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Chris Sparling @_Sparling_

Co-Founder of Tiny tiny.com Victoria, British Columbia Joined August 2013
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Chris Sparling @_Sparling_

5 days ago

Everywhere you look: people stuck in the past, still arguing with ghosts. “If you don’t believe in ghosts, you’ve never been to a family reunion.” — Ashleigh Brilliant

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Chris Sparling @_Sparling_

5 days ago

Munger’s bonus rule: don’t be stupid. “It is remarkable the advantage that some people have gained by trying hard not to be stupid rather than trying hard to be smart.”

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Chris Sparling @_Sparling_

2 months ago

Seeking credit dulls the shine of the deed. If it needs your name on it, it probably wasn’t that selfless. — my sister

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Chris Sparling @_Sparling_

3 months ago

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 pantry’s full of different ingredients. Different timing. Different team. Different tools. And once someone…

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Rob Fraser @robbfraser

3 months ago

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 pantry’s full of different ingredients. Different timing. Different team. Different tools. And once someone…

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Andrew Wilkinson @awilkinson

3 months ago

Excited to share Tiny's 2024 annual letter ahead of tomorrow’s Annual General Meeting. Over the past year, we've sprouted a few new grey hairs, but we’re stronger for them. It was a year of hard learned lessons, optimization, and compounding. Here’s the quick version: •…

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Andrew Wilkinson @awilkinson

4 months ago

I'm excited to finally pull back the curtain and reveal what's been happening within Tiny's $150M Black Box 🪄📦 Back in 2020, we raised a $150M USD fund. Chris and I were vaguely terrified — it was the first time we'd ever raised outside capital, other than letting friends…

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Morgan Housel @morganhousel

5 months ago

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.

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Chris Sparling @_Sparling_

5 months ago

Just because you see the future doesn’t mean you’re close to it. “Never mistake a clear view for a short distance.” – Paul Saffo Hardest lesson for impatient people

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Kevin Carpenter @kejca

6 months ago

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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Andrew Wilkinson @awilkinson

6 months ago

Never forget that for every Jeff Bezos, who makes it, there are 10,000 Jeff Bozos who don't.

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Shane Parrish @ShaneAParrish

6 months ago

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 in…

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Chris Sparling @_Sparling_

6 months ago

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

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Chris Sparling @_Sparling_

7 months ago

“Family, religion, friendship. These are the three demons you must slay if you wish to succeed in business.” – C. Montgomery Burns

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Chris Sparling @_Sparling_

7 months ago

“The most expensive investing mistake in the world to make is to be a pessimist, and it’s a common one. I think that’s 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 that — unless the world…

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Chris Sparling @_Sparling_

7 months ago

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/20…

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Andrew Wilkinson @awilkinson

7 months ago

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 👀👀👀

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Chris Sparling @_Sparling_

9 months ago

The thing about slivers is they’re easy to get, but once they’re in, they’re a pain to pull out.

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Shaun Maguire @shaunmmaguire

9 months ago

Marc Andreesen is on point 🎯 @pmarca

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Chris Sparling @_Sparling_

10 months ago

"The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it." - Alberto Brandolini

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