David Katz @_dkatz

I like building and I like thinking Tel Aviv Joined May 2009

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TBPN @tbpn

13 hours ago

The two jobs required to win at scale, according to DoorDash CEO @t_xu: 1) Relentlessly optimize the present ("build the core"). 2) Patiently invent the future ("build the new"). He stresses that each requires a completely different management playbook to succeed.

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Startup Archive @StartupArchive_

16 hours ago

Jensen Huang on why he rarely fires people and will instead “torture them into greatness” Jensen once told Stripe founder Patrick Collison that he didn’t like firing people and seldomly did it. When asked to elaborate on this, Jensen responds: “I’d rather improve you than give…

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David Katz @_dkatz

19 hours ago

At first, AI adoption was correlated with talent. Now the signalers have caught on: many people keep up with AI because it's business-sexy. You can't use AI adoption as a talent filter anymore. Assess if people's work is excellent, then separately assess if AI greatly…

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Dwarkesh Patel @dwarkesh_sp

6 days ago

Read CH 1, 2, and 3 of this book. Go into debt if you have to.

Dwarkesh Patel @dwarkesh_sp

2 weeks ago

Read CH 1, 2, and 3 of this book. Go into debt if you have to. https://t.co/ERTuBIOU4H

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mitsuri @0xmitsurii

a week ago

Mark Zuckerberg's advice to young entrepreneurs.

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ELON FACTS @ElonFactsX

a week ago

“Always err on the side of internalizing responsibility.” – Elon Musk

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Investment Wisdom @InvestingCanons

a week ago

Charlie Munger’s 3 rules for a successful career:

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Startup Archive @StartupArchive_

2 weeks ago

Sam Altman: “Hire for values first, aptitude second, and skills third.” Most executive recruiters, Sam argues, will reverse this order: “If you say I need to hire a CFO, they will bring you people with 20 years of experience as a CFO at vaguely similar companies. But…

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a16z @a16z

a week ago

Jeff Bezos: “There are two kinds of companies, those that work to try to charge more and those that work to charge less.” Alex Rampell (@arampell) explains: - One model maximizes margins, squeezing as much as it can from each customer. - The other minimizes margins, driving…

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Startup Archive @StartupArchive_

2 weeks ago

Peter Thiel on why all trends are overrated and one-of-a-kind companies are underrated Peter Thiel is asked what students should study in college. He thinks this is similar to the question “what are future trends in technology?” “What I will say about trends in technology and…

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Paul Graham @paulg

4 weeks ago

Something I just told a founder: Stay as small as you can for as long as you can. People who come to visit your office should always be surprised that such an important company has so few employees.

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Naval @naval

4 weeks ago

Great work is fractal in nature - elegant from a distance, exquisite in the details.

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David Katz @_dkatz

5 months ago

Play with AI A close friend just told me all he wants to do in his free time is stay home and use AI to code, build little products, little games, and chase random ideas with an LLM. He felt a bit guilty—like he’s spending his free time on a PlayStation, not “productive”. He…

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David Katz @_dkatz

6 months ago

Going to spend the weekend with my new buddy o3

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Mark Dubowitz @mdubowitz

a year ago

I’ve been inundated with messages from Iranian & Lebanese friends who’ve seen their countries destroyed by Khamenei, Nasrallah and their goons. They are so grateful to those willing to take action against their enemies. One day, Iran, Lebanon and Israel will be close allies.

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Ray Dalio @RayDalio

2 years ago

I wrote a lot about the people I call "shapers" in my book Principles: Life & Work. I use the word to mean someone who comes up with unique and valuable visions and builds them out beautifully, typically over the doubts of others. Shapers get both the big picture and the details…

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David Katz @_dkatz

5 years ago

The richer society gets, the more it can allocate to welfare. Another 1-2 generations at current growth rates, and we’ll be able to fund UBI without increasing taxes.

David Sacks @DavidSacks

5 years ago

The richer society gets, the more it can allocate to welfare. Another 1-2 generations at current growth rates, and we’ll be able to fund UBI without increasing taxes.