Austen v1 if you’re building the future, v2 when you’re ready to live in it. If you’re a maker, founder, or investor, you need to get your hands on v1.