Asher Hoffman

@eriktorenberg @ChrisWillx Is world class.

Which podcast hosts are truly skilled interviewers? Bonus points if non-obvious My list: Peter Robinson, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Dwarkesh, Marshall Kosloff, Nathan Labenz, Tyler Cowen, Russ Roberts, Bari Weiss

@jordihays @tbpn Hell yea - best in class right here. Love that you are building in LA. Lunch on us, next time you are in Venice!

We are hiring writers and video editors for FT in-person roles in Los Angeles @tbpn - Competitive pay + benefits - Erewhon breakfast burritos daily - Team workouts @ 6 am daily DM me your work if you want to join us in the Temple of Technology.

@Pavel_Asparagus Whoa whoa whoa - Erewhon is only a 5 min walk from my Venice bungalow.

See the problem with the USA is there's literally only one city, NYC You may think you live in a city, but you only call it that cause there's no other cities in the US It's not that its the best city it's literally just the one

@Pavel_Asparagus Fucking love this

Literally structure you entire life around doing work that matters -- take pay cuts if you have to It's the only context you can unabashedly pour all your energy into a singular focus the obsession drives clarity of purpose I'm the happiest I've ever been

This is a disturbing departure from his style

There’s also something really liberating when you start over from a blank canvas. It’s fun.

@iamjasonlevin @jackkuveke Jason + Jack = 98 Yanks

Silly Valley Ventures Episode 1 is here @jackkuveke and I built Duofucko (Duolingo only for learning curse words) 🍿🍿🍿

@roshanpateI I can check off 8 ... will circle back in a few years.

Hiring cracked sales reps in NYC. DM me if you are/were any of these: - competed in debate at national level - tour guide for college campus tours - sub 10% body fat - 1000 lb (squat + deadlift + bench) - summited a 14k ft mountain - student government/fraternity president - sold knives/solar/etc door to door - completed 75 Hard - paid your way through college - eagle scout - former military - sub 4.5 sec 40yd dash - sent 10,000+ cold emails in your life - global elite rank in Counterstrike 2 - D1 athlete - sub 3 hour marathon - 500+ day streak on Duolingo - Ironman finisher

But when you have strong buy-in from both sides, deals will be done. In this world, one world-class engineer can truly make a world of difference.

What we did have was unwavering commitment from the client and a continuous refinement of how to pitch, position, and define world-class talent for them. This is contingency-based recruiting—it's not always pretty.

Today, we successfully placed a Staff Machine Learning Engineer at a Series A company that is fundamentally transforming the way people perceive, utilize, and comprehend video content. That's the good news. The challenging, or perhaps frustrating, aspect...

That moment you can feel the momentum. That moment you can see the success. THAT hits like nothing else! These are the moments we live for. These are the moments that keep us coming back over and over again.

@ShaanVP Thinking @MrBeast would strongly disagree.

new blog: stop working so hard

@dickiebush Hitting 10k steps even when I don't feel like it.

What is the best small habit you’ve built in 2024?

Building a business is brutal. But it’s 100x better than any soul-sucking job.

When you start a venture, you can’t know all the issues that you’re going to run into; just not possible. That’s why prioritizing forward momentum, iteration, and learning is the best way to go.

This is one of the biggest reasons I LOVE working with VC partners and engineers (we’ve worked with hundreds at this point). They know that momentum creates opportunity.

Builders build. Period. While everyone else is stuck waiting for the “right moment” or obsessing over every little detail, builders dive in and get things done. Really, that’s the startup way of life.

The ones who thrive are the ones who outwork everyone else when no one’s watching. Even more, it’s the ones who love what they’re doing. That’s how you win on the field, in business, and in life.

Said another way: Winning isn’t about talent or reps, it’s about discipline, resilience, and executing when it counts. Just like on the field, you can’t control every outcome, but you can control your preparation and effort.

Playing college baseball taught me one thing—success is earned, not given. Every day, I had to show up, put in the work, and push beyond my limits. Those are the days that compound. Business is exactly the same: