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Mirrortables are to cap tables what stablecoins are to fiat currencies. They streamline and internationalize the logistical mess of angel investing.

**I'm trying to optimize my home office, so I've been digging into desk setups. Hopefully, you can benefit from what I'm learning.** --- Thanks to a rec...

To fully embrace the joy of missing out and choose to do the things that make us happy, we need to better understand what’s driving our fear of missing out.

by Carrie Moyer A couple years ago I found myself drifting away from a close friend because I realized that he always made me feel weirdly… judged. Not in the sense that I did anything to upset him, but because it felt like he was always assessing everything around him to see if it conformed to his standard of good taste

Why are “click here” and “by this link” poor choices? And is it acceptable to use “read more”?

If you open a roadside motel, expect that tired and demanding budget travelers will arrive. If you run a fancy restaurant, don’t be surprised if people will angle and cajole and lie to get a …

​ ​ ​ Wisdom for the end of the year Instead of a regular edition, here's a holiday special, featuring seven of the most powerful snippets I've added recently to my digital equi...

I’ve spent the better part of the past year writing and publishing this newsletter. Over that time, a lot of people have asked me how I do it. I thought I’d spend time answering everyone’s questions by sharing my step-by-step framework.

LAUGH: Bad Game Show Answers, LOVE: John Scalzi’s Writing Process

Listen now (10 min) | Abstraction & synthesis of the most transformative year of my life

That we manage all our programming projects in Basecamp is perhaps an obvious admission since its our own product. But it's less obvious to some how that's possible, given the apparent lack of affordances to tie todos, messages, or check-ins together with code commits automatically. Some teams who are Basecamp curious can't seem get ov...

I'm always trying to improve my writing. I want my writing to be more meaningful, clearer, more memorable, and shorter. I would also like to write faster.

Insights from Tom Bilyeu's podcast interview with Chuck Palahniuk. This is an in-depth look at Chuck's creative process and crazy life stories that will leave you in awe

In January 1996, Bill Gates published what would go on to become one of the classic essays of the early internet. In it, he describes the very characteristics of the internet that would lay the foundation for the Creator Economy. “One of the exciting things about the internet is that anyone with a PC and a modem can publish whatever content they create,” he writes.

Thiel defines secrets as important truths about the world that other people don’t yet realize.

Supply, Demand, and Memes. Lots of Memes.

Some things go unnoticed when they work. Non-fiction writing enters this category too.

Networking is painful, and I’m suspicious of anyone who claims to enjoy it. Unfortunately for me, networking is effective.

“Our first questions about the value of a book, of a human being, or a musical composition are: Can they walk? Even more, can they dance?”

From the documentary Under Great White Northern Lights. Jack White of the White Stripes talks about inspiration and constrictions to force creativity.

Pricing is one of the most powerful yet under-appreciated levers in business. Good pricing can increase LTV, make businesses thrive, change brand perception.

4 Headline Writing Tips From the Father of Modern Advertising

Your single resource for DAOs, including a directory, reading list, and more.

How do you find time to learn in a busy schedule? Here are four strategies I use to find time between work and family life.

A lesson from photography to the world of note-taking.