Wherever there's engagement but dissatisfaction, there's often an opportunity to build a great business

Technology levels the playing field: more money doesn’t buy you a much better iPhone, MacBook or ChatGPT

Silicon dwarfs biology in areas where success is proportional to data volume and parallel computation

The story of Waymo is going to be another classic: it started small—only available in SF to make the service truly great—and then expanded all over the world

Can’t think of a more exciting event happening this year than YC Startup School.

I’ve noticed a new pattern in how I “offload thinking”: I often kick off 2–3 o3-pro sessions at the same time. It’s become an effective way to explore ideas from multiple angles without losing momentum.

A human lifespan is about 0.00000013 galactic years

Is there an AI tool that finds company contacts by title or function and shows intro paths based on my LinkedIn?

I remember obsessively using Blinkist 5 years ago and thinking "wow this is magic". Ever since LLMs came along, I've been consuming summaries for basically everything

AI is disrupting marketplaces. Waymo (and soon Tesla) are reaching supply-side scale, making human drivers obsolete. The first to fall seem to be supply-constrained markets where AI unlocks abundance. Which marketplaces are next?

Happy 4th, everyone! 🇺🇸

Who’s down to do an in-person 5v5 Dota 2 tournament in SF next weekend?

Every outstanding company is its own phenomenon but they seem to fall into one of 3 categories, requiring different starting conditions: - Technology-first (SpaceX, DeepMind, OpenAI) - Product-first (Instagram, Facebook, Figma) - Customer-first (Snowflake, Rippling, Slack)

It's quite amazing that email is completely free and you can reach basically anyone

Beating your teacher requires more than just imitation

Surround yourself with people who are exactly one step ahead of you

Congrats on the launch!

So proud of my friend Michael Chen for finally launching Yondu. Congrats to the whole team!