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How To Learn Chess As An Adult (or, how I went from 300 to 1500 ELO in 9 months)

November 05, 2021 in Chess
How To Learn Chess As An Adult (or, how I went from 300 to 1500 ELO in 9 months)

A concrete and scientific approach to learn chess quickly as an adult.

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A Life's Work

May 23, 2020 in Technology
A Life's Work

Why weirdos, not entrepreneurs, will change the world.

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Leaving EF

May 03, 2019
Leaving EF

Today is my last day at Entrepreneur First (EF). Late last year I decided to leave, and it was a big decision. I joined about six years ago, and six years is about the longest I’ve done anything. Here’s what happened.

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Tags: Careers, Life, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship
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Why Tech Companies Are Bad

March 31, 2019
Why Tech Companies Are Bad

Not all Bad tech companies are successful, but almost all successful tech companies are Bad.

This is not an accident. It’s an inevitability.

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Tags: Technology, Strategy, Startup, Entrepreneurship
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How Much Should You Raise At Seed?

March 28, 2019
How Much Should You Raise At Seed?

The most common question founders ask at the start is “how much money should I raise?”. And even good founders get the answer wrong.

The answer beings with your Minimum Viable Raise.

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Tags: Technology, Startup, Venture Capital, fundraising, Strategy
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