A small delight: when after hundreds of pages the origin of a novel’s title is revealed in its quiet splendor.

Uncovering Customer Willingness-to-Pay Don't guess what your customers will pay for your software – know before you launch. Use this best-in-class conversation script and framework to understand which features and capabilities you should p...

Ahead of teaching a new course on 0-1 Growth in February, I'm hosting a Lightning Lesson this coming Monday on willingess-to-pay. This is a short, tactical lesson on how to conduct scripted interviews that will help you uncover pricing and packaging insights: maven.com/p/c5516c/unc...

The Eternal Three that live through anything: tardigrades, cockroaches, and bay leaves.

Happy Festivus everyone. Always amazed this crazy episode birthed a real celebration that seems to be enjoyed by so many around the world. So may your feats be strong and your grievances few. Enjoy.

We are going to hear a lot over the next couple of years about how, despite controlling the White House, House, and Senate, Republicans just aren't able to get anything done because of Democrats

Cobweb-Covered Skeleton Gripping Senate Desk Expected To Seek 15th Term -The Onion

It’s not just their age and clear lack of fitness. Their generation hates younger people.

I was at a donor dinner (of 20 folks) for Jacky Rosen when she first ran, and after I identified myself as a Millennial she refused to take any of my questions. I was often the only person with my hand up.

👀 🥯

SF is wild these days. First a tsunami warning and now a tornado warning. 🫣

Is this basically backsies?

If you want to understand why healthcare pricing is horrific, the first thing to know is that our system puts 100% of the credit risk for deductibles, copays and co-insurance on hospitals and doctors. That's insane.

We have turned them into Sub Prime Lenders 🧵

This is literally true.

School vouchers were pioneered as a way to help white supremacists send their kids to a new wave of private "segregation academies" created expressly for the purpose.

From my book WHITE FLIGHT:

This year’s Orion. It’s like visiting an old friend! 78 three minute exposures, stacked and processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop. 📸🔭

I regret to inform you that Philips Hue lights are as lovely and fun as people say.

I was just on my way with my dogs to the beach and immediately turned around. Yikes.

Who do I lodge a complaint with when Google Maps is off by 100% of the drive time? 🙃

Merci Grace in a modest navy blue sleeveless silk dress, holding a glass of Zinfandel at Chez Panisse on her 40th birthday.

This is 40. ✌️🥰

We should be specific when we say "tech", whether we mean the fascist overlords, or some kid who works at an Apple Store. The folks who organized unions at Amazon and Google are people, too, and are more _tech_ than any of the tycoons.

Ah yes, the legendary mental model used by both Charlie Munger and Sun Tzu: If I don’t understand it, it must not matter.

I'm now in the process of deleting my archive of tweets from Twitter. 🥃🪦

👩‍🎓 I joined Nov. 22, 2006, just as I finished college.
🌅 I was user 16,403.
📞 I had to use SMS to post from my Palm Treo.
😅 Over 18 years I tweeted ~2x/day and liked ~3x/day.
😇 All this while blocking a mere 300 accounts.

The photo shows the back of an old school, red, Volkswagen bug with the license plate "Feature".

Right? I just clipped over 18 years there. 😢 Now I’m just waiting for my archive to finish compiling. It’s eerie and freeing to have a fresh start.

You Will Know Me By The Trail Of Dogs

30 Under 30 strikes again.

“Pastor Doug Wilson and his allies have a rigid patriarchal belief system and don’t believe in the separation of church and state. They support taking away the right to vote from most women, barring non-Christians from holding office and criminalizing the LGBTQ+ community.”

Never attribute to choice that which can be explained by underlying illness.

Lawfare Daily: AI Regulation and Free Speech: Navigating the Government’s Tightrope Podcast Episode · The Lawfare Podcast · 11/25/2024 · 1h 22m

Is speech generated by an AI model constitutionally protected by the First Amendment?

“It’s not about the speaker. It’s about the listener.”

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Leon wants to cut government spending now

Just waiting for these weirdos to decide that actually, germ theory is woke.

TIL what everyone else probably knows, people are massive assholes on Saturday at Target.