Menlo Park, CA
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Patrick Renschler retweeted
humans are fantastic local optimizers, but global optimization requires much different skill set and risk profile 4/4
governors eligible for the presidency will treat national polls and party standing as part of their reward signal
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Patrick Renschler retweeted
"the starting place of strategy is always creativity, and creativity comes from individuals" - @hamiltonhelmer
Patrick Renschler retweeted
lessons on writing apply to all creative processes: "you have to dip your pen in blood" - @Kevin_Ashton's How to Fly a Horse
The constitution forbids the government from criminalizing actions in the past which were legal at the time. Would be nice if there was a similar ban on retroactive taxation.
pretty funny; we're like halfway through
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The birding world is abuzz over “Listers,” a documentary about two brothers attempting to set a Big Year record. The catch? They don’t know anything about birds or how to find them. Get the behind-the-scenes story. audubon.org/magazine/get-kno…
"not friendly; respectful. you've got to be able to them the truth in a way that you probably don't tell most of your friends the truth" -@bhorowitz h/t @lennysan
reminded me of
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"leadership is disappointing people at a rate that they can absorb." h/t @chughesjohnson @tferriss
The cost to treat an untreatable disease is infinite. Reducing that cost should be top of mind for any policy maker claiming to care about healthcare costs
Patrick Renschler retweeted
My philosophy re startup speed has completely changed over the last few years.
I grew up at Uber, professionally, which held speed as the absolute, ultimate goal.
Now, I still value speed, but hold quality as the binding constraint.
Patrick Renschler retweeted
I've said it before, but nobody ever realises they're Umbridge - and yet she's the most common type of villain in the world.
"it’s way more important to perfect your desires than to try to do something when your desire is not 100 percent." - @naval
