Auren Hoffman Quotes

simple test to see of tech savvy someone is:
what how they use their machine. the more they use their mouse, the less tech savvy they are

Gen X is the punching bag generation
it is the generation that everyone else equally hates ... and yet it will likely be the one that is called upon to steer us out the mess

there are two ways to innovate -- step-functions and 1% improvements -- both are super important

one of the most frustrating things is seeing people that clearly are not reaching potential because they are not working hard enough

on AI devices: voice for input (writing), display for output (reading)
voice-only devices like did not take off because humans absorb information way faster visually than auditory.

things rich people do not want you to know: they live like 10% more than average

if you are not careful, you can become what you criticize

getting to inbox zero is a piece of cake.
getting podcast zero defies the laws of physics.

the best acquisitions are integrated into the mothership very slowly and methodically. the hard part is figuring out what to integrate (and in what order). there is no playbook -- every company is different

remote works well from 1 to N
remote is super hard from zero to 1

What kind of people make the best startup founders?

my thought: People that follow 35% of the rules.

We all know that people that follow 100% of the rules make terrible founders … as the rules are often wrong and inhibit innovation.

But people that follow 0% of the rules also make bad founders. those people really live outside society.

Great founders know which of the rules are super important to follow and which rules are ok to break.

disavow anything you don't like about your past self. you are barely related to you from 10 years ago (it is like a cousin that looks a lot like you)

Low-EQ people don’t give off many non-verbal cues themselves — at least not on purpose. And one of the frustrating things about being low-EQ is that you often get misunderstood by others. People might think you are unhappy when you are actually very happy.

rule #1: keep the expectations of yourself super high
rule #2: keep the expectations of your colleagues just as high

downers are worse for society than uppers. downers allow people to be victims. uppers have problems too -- but they are net-net better than downers.
caffeine > alcohol
adderal > marijuana