Hall of Fame

50 things I know

usefulfictions.substack.com

A brief review from Cate Hall on some life-defining perspectives

How to Stop Holding Yourself Back

debliu.substack.com

Every room you enter leaves a trace. Every meeting, every project, every conversation is a snapshot of how you show up. Is your presence clear and compelling—or is it faded and hard to see?

How I Spent 17,784 Hours in 5 Years as a Startup Founder

review.firstround.com

A very thorough peek into the everyday life of a startup founder. Interesting insights on time and team management, and how the company failed and succeed adapting through its growth.

The 7 Behaviors That Separate Juniors From Seniors

alifeengineered.substack.com

Are better models better? — Benedict Evans

ben-evans.com

A humbling perspective on the true capabilities of *current* generative AI, and an optimistic view for the future.

A vision researcher’s guide to some RL stuff: PPO & GRPO

yugeten.github.io

One of the most valuable and pedagogic takes on RL with Human Feedback I have read recently.

Hunter S. Thompson's Letter on Finding Your Purpose and Living a Meaningful Life

fs.blog

A beautiful extract on not the meaning of life, but rather *how* to look for it.

The Path of Our Lives

steveblank.substack.com

A beautiful piece on the relevance of agency and initiative.

How to Be More Agentic

every.to

A skill I seek to polish daily. A quote from this inspiring article: "Agency is the skill that has built the world around you, an all-purpose life intensifier that lets you make your corner of it more like what you want it to be, whether that’s professional, relational, aesthetic, whatever"

Writing Wrapped

workingtheorys.com

Food for thought on topics like ambition, taste and creativity. Whether one agrees or not, it definitely made me think and learn

Manage the What, Not the How

mollyg.substack.com

Actionable ideas on how to set clear goals, motivate stronger teams and providing feedback.

How to Build a Truly Useful AI Product

every.to

A strategic take on how to design and develop AI products in the era of GenAI. Go narrow, be exceptional, focus on a Ferrari experience.

Facebook's Little Red Book

map.cv

Facebook built a small book to tell their story and keep mission aligned when growing at breakneck speed. This is a lesson to anyone leading a team: motivation comes from a strong story (and what in life doesn't?).

AI eats the world

ben-evans.com

I find Benedict Evans' 2024 Wrap Up more entertaining (and filled with surprises) than my own Spotify wrapped.

Note-taking Lessons From America’s Greatest Biographer

every.to

Maybe an amazing take on meticulous work, but definitely an example of hard-work, passion and, most importantly, almost-obsessive attention to detail.

The Intelligence Age

ia.samaltman.com

One of the most important people in AI, painting an ideal (and quite compelling) picture of what to expect with AI. It is inspiring, and putting knowledge at the center of the discussion is a great initiative.

Networked Thought

jzhao.xyz

The idea of creating a network out of every concept we come across amazes me. Thinking of knowledge as a connection of ideas invites us to think of new connections... that is, I think, the most valuable thing we can do with knowledge

Reflections on Palantir

nabeelqu.substack.com

a deep dive on the life at Palantir. great insights on how the company is managed and its culture