Any country that can’t manufacture its own drones will be a vassal state.

Sorry Grok, DJI is the largest defense contractor in the world.

"If you want to make the wrong decision, ask everyone." Naval

The US will actually do better in a multipolar world, because it’ll no longer have to subsidize and police everyone else.

There’s a big difference between a factory job where you command the robot and one where you are the robot.

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"Work is the set of things that you have to do, that you don't want to do. Don't work." Naval

“Work in isolation, collaborate in person.” - Maxime

The average man lives in a matriarchy, the average woman lives in a patriarchy, and they’re both correct.

If your brand is your moat, you won’t have a moat for much longer.

.Naval on Elon Musk: He is a perennial risk taker. He’s always willing to start over. He doesn’t have any pride about being seen as successful or being seen as a failure. “I’m always struck by the Elon Musk story where he did PayPal… And he said something along the lines of:

You can’t promise success, but you can promise that you’ll give it your all.

Better than pride or humility is no self-image whatsoever.

The word “science” has two meanings, which are often confused. Traditionally, it stands for the rational pursuit of knowledge, while the contemporary use refers to institutionalized consensus seeking via peer review. The switcheroo seems to have happened between 1960ies and 90ies