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5/9/2022
11 : 14
Watch a comedian write a joke
Happy Monday :) Trevor Writing a joke with a comedian, from idea to on stage (youtube) Comedian Mark Normand takes an idea, writes the joke, and then uses it during a set at a bar. Being a comedian
5/3/2022
11 : 4
A day late but never a dollar short
Hello & happy Tuesday! Apologies for missing yesterday - I started feeling light headed while reading one of the articles I linked to below, and ended up having to go to bed instead of finishing
4/25/2022
10 : 54
In praise of talented, high agency people
Good morning, Some quick housekeeping: you can finally share a link to my newsletters. Today's link is right here: https://ckarchive.com/b/lmuehmh05zplp This means if you like something you can now
4/18/2022
11 : 14
Things you're allowed to do
Good morning! I'm looking for new music to get inspired or work to - would love some suggestions 🙏 Trevor Things You're Allowed to Do (article) “This is a list of things you're allowed to
4/11/2022
11 : 14
How heritable are various sports abilities?
Hi all, This one goes out to everyone who knows how great having worked out feels, but hasn't done it for a while. I did 35 minutes on the Peloton yesterday and it felt amazing. Exercise truly
4/4/2022
11 : 4
Being hard to work with
Hi all, We had YC demo day last week so thing's are a bit of a blur right now. This week is short & sweet! Trevor 25 year old Russian Chess Grandmaster on Putin (article) It's interesting
3/28/2022
11 : 4
The deal of a lifetime
Hello! Let's get into this week. Trevor Deal of a Lifetime (This American Life episode) An older episode - I linked my favorite chapter, about the woman who buys a house from an old man on the
3/21/2022
11 : 4
Successful startups don't grow exponentially
Good morning! Q1 is almost over - friendly reminder to check and see whether you're 1/4 finished with your 2022 goals. Trevor Who owns all the planes? (article) Russia just ordered that something
3/14/2022
11 : 4
Why you'll never lose anything in Japan
Hello friends, Here's a favorite quote of mine to start your week: “You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word: It is victory, victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory,
3/7/2022
12 : 4
Processing your emotions is a competitive advantage
Good morning, Back to our regularly scheduled programming - I hope. Have a great week. Trevor Francis Ford Coppola's $100 million bet (article) The director of The Godfather is taking $120 million
2/28/2022
12 : 4
A lot can change in a week
Good morning, I've been doom scrolling all things Ukraine for the past few days, so that's what today is about. My goal is to link some of the better sources I've found, though everything
2/21/2022
12 : 14
What Napolean would look like today
Good morning! Let's get into it. Trevor Why you should never use pixelation to hide text (article) “We write a lot of reports at Bishop Fox…. this frequently results in needing to redact certain
2/14/2022
12 : 4
Turning dreams into reality
Good morning dear readers, FYI - last week's email someone went into a LOT of spam inboxes. Cross fingers it's fixed, but if you thought you missed an issue now you know why. Have a great week!
1/31/2022
12 : 4
The banality of genius
Good morning! I got an early copy of Tyler Cowen & Daniel Gross's new book, Talent. The book is about how to find undiscovered talent. It gets into very detailed, practical things - chapters 2
1/24/2022
12 : 4
Thank you for your help last week
Good morning! Good morning dear readers! Thank you so much for the help getting the word out about my new company, Seis. Your likes & retweets definitely helped! If you missed it, Seis is a mobile
1/18/2022
19 : 44
Announcing my new company right now
Hi everyone! I'm extremely excited to announce my new company: Seis, banking built 100% in Spanish for the 44 million native Spanish speakers living in the US. We've raised > $5m from Y
1/17/2022
12 : 4
I'm announcing my new company tomorrow
Good morning! I'm excited to let you know that I'm announcing my new company tomorrow at 11:30am PT. I'll send you another email tomorrow right at 11:30am PT that explains all the details
1/10/2022
12 : 4
How to design a house to last 1,000 years
Good morning! The 2nd week is the hardest week of the year - the newness of the new year has warn off and you're back with being yourself, whatever that is. Here's to keep pushing on. Have a
1/3/2022
12 : 4
My personal theme for 2022
Happy new year! By coincidence and miscounting, this is issue #200 of the newsletter. January 2022 marks doing the newsletter for 4 years! Thank you to all of you for reading over the years. Two quick
12/27/2021
12 : 4
My favorite things from 2021
Merry Christmas! I hope you're having a wonderful holiday with friends and family. I spent the week in St. George, Utah with 4 of my 5 siblings & our parents. Later this week I'm expecting