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.

@AlexOnchain +1

got a lot of messages in the last 24h, some feedback that a lot of people could benefit from: there is no excuse for using passive, indirect language in your writing if you want something, don't just say you want it as with every piece of work, you need to think about it from the audience's POV, and empathise with their situation, needs, etc, and then deliver against that be confident, be compelling, be creative, be attention grabbing, be contextually relevant don't say you want something, make a no-brainer case for why you should have the thing that's impossible to ignore

@ana__vc not sure exactly what your saying, mind giving more specifics? happy to move to dms

It might be useful to cover the less obvious/more cross functional/generalist hires where mandates are less clear but if and when done well it can be a massive unlock for teams as they navigate the messy pre pmf days and once early scaling momentum hits. There’s a good amount of this talent profile in crypto imo and they’re often not utilized well at all. At the same time this is the type of market where this type of talent can really pull you through. Might be helpful for both business leaders and talent to explore how to spot these people, when they’d be useful, how to engage them in your team, what to expect on both sides, etc. What do you think?

Back on the timeline. More locked in than ever. Super mamba mode 🐍 About a year ago I warned you all how this job market was going to turn out (check out video): "Harsh truth." "Bullish on web2 talent." "Game over for..." Now you are seeing it play out and there is a lot unemployed at the moment. But do not worry. Things should turn around and I am still here to raise the bar for the space. That means helping you level up as well. Cooking a few things. Stay tuned.

@ana__vc Have a few things in mind to help job seekers but am also curious what others think might be helpful. Thoughts?

@Rodairos whatcha cooking?

@Kristian_Kho Important to take all info you see and make your own due diligence :)

@Rodairos im gonna listend to you this time around, brother.

@Rodairos Welcome back brother

@gg_godvia1 not just any gohan

@Rodairos back on timeline with gohan arc

@fgenstart +those that stand out

@Rodairos ngl the only talent pool that matters now is who can ship faster than ai replaces them everyone else just vibes

@Austin_Federa @blknoiz06 +1 Lasted 3 months before cancelling the sub

@blknoiz06 I had one for a year and then gave up. The sensors and data were pretty unreliable

do any of you guys use those whoop things

@zjbrenner 😂

@Rodairos probably the best use of "creator coins" that I've heard yet...

Hearing the same thing from tech folks in SF. They see the current AI opportunity window. They have ideas. But they do not have the capital to iterate aggressively enough to uncover a breakout. Most angel investing already backs an idea, even if it is pre-pmf or pre-product. Random thought. What if it shifts even earlier? You are not betting on the idea. You are betting on the person you have vetted to find the idea. Help them fund the tinkering phase. Burn as many llm tokens as they want. Run all experiments. Kill most of them. Until they find the one. Discovery speed is the new moat.

@Rodairos Yes, same.. the Dr office we go to supplies Huggies and we go home and there’s a big blow out forgetting we changed our baby into a Huggies diaper … consistently bad

Tier list of baby diapers (under 1 year old): S tier: none A tier: none B tier: Millie Moon, Pampers C tier: Coterie D tier: Kirkland, Honest F tier: Huggies open to debates but i’ve seen enough blowouts to stand on this

@coryaross Yeah, you nailed that one!

@Rodairos Sometimes in the battle of Baby vs Diaper, the baby just comes out on top no matter the layers of defense.

@Davy18933614 😂

@Rodairos Funny enough in China they have another one called “goons”. It’s actually not ‘terrible’. But the name lol

For a long time, Dragonfly was criminally underrated as a VC. These past 2 years they’ve hit practically every important deal — early. GP lineup is very well rounded and they run some of the better resources for portfolio companies (comp report, etc), the enthusiasm from the senior to junior parts of the team are visible. Incredibly well-deserved.

@emilylai If it doesn’t show up in my social ads in the next few days, I’ll give it a shot 😅

@Rodairos have no direct experience lol but try parasol, did econ performance marketing for them 6+ years ago and founder was very focused on making the best diapers ever, im sure they’re even better now parasolco.com

@liz_daldal Not as bad as Huggies for me

@Rodairos Kirkland is an F for me. Worst absorbency.

@jamesdawes_ damn, tried to ship to USA 🚫

@Rodairos Aldi diapers(nappies) in UK best value:blowout avoidance ratio for the non-US curious

@NADEAU__ Hmm

@Rodairos Honest

@4thelaur runs big for us no matter the proper “age and sizing” guide and consistent leaks and blowups You?

@Rodairos 💯…completely agree with the Huggies categorization