Gabriel

there’s two opposite kinds of leisure: one’s fulfilling, one’s soul-draining. one embraces reality, one escapes it. one is memorable, one becomes a blur. society has vastly replaced meaningful leisure with cheap, empty, digital leisure. time has come for an offline revival

@_sonith @JamesCurrier @NFX great conversation!

My conversation with @JamesCurrier, co-founder of @NFX. James grew up in New Hampshire to a carpenter father and a music teacher mother. He left home at 13 on a full scholarship to Phillips Exeter Academy. Then Princeton and HBS. After college, he sailed to Tahiti and worked for Rupert Murdoch building Asian satellite TV in Hong Kong. At 24, a mysterious misdiagnosis forced him back to the US and led him to Boston. James has since founded various widely successful internet companies, frames life downstream of network effects, and deploys capital via NFX. This was one of my favorite conversations about human psychology and finding direction in life. Filled with so many unique stories and lessons. Enjoy! Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 01:31 Selling Worms to Fishermen at 6 Years Old 03:20 From a Dirt Road to Phillips Exeter Academy 04:49 The Hovercraft Corporation of America 07:48 Sailing Across the North Atlantic 09:18 Misdiagnosed in Communist China 10:41 Joining Battery Ventures in the 90s 12:25 Throwing Parties for Hundreds of Tech Associates 13:25 The Origins of Tickle 16:42 The $100M Healthcare IT Clusterf*ck 18:19 The Next 30-Year Technology Window 23:50 When to Start Your Own Company 26:26 The Importance of Geography: San Francisco vs. New York 29:34 AI, Consciousness, and Talking to God 31:51 Discovering Meditation and the Awakened Mind 34:27 Why You Work Best From 10 PM to 2 AM 36:07 Founder Psychology, Psychedelics and Self-Discovery 39:05 Status & Human Interaction 40:49 The Preferred Attachment Theory 42:40 The Real Value of College 44:01 People vs. Capital 47:56 What True Hustle Actually Looks Like 49:56 "Dad Talks" About Sex and Drugs 53:41 Quitting Alcohol at 21 54:42 F*cking Around at Scale

@ItzSuds 💪

Yesterday, 11 months after I started, I got the final commit for fund 1 I raised 525k in 2 days. I thought I was made. 6 mo later, on Oct 1, I’d only signed 1.7m Fund returns helped, but the only change I made was to unapologetically be me. Being authentic pays, it’s just hard.

@zackhargett woah!! congrats Zack!

Updates: Happy to share Coconote has been acquired by Quizlet! • $6.7m ARR • ~50% ebitda • 1 billion+ organic views on social • $0 raised

@evanjconrad beautiful

@mirandanover @shweta_ai let’s goo!! 🏋️

Introducing Fort, a wearable that automatically tracks strength training. Strength training is one of the best things you can do for your health and longevity. It deserves better tools.

@lochieaxon nice!

It's time to bring Haptics to the web 🫨 Create custom tactile patterns with strengths + durations for your web interactions. Make your app feel as good as it looks ✨ → haptics.lochie.me

@gradypb yes

You can grind your way to a local maximum, but you need joy to get to a global maximum

@EricWollberg true

A universe without a conscious observer is indistinguishable from no universe at all.

@caelin_sutch nice

We deployed this for cio.gov and has significantly improved core rendering stats: FCP: 396ms (vinext) vs 504ms (live) Eager JS: 85KB / 3 files vs 384KB / 16 files Who could have guessed gov sites could be running cutting edge software

@Prof_Kalkyl beautiful

Book cover exploration

@DeveloperHarris beautiful and awesome

we built a house and we're going to build millions more

@9th @thecosmos @shinecapital @matrix @GVteam @Accel @acasalena Congrats Andy!! 🎆

Today marks a new era for @thecosmos. We're excited to announce our $15M Series A, co-led by @ShineCapital and @matrix, with participation from @GVteam, @Accel, PNP, and @acasalena. We're also releasing a few big updates that point to the future we're building toward: — New profiles that reflect your taste — A more social following feed — And so much more to come Cosmos is where inspiration lives. Come dream with us.

@Willob @UlyssesInc_ extremely epic

THE OCEAN IS CALLING Since coming out of stealth one year ago, we haven’t shared many updates about @UlyssesInc_. Our Communications & Public Relations Division profoundly apologizes for this. But today, we break our silence and make five major announcements: - MAKO: We are sharing details on Mako, our first autonomous underwater vehicle, the “Model T for the ocean”. - LEVIATHAN: We are announcing Leviathan, our first autonomous surface vehicle, a mothership for other drones and maritime domain awareness platform. - MAJOR WINS: We are announcing our major accomplishments in 2025 - new customers, lots of missions, and manufacturing and plans for 2026 and beyond. - NEW WEBSITE & BRAND: We are launching a new website and an updated brand. - RODEO: A gift for our friends in San Francisco. (Read to the end.) Please watch this video below & read on for more details.

@withtenacity congrats!!!

There are a few moments in your life that will ask you to have belief. It's really tempting to accept the world's problems as immovable and excuse yourself from having to act. Six months ago I met someone who looked me in the eye and refused to let me do that. Because I do believe that the future I want is possible. I'm excited to share that I'm joining The Network as a co-founder.

@gabriel1 stay in your lane, kiddo

i spent $20k on this sign

@1x_tech sublime

NEO The Home Robot Order Today

@BrendanFoody @felicis @benchmark @generalcatalyst 🔥

We’ve raised our $350M Series C at a $10B valuation from @felicis, @benchmark, and @generalcatalyst. Just 2 years after starting, Mercor is paying $1.5 million per day to experts in our marketplace. We’re creating a new category of work in the AI economy, where software engineers, bankers, lawyers, and other professionals earn based on their experience while advancing the frontier of AI. While most new categories take time to build momentum, we’ve broken every growth record. For comparison, in their first 2 years: - Uber paid out just over a $1 million to drivers - Airbnb paid out $10 million to hosts We are unlocking human potential in the AI economy.

@malonehedges woah congrats!! 🎆

Super excited to be joining OpenAI with my lovely teammates!

@davidsenra @FoundersPodcast @scicomm @hubermanlab lfg!

Nine years ago, I launched Founders (@FoundersPodcast). Today, I'm launching a new podcast called David Senra. The first episode goes live this Sunday. Subscribe wherever you watch or listen to podcasts. Founders will still come out every week. @scicomm // @hubermanlab

@amiyoshimura_ awesome

we're taking over a town in the Austrian Alps... bringing together ~50 of the top consumer and ai builders next year for a retreat / summit experience. Join us for: - A hyper-curated group of founders - An environment optimized for work & focus (monitors, work stations, etc...) - some of the best slopes, winter activities, programming, and life experiences - a whole week of building your company whilst surrounded by the best if you’re a founder, reply below or dm me to learn more (we'll have a few spots for exceptional operators as well).