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A return to my roots in sneaker design
Sep 9, 2022 • 
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How we partner at TheGP
An explainer on our “services-for-equity” model
Jul 21, 2023 • 
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If everyone is an analyst, be an artist.
A truth is emerging in the age of AI everything.
Oct 4, 2024 • 
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If everyone is an analyst, be an artist.
Please stop with the first principles
90% of the time CEOs should prioritize pace of execution over cleverness and novel solutions
Oct 9, 2024 • 
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Please stop with the first principles
The Founder Puzzle
A lesson on company building from the man who invented the Rubik’s Cube
Aug 10, 2022 • 
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The Founder Puzzle
The risk in your assumptions
The hidden lesson for founders in SVB's collapse
Mar 29, 2023 • 
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The risk in your assumptions
My choice to do the work: Joining The General Partnership
I’m joining The General Partnership
Feb 23, 2022 • 
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My choice to do the work: Joining The General Partnership
Build in The Bay
We're from The Bay so we build a little different
Oct 14, 2024 • 
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Build in The Bay
Hot talent in a cold market
What options do experienced builders have in a cold market?
Aug 18, 2022 • 
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Hot talent in a cold market
Creative Compute
Software as a creative partner
Sep 1, 2022 • 
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Creative Compute
I just learned The Standard Conversion framework. You should too.
How to unlock better prioritization across any company
Aug 25, 2022 • 
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I just learned The Standard Conversion framework. You should too.
My New Calendar System
Over the past few months I’ve been trying an experiment with my calendar. It’s working and a friend encouraged me to share it. Visuals help…
Aug 30, 2017 • 
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My New Calendar System
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