Chris Sparling @_Sparling_
Co-Founder of Tiny tiny.com Victoria, British Columbia Joined August 2013-
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I'm hosting an event for lonely conglomerateurs. (Yes, that's a word š¤¢, and if you ever want to get punched in the face, introduce yourself as one). There are tons of support groups for executives and CEOs, but none for people who run holding companies. It's a unique role withā¦
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Everywhere you look: people stuck in the past, still arguing with ghosts. āIf you donāt believe in ghosts, youāve never been to a family reunion.ā ā Ashleigh Brilliant
Mungerās bonus rule: donāt be stupid. āIt is remarkable the advantage that some people have gained by trying hard not to be stupid rather than trying hard to be smart.ā
Seeking credit dulls the shine of the deed. If it needs your name on it, it probably wasnāt that selfless. ā my sister
Some of my worst decisions in life and business came after asking smart, well-meaning mentors for advice. Advice is often like being given the perfect recipe; but your pantryās full of different ingredients. Different timing. Different team. Different tools. And once someoneā¦
Some of my worst decisions in life and business came after asking smart, well-meaning mentors for advice. Advice is often like being given the perfect recipe; but your pantryās full of different ingredients. Different timing. Different team. Different tools. And once someoneā¦
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Excited to share Tiny's 2024 annual letter ahead of tomorrowās Annual General Meeting. Over the past year, we've sprouted a few new grey hairs, but weāre stronger for them. It was a year of hard learned lessons, optimization, and compounding. Hereās the quick version: ā¢ā¦
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I'm excited to finally pull back the curtain and reveal what's been happening within Tiny's $150M Black Box šŖš¦ Back in 2020, we raised a $150M USD fund. Chris and I were vaguely terrified ā it was the first time we'd ever raised outside capital, other than letting friendsā¦
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Napoleon's definiton of a military genius was "The man who can do the average thing when everyone else around him is losing his mind." Same in investing.
Just because you see the future doesnāt mean youāre close to it. āNever mistake a clear view for a short distance.ā ā Paul Saffo Hardest lesson for impatient people
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Charlie Munger: "There will never be any shortage of good people in the world. All you've got to do is seek them out and get as many of them as possible into your life. And keep the rest the hell out."
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Never forget that for every Jeff Bezos, who makes it, there are 10,000 Jeff Bozos who don't.
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Andrew Mellon has one of the most incredible stories ever. + He competed with Rockefeller AND won. + He gave up a fortune to become Treasury Secretary. + He eliminated income tax for over 90% of people. + He put tariffs in place. (Same playbook today) + He put the US inā¦
Almost every day, I see reminders of this in both myself and others: that people who need love ask for it in the most unlovable ways
āFamily, religion, friendship. These are the three demons you must slay if you wish to succeed in business.ā ā C. Montgomery Burns
āThe most expensive investing mistake in the world to make is to be a pessimist, and itās a common one. I think thatās actually the most common mistake to make in life. It is true that we are in a lull right now, but it is absolutely, categorically false thatāāāunless the worldā¦
Humbled that @awilkinson and I were named Distinguished Entrepreneurs of the Year by @uvic. Success is a team sport - thanks to everyone who's been part of the journey. uvic.ca/news/topics/20ā¦
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Astounded by how good the work coming out of @metalab is right now. Working with MidJourney, Suno, Pika, Applied AI, and many other top AI companies ššš
The thing about slivers is theyāre easy to get, but once theyāre in, theyāre a pain to pull out.
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Marc Andreesen is on point šÆ @pmarca
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