Thought Leadership Threads

Last night I lost my dad. He was 93 and lived a full life.
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I’m not a very emotional person but I am good at writing down my thoughts, so this is a small tribute to my dad and an attempt at sharing how he shaped who I am today. 👇👇👇

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Founders know that building a successful #startup hinges on being able to adapt quickly.
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A master plan can focus and guide a team, but when it stops working it’s important to quickly improvise a “Plan B”.
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And do you know who does this extraordinarily well? Jazz musicians. 🧵👇

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Failing isn’t fun. Failing in public is worse.
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Founders do it. Investors do it. Athletes do it. It's incredibly common.
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So what happens when you take risks in public and there’s evidence that you're on a path to failure?
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Most people handle it poorly. A few thoughts: 🧵👇

Here are six observations about people's behaviors that amaze me because they make no sense.

Does anyone care to shed light on these topics?

A very short 🧵 👇

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Compound interest is a powerful principle.

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Compound learning is even more powerful.

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The most successful people in life understand this. A few thoughts: 🧵👇

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I encountered a new “ah ha moment” in Week 5 of my Red Pill journey.

Once I internalized it I couldn’t help but look at everything through this new lens. Short🧵👇

As promised - more red pill insights (Week 4)!

My crypto journey continues with an unpacking of what it would take to replace a network-based transaction (Visa/MC) with DeFi rails.

Spoiler: Moving money is the easy part. Detailed🧵👇

It’s been fun learning in public. I could write hundreds of tweets each week about my crypto journey. Instead, I’ll do my best to be topical and synthesize my learnings.

Today’s topics: DAOs, NFTs and Lending.

After years of sitting on the sidelines, I finally decided to take the red pill.

“Week 2” put me on the steepest part of any learning curve I’ve experienced in decades.

Here are a few of my simplified observations, early conclusions and emerging frameworks: