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Roblox averaged 23 month paying user lifetimes at its IPO. Candy Crush had 6 months. Roblox had flattening retention, Candy Crush steep. You can build a massive co with long or short lifetimes, but it's much easier to grow when you don't need to keep refilling an empty bucket.

Founders, less than 12 hours until applications close for SPEEDRUN—this is your last chance. After operating SPEEDRUN for ~2 years, I've heard some consistent misconceptions. Let's clear them up. 1. SPEEDRUN is 'just for games'— Wrong! Over 50% of our batch spans beyond games.

It’s rare for intelligence and drive to intersect in one person. When they do, look out.

Markets as food webs

The Eyes.

Ilya at NeurIPS: “I foresaw everything in AI the past decade, assembled colossal models, and now, standing on that Mount Olympus of predictions, I have precisely zero idea what comes next.”

The only things standing between me and success are how fast I act, how fast I learn, and a body that can match my will.

“Ilya Sutskever, I am your wallbreaker” - Sam Altman, 2024

One cold email at a time, I built my life.

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San Francisco and its Mandate of God