The financial creator's dilemma. Invest in the companies you cover, or don't invest in them. If you invest and talk about a company, and the stock goes up, you're the GOAT. Intelligent, brilliant, amazing. All the girls want you (probably not, but you get the point). If you do exactly the same thing and the stock goes down, suddenly you're a stupid moron, clown, pumper, grifter, shill, and whatever else people can come up with. Same person. Same research. Same conviction. Different stock price. Now, if you don't invest in the companies you cover, people question your conviction. Why aren't you putting your money where your mouth is? So what's the correct approach? Apparently, you should invest, share your research publicly, and make sure the stock only goes up. Preferably every single day. And if you somehow failed to predict that half the market would lose two-thirds of its value, well, you obviously have no idea what you're doing. I've stopped trying to explain myself or reason with everyone. I share my research because I enjoy researching businesses, discussing ideas, and learning from people who challenge my thinking. I invest my own money based on my own conclusions. Sometimes I'm right, sometimes I'm wrong, and I have absolutely no problem admitting either. People who genuinely find value in that will appreciate the work regardless of whether the market is green or red. As for those who show up on green days to copy trades and return on red days to call everyone a clown, I couldn't care less what you think. You're welcome to disagree with my analysis. You're welcome to tell me where I'm wrong. That's actually useful. But if your entire argument is that a stock went down, there's really nothing to discuss. Here's TheBigClownowski

The meeting dilemma: too many meetings kills a company, but you also need meetings to solve problems and get work done. Companies are far better at adding meetings than removing them, which adds up quickly and wastes a ton of time. It's currently no meeting week at Coinbase, which we do once a quarter. We use this to focus on deep work and reassess what calls/meetings actually need to exist. Meetings have to earn their place on the calendar, and cutting them out is an important part of our culture.