Amjad Masad ⠕

Walter Isaacson’s Elon Musk is good and I recommend it. But it’s not as great as his other biographies. It’s too linear and trying too hard to report events verbatim. I guess he’s better at writing about dead people.

"Most software in the world today is the equivalent of a Coke: it’s mass-produced, and everyone gets the same thing. The software of tomorrow might be more diverse, creative, and bespoke than that. Like fashion or food, your chosen software could become a reflection of your who you are rather than a default choice everyone is required to make."

I recommend reading the Unabomber Manifesto — he was an awful person to be sure — but it is nonetheless a great work of anthropology. He diagnosed the crisis of meaning in our time and how people fill the void with radical politics (ironic).

I learned fundamentals of finance, markets, and investing from Pharma Chad—and here he’s recommending Replit:

Great story

Most discussions around “moats” in tech seem unsophisticated and kinda random. For more rigorous business strategy thinking I recommend the book "7 Powers."

Amazing story

Great thread by Jeremy on the subject!

Very interesting thread.

Good thread.

This is the most informative thread on SVB situation vis a vis gov intervention.

This is the best documentary on creativity