The biggest secret in building a billion-dollar company is that the best ideas look like bad ideas at first. If everyone agrees with you, you’re too … - Alexis Ohanian

I read Singularity is Near a decade + change ago and felt pretty skeptical afterwards, but damn, Kurzweil nailed it, esp on this question of “Will intelligence become the dominant force shaping everything?” He was absolutely right. I'm so grateful to be alive + building rn.

Being a founder, I know I'm biased, but Carlyle’s “Great Man Theory” seems pretty spot on, tho maybe incomplete: Individuals matter a lot when systems are young, broken, or in crisis. Structure sets the menu; people choose (+ sometimes redefine) the future.

Founder CEO has to set the pace. Every day.