- Strominger at 94
Jack Strominger, the Higgins Research Professor of Biochemistry in the Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology at Harvard, will be โฆ
- The Lesson to Unlearn
When I started advising startup founders at Y Combinator, especially young ones, I was puzzled by the way they always seemed to make things โฆ
- Being Successful without working long hours - A Perspective
Tobi Lutke, Founder and CEO at Shopify, provided a unique perspective on the ongoing debate on “working long hours to be โฆ
- Magic Startup Moments
Elad Gil recently wrote about magic startup moments. According to Elad Gil, startups are hard but there are a few moments in every startup โฆ
- Notes on API Practices
Technique Treat customers with disdain Show customers love 1 Don’t have an API Have an API 2 Make signups difficult, users must โฆ
- Some AWS EC2 Tips
Choosing right instance size Why is my Linux instance not booting after I changed its type to C5 or M5? See โฆ
- Reading
“I would argue that differing people learn in differing ways. With me, I was put together by nature to learn from reading. If some โฆ
- Know before you enter the den
Sourced from Morgan Housel’s excellent investment truths article: Saying “I’ll be greedy when others are fearful” is โฆ
- We are What we Choose
Excerpts from Jeff Bezos 2010 Baccalaureate remarks at Stanford: What I want to talk to you about today is the difference between gifts and โฆ
- Be Kind
Being kind isnโt the same as being nice. It isnโt about superficial praise. It doesnโt mean dulling your opinions. And it shouldnโt diminish โฆ
- Napkin Numbers
L1 cache reference 0.5 ns Branch mispredict 5 ns L2 cache reference 7 ns Mutex lock/unlock 25 ns Main memory reference 100 ns Compress 1K โฆ
- Stab a Book, the Book Won't Die
Via Craig’s excellent essay - Stab a Book, the Book Won’t Die: Notes: We buy a book, we know what weโre getting. There is no โฆ
- How to bet?
via @fundooprofessor Link: https://youtu.be/UbpARgj6xk0 Prof. Sanjay Bakshi’s note/memo on the topic - How to build your own BRK memo โฆ
- Scaling Fallacy
Much is made of the relative strength of small insects as compared to that of humans. For example, a leafcutter ant can carry about 50 โฆ
- Reasonable Ignorance
Reasonable Ignorance is a useful bias, according to Morgan Housel. What is it? Intentionally limiting your diligence in order to avoid โฆ
- The Mediocrity Principle
The mediocrity principle simply states that you aren’t special. The universe does not revolve around you, this planet isn’t โฆ
- Programming principles for early stage startups
Expect to re-write your code and do not over architecture. Use consistency and agree upon the rules. Solve system problems, not the โฆ
- Fluent in flannel: a guide to mastering the business bullshit method
Via FT’s Lucy Kellaway Column: Never use a short word when a long one will do. The first rule is to complicate first and then โฆ
- No Sunk Costs
“When I work I have no sunk costs. I like changing my mind. Some people really donโt like it but for me changing my mind is a thrill. โฆ
- Why re-read books?
โAny kind of important book should immediately be read twice, partly because one grasps the matter in its entirety the second time, and โฆ