Adam Veroni

You must not be ruled by the irrational, only inspired by it.

Today, we share a breakthrough on the planar unit distance problem, a famous open question first posed by Paul Erdős in 1946. For nearly 80 years, mathematicians believed the best possible solutions looked roughly like square grids. An OpenAI model has now disproved that belief, discovering an entirely new family of constructions that performs better. This marks the first time AI has autonomously solved a prominent open problem central to a field of mathematics.

Form factor change-up.

Wakeboarding

Essay topic: the minimization of risk in startup ventures.

Trip document, pass it on.

Music is sacred, as is food, exercise, and one’s vocation, among other things.

For the autodidact, AI is the ultimate feedback loop and force multiplier.

Mathematics is so aesthetically beautiful.

Sam Altman: “The most underrated quality of all is being really determined” “The most underrated quality of all is being really determined. This is more important than being smart. This is more important than having a network. This is more important than a great idea.” As Sam explains: “The hardest thing about starting a company is the level and frequency of bad stuff that happens to you… So much of being a successful entrepreneur is just not giving up. When we have funded people who had a great idea, perfect background on paper, a great product, and it still failed — it has usually been that they’re insufficiently determined. I think this is the most important, non-obvious skill of a founder.” He continues: “Of course you need a good product and a good market and to be smart, but that’s really obvious. But the degree to which being a 3- or 4-standard deviation outlier on determination as a required skill of a CEO is not something that was obvious to me when I started.” Source: @talksatgoogle (Oct 2017)

Sometimes real life looks surprisingly AI-generated.

Fast Fourier Analysis in action. Any complex waveform, sound, or shape can be perfectly reconstructed as the sum of simple rotating circles (epicycles).

A million-watt smile.

What should I direct?

I really need to direct something.

How will we ever find truth if all we live on are layer upon layer upon layer of bullshit?

Every delay costs you compound growth. Urgency is leverage.

We get older and we collect bumps and bruises.

Young kids + startup = the ultimate hard mode.
If you’re doing both, you’re not human. You’re a beast.