Some startups make unbelievable financial returns, but most don't. I'm fortunate enough to have a reasonably good track record as an investor, but I never know which will be which deterministically. I realized that fact a long time ago and resolved to try to work with founders that I love in a deep and intangible way. Folks I wake up wanting to help every day. People I try to help however I can, whether it's a weekday or weekend, a personal matter or a work one, a happy situation or a sad one. I want to work with founders where I deeply care and enjoy the holistic journey, no matter the outcome. I optimistically believe if I do that, the aggregate returns will take care of themselves. That's the beauty of real venture capital. @stevekrouse is a real one. I loved every minute of Val Town and I'm excited to continue the journey with him for another few decades if he'll have me

TNT Ep 08! "Nobody's Going to Write the Next React." @badlogicgames admits he's never done code review, @mitsuhiko has an 11-yr-old submitting PRs, @dillon_mulroy learns by taking down prod, @RhysSullivan says "slop harder," and @threepointone is on vacation. LGTM!

This so very much. I too am a bit miffed about the Asahi situation but it's entirely understandable what they are doing. And they have the right to do it. I hate that some people shit on them for all kinds of reasons including their stance on AI or how they chose to express themselves. But remember that Asahi is run by super capable people, who have achieved incredible things in times pre AI. A lot of people and tech are standing on their shoulders, including Omarchy. I think it would all be great if people took a deep breath first.

I think it's kinda crazy that we *just* recorded this and it already feels outdated. Stuff is moving super fast today. We talked quite a bit about reverse engineering but it already feels like old news.

I find it fascinating to see how many people woke up to the realization that California has a liquid labour market and no non competes. This is one of the most amazing things that creates enormous amount of innovation over there. I'm not sure what miracle created that environment, but it's amazing. I wish more countries had the balls.

🎙️ State of Agentic Coding w/ @mitsuhiko returns: In episode #12#: - models we're using now - is local desktop software dead? - time to hoard PS5s? - debating @thorstenball's "how I work with agents" and much more 👇

When Cybertruck winds down, it might have sold about the same number of cars as the Edsel. Though the US car market was much smaller then, so it would only have achieved around 1/5th of the market penetration. On the other hand, the Cybertruck is a cultural icon which the Edsel never was.