Links
Things I've found worth reading, watching, or listening to.
Worth Reading
- The 18 Mistakes That Kill StartupsPaul Graham
Paul Graham on the 18 root causes that kill startups — most trace back to one thing: not making something people want.
Worth Listening
Boris Cherny is the creator and head of Claude Code at Anthropic. What began as a simple terminal-based prototype just a year ago has transformed the role of software engineering and is increasingly transforming all professional work.
On the value of a liberal arts education, the default setting of the human mind, and why conscious attention is the hardest — and most important — thing.
Worth Watching
- General Magicdocumentary
The untold story of the most important company to ever come out of Silicon Valley — and why you've never heard of it.
Bezos on the decisions that built Amazon — why long-term thinking, customer obsession, and a willingness to be misunderstood are the foundations of any durable company.
"Stay hungry, stay foolish." Three stories about connecting the dots, love and loss, and death — 15 minutes that hold up.