Richard

been having some deep thinking, soul searching with my wife. all you really need in life: - doing something you’re passionate about, something that doesn’t need to make sense to anyone else and your NOT trying to monetize. - meaningful relationship(s) and a real sense of community. we’re not robots just yet. - keeping your brain stimulated, learning something new every day or every week, through a class, a routine, something intentional. - good sleep, 6–8 hours. easier to some, hard for a lot of folks. - nutrition dialed in and some kind of reset like a 36+ hour weekly fast. - movement; gym, yoga, walks, whatever… this becomes non negotiable as you get older. poor or rich, we end up in the same place. it was never about the beginning or the ending, it’s always been the journey. i’ve met all kinds of people, and honestly? the ones living paycheck to paycheck but saving every scrap for that one trip or for their kid’s ___ expense… they’re often happier than the millionaire sitting alone with every material thing and no one to share it with. at some point you realize life isn’t about chasing more, it’s about choosing better. the real flex is waking up excited, going to bed proud, and spending the in-between with people who make your life feel full.

@0xNairolf fact you said taxi driver and not uber or lyft... 🤯

my taxi driver is trading zec on hyperliquid 😭😭😭😭

@Austin_Federa sometime after post-unc status?

men reach a certain age when they can’t help but pivot to hardware

@AlsieLC cmfr

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@nazzari 100%, thats why it's important to play the long game when it comes to recruiting, network effects compounds

As a recruiter its important to follow lots of people and build your pattern recognition on networks...ie. this person follows this person / this person engages with this person. You will learn a lot about who has shared visions of the future and start to identify some archetypes (which only you yourself can create/challenge the schema)

A great FDE is basically: >> Startup CTO >> Business degree or acumen >> Sales instincts and strong people skills >> Deep AI knowledge All in one person. Embedded inside your customer's org. Owning outcomes from day one. Most people have two or three of those. The ones who have all four are nearly impossible to find. So here's what I'd do if I were trying to get ahead of this talent war: Stop waiting for the perfect hire. Find the best people who check 2 or 3 of those boxes and train them on the rest. Most hires don't check every box anyway, the best ones grow into the role. Even better? If you're one of the labs sitting on billions, build a real internal training program. Find great people, invest in them, and create the FDEs you can't find in the market. The companies that figure that out first won't just win the talent war. They will own the category.

@dreambig_peter 😂

@Rodairos Cc my agent please

cc went from carbon copy for email to just claude code different era

@charliekerr ...

If you're not in (location) and unwilling to relocate, why apply for jobs that require being there?

every creative person i know in tech is a water sign

@Solofunk legit depends on company legal team's risk appetite I used to have a personal rule for myself where I gave face to face feedback to anyone that made it to final rounds until... ofc you have the few that ruined it for others 😅

@Rodairos Had a friend (not in crypto) tell me today that he asked a recruiter for feedback on his candidacy and take-home assignment after he received a rejection. They said they can’t because it’s against company policy. Is that a cop out or legit?

Candidates have told me things like this more times than I can count: "Thanks for the thoughtful follow up" "Appreciate the response even though it didn't lead to any opportunities, most don’t even bother" "Thanks for keeping me posted throughout the process" "Grateful for the feedback, it was actually helpful" “Can’t believe you actually replied to a cold dm” The bar is so low that basic communication stands out. This shouldn't be remarkable. But it is. High touch, personalized recruiting will always win. Why most recruiters don't do this I will never understand.

@witconomist game within a game

@Rodairos I guess many (mistakenly) assume it’s a one-shot interaction, instead of seeing it for what it really is: a repeated game.

@adugbovictory we got a line going? if not dm

@Rodairos Looking for a new role

@e3onchain its def a two way street

@Rodairos I do this for cold bd messages and tell my team to Nobody has to reply - if they do, they’re going out of their way. Respect it

@nazzari @speedrun lfg bella!

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@ishverduzco been craving this!

When in SF

@ishverduzco @jestonlu @NotionHQ @ASalyers3 @jamesjacoby_ bro gonna learn from the legend and 10x their career within months

@jestonlu @NotionHQ @ASalyers3 @jamesjacoby_ Lesgooooooooo!!!! Stoked to have you here man!! 🫡

Life update: Joined @NotionHQ as the first storytelling intern in SF. So stoked to be working w @ishverduzco @asalyers3 @jamesjacoby_, huge moves ahead! Just the start 🫡

You got LinkedIn algo inside info? :) Super curious how this plays out on the candidate/talent side... recruiters have been guessing how the algo actually works for years, just pattern matching and a collection of what everyone is seeing. Does the same thing happen when a recruiter DMs someone? Does that first move "tip off" every other recruiter that there's someone worth paying attention to?

TIL that LinkedIn’s recommendation algorithm is the ultimate unintentional signal booster for VCs. When a "hot deal" is gaining initial traction (because VCs are LinkedIn DMing the founder), that founder’s profile is pushed to the feeds of every other investor. LinkedIn is killing information asymmetry :)

@djsayoo this is what I am doing actually

@Rodairos just tell her GPT Plus is her starter pack and Claude is for household ops balance is important lol

Update is that, wife discovered ChatGPT and at dinner tonight she brought up rate limit for her free account and now wants a sub How do I tell her I want claude max and she can have ChatGPT Go or Plus :)