
Nick Crocker π
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Since Studio Ghibli is trending, worth noting the mind-boggling effort Hayao Miyazaki and his team put into a film. Each has 60k-70k frames, all hand-drawn and painted with water color. This 4-second clip (βThe Wind Risesβ) took one animator 15 months to do. In the documentary

In honor of Y Combinator's 20th anniversary, here are my 6 favorite lessons: 1. The 7 minute espresso rule: Our first meeting with Sam Altman lasted just seven minutes. The batch hadnβt even officially started yet and my cofounder Ryan Rowe and I drove down from Mountain View to the

This overhead shot of Gout Gout winning his Stawell Gift heat from VIC Athletic League π₯π₯












Today's essay is three big questions, asked and answered: 1. Are we sure GLP-1 drugs are this broadly effective? 2. Literally, how can one drug do "everything"? 3. If the drugs actually do "everything" at what point should we all be on versions of them? derekthompson.org/p/why-does-it-β¦



Nick Crocker π As of last week: 1. Brad Banducci, Recent Woolworths CEO 2. Jack Zhang , Airwallex 3. Hartley Pike, Sitemate 4. Ahmed Fahour, Former Aus Post + NAB, CEO 5. Tim Doyle + Alex Badran Bonus: Niki Scevak 's March 2022 ep on high flyers is number #8, which is incredible 3+ years on