Trevor McKendrick - A $5m telegram

Hi all,

My buddy Ken Frei is looking for his next gig. He’s a product manager, looking for a leadership or senior IC role @ a company wit $2M+ revenue & <150 employees. His email is kenfrei212@gmail.com, you can reach out to him directly if interested.

Have an amazing week.

Trevor

The hundred-year-old telegram worth $5 million, with Jim MacKenzie (podcast)

Patrick McKenzie (patio11) interviews his dad for his podcast. Lots of great real estate stories.

Tyler Cowen interview on attracting + cultivating talent (podcast)

Self recommending.

Dwarkesh interviews Dylan Patel & Jon (Asianometry) on the semi-conductor industry (podcast)

Learned more about the semi-conductor industry from this interview than almost anywhere else.

999: The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport to Auschwitz (book)

I’m >50% done with this, it’s very good. It’s as heart wrenching as you’d expect. Many parts of it don’t feel real or possible, which is probably why it’s good to read a book like this every once in a while.

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