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Today, as part of our effort to make our platform transparent, we are open-sourcing the latest code used to recommend posts on the For You timeline.
Our algorithm is always a work in progress. We will continue to refine our approach to surface the most relevant content to our community.
Be so useful the world can’t ignore you. The money will follow.
Focus on consistency.
Don’t start with the product. Start with distribution.
I give this advice to entrepreneurs all the time because distribution is the hardest part of building a company. “Build it and they will come” almost never works. And even if you expect distribution to be hard—it’ll be 10× harder.
HotelTonight started with a distribution insight. In 2009, we saw that the App Store about to become a massive channel. Billion-dollar companies would be built there, and early movers could earn free distribution before the competition showed up.
From that insight, we worked backwards to the product:
That combo—a unique distribution edge + a product tailored to it—powered our growth.
As you think about your next company, begin with your edge in distribution. Maybe you are an expert at selling into a specific vertical. Maybe you're great at creating authentic content. Maybe you’ve spotted an emerging channel before anyone else.
Only then decide what to build—the product that best amplifies your distribution advantage.
At speedrun, we’re seeing teams win with GEO, founder-led content, and high-intent launch videos.
So I’ll leave you with a prompt: What’s your unique approach to distribution—and what product could you build that maximizes it?
If you’re working on this, I’d love to hear from you. Apply to @speedrun at sr [dot] a16z [dot] com.
Jim Rohn's call for massive action is one I've heeded many times in my career. It's incredible what doors and opportunities that open when you show up with a relentless spirit to make things happen.
In the AI economy, being average gets priced to 0, being exceptional scales relentlessly..
7.7% junior headcount decline, while senior jobs continue to grow. - The recent famous Harvard study.
AI is removing the safety net for merely adequate work. So be an expert in whatever you are doing.
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(This video is a compilation of opinions on AI job loss by top industry leaders)
half of companies fail within 5 years
70% within 10 years
the game isn’t about winning fast
it’s staying alive long enough to win
If you want freedom, then master discipline.
If you want sales, then build an irresistible offer.
If you want growth, then stop waiting for perfect.
HEY has some 100,000 lines of code that's being tested by 30,000 assertions. This used to take upwards of 15 minutes through the complication of cloud runners. We can now do this locally in 1m 22s on a Framework Desktop (almost twice as fast as an M4 Max!). THANK YOU AMD + LINUX!
Your business can’t outgrow your personal growth. Invest accordingly.
Clarity comes from action.
Make it exist first
Make people know about it next
Monetise it third
Improve it last
Such a beautiful Github repo.
Graphic notes on Gilbert Strang's "Linear Algebra for Everyone"
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If you want to get rich on X, it isn't going to be through creator revenue or meme coins.
Instead, think about one subject matter that you know more about than anyone else in the world. It can be anything: plumbing, menswear, Indian food, furniture, social apps, whatever.
Post one unexpected insight you picked from your experience in that area. Keep it under 5 sentences. Do this every day for 6 months.
If you stick to it, we will promote your account to others.
By the end, you will be recognized as the world's leading expert in that subject area and you can charge whatever you want for endorsements, your time, or whatever. And no one will be able to take that way from you.
30 minutes with a stranger (pudding.cool)
Someone just built a company with Lovable that hit $1M revenue in 5 months 😄
@paulg With all due respect, what do you know about long form writing?
(P.S. solution for links is in the works)
"Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” - Napoleon Hill
I have a call with 2 new people this weekend 🫡
@shortniggarizz When people like you started amplifying their reach by retweeting the obvious bait.
Remember, dunking on something makes it more common! You are voting for the world you want.
(The hypocrisy of this tweet may be noted now, tho I believe meta-commentary is allowable in moderation)
claude code $100/mo is the best ROI you’ll ever make