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Sep 12, 2021

‘Thinking for yourself means finding yourself, your own reality. The way to do it, is work, solitary work. Leadership means finding a new direction, not simply putting yourself at the front of the herd that’s heading toward the cliff.’ h/t

@anbuteau

Feb 4

live footage of Montreal

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Massimo

@Rainmaker1973

How do emperor penguins stay warm enough to survive in -40°C or colder? An ever-shifting positions within a massive huddle ensures that no penguin is on the outside of the mass for too long [

Nature on PBS: buff.ly/32ldAmC]

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Feb 4

LINK: kantar.com/inspiration/ad

Feb 4

Why startups laugh at big brands for investing in 'stupid mass advertising'. It works for them, joke's on you. 😂

Feb 3

How are you guys

Faizan Ali

@Faizanli

Jan 31

Are these "brand personas" in the room with us right now?

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I was reminded today that the best people in any field are most likely NOT hanging out/visible on Twitter.

Billy McFarland is doing threads. 😂

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Billy McFarland

@pyrtbilly

I executed one of the most viral social media campaigns. Ever. I also fucked up, broke the law, and spent 4 years in jail. Used that time, including 10 months in solitary, plotting how to make it up to everyone. Want to learn my method? Here’s how I got my start in NYC at 19.

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OnlyCFO

@OnlyCFO

Ask Me Anything on finance or accounting. Rules: 1/ Retweet and like this tweet 2/ My response will be in a single tweet 3/ Ask question within 3 hours Who has an interesting or complex question?

Andrew Wilkinson

@awilkinson

“You don’t have to attend every argument you’re invited to” –Charlie Munger

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Ad agencies execs have data driven outfits

Jan 28

Bon weekend 🤞

What’s Passive Income? It’s Not What Influencers Say It Is.

Jan 28

‘Luca Alboretti was hoping to make “passive” income by selling products online, but discovered that the amount of work required is a full-time job.’ 😂

nytimes.com

Misconceptions about passive income abound, namely that it’s easy to earn.

Jan 27

What can you do with a good email list these days other than sending emails? Upload to FB, Google, etc.

Juan

@JU4NMEND0Z4

Jan 26

Good thinking is good writing. Good writing is good thinking.

Jan 27

DTC folks, please bow to your PRICING overlord

Jan 27

@montreal

mood ❄️

Jan 26

✅ wakes up at 5am ✅ reads 100 books/year ✅ no meetings/emails

Emerging Stronger from the Downturn than You Went In, A Balderton Web…

Dear SaaS startups, you are now selling to the CFO.

@Kellblog

@OnlyCFO

slideshare.net

Slides from the webinar on 1/24/23 where we discussed 5 strategies to emerge from the downturn stronger than you went in.

I worked on the positioning/brand, when you work with tech startups, this is as good as Cannes!

We are thrilled to announce that a16z led the Series A investment in Voldex, a game studio that acquires, improves, and builds games on UGC platforms.

Congrats

@VoldexGames

, Alex & team for building such an impressive business in the gaming space.

a16z.com

Investing in Voldex

Next up for CRISPR: Gene editing for the masses?

From nose jobs to gene jobs.

technologyreview.com

Last year, Verve Therapeutics started the first human trial of a CRISPR treatment that could benefit most people—a signal that gene editing may be ready to go mainstream.

Jan 23

Ze Classique.

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Morgan Brown

@morganb

Jan 22

I’ve read a lot of strategy books. This is the best of ‘em.

Jan 21

´Circumvent the middleman…’

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Neville

@1FightingIrish

This is a genuinely brilliant OOH ad. Best I have seen in some time.

Jan 21

In the future you won’t need a/b tests, algos will just predict what will work best. Then the algo will predict how your whole marketing plan will perform.

Big week.

Exclusive: The $2 Per Hour Workers Who Made ChatGPT Safer

Nike --> Apple --> OpenAI Same, same, but different.

time.com

A TIME investigation reveals the difficult conditions faced by the workers who made ChatGPT possible

Dateforce | Salesforce, but for dating

It's not. But should have been a

@salesforce

'marketing stunt'. It's perfect!

dateforce.app

The world's first Dating Relationship Management software. Keep track of your contacts. Set reminders to follow up. View your dating history.

@Montreal

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Jan 18

Just wrote 2020 instead of 2023. Didn't even feel weird.

Jan 18

Generative AI. Gene editing. Self-driving cars. And coffee that stays hot?

2022 Annual Letter: 15 Years in the Trenches of SMB Operations and Acquisitions — Permanent Equity

Jan 17

Always fun to read

@PermanentEquity

letters. Great philosophy. Taking notes.

permanentequity.com

Our posture of patience, conservatism, emphasis on good decision-making, and long-term focus bore fruit in 2022 with a record year of investment, tremendous progress in building Permanent Equity for...

PDFs

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David Leavitt

@David_Leavitt

What’s something you own a ridiculous amount of?

2023 📚

@HEC_Montreal