Dan Brown

@realEstateTrent Totally agree. It’s cringe.

I’ve been a huge fan of ChatGPT for the last couple of years, but something has definitely changed. It’s developed one of the most annoying traits you see in humans: It utilizes flattery as a strategic tool, tries too hard to please and be liked, and gives answers based on what it thinks you want to hear, instead of the best possible information. It used to be much more sharp, precise, and objective. Now it feels like it’s optimizing for likability instead of accuracy. And lately, it’s been making real mistakes. It’s disappointing to see a product that used to be so good move in this direction. I hope they fix it, but for now I’m starting to look at other platforms.

@benln Hey Ben. NextPlay subscriber here. I'd love to get 10 mins with you.

Opening up a handful of 10 minute slots later this week, anyone can book on a first-come, first-serve basis. Happy to chat through finding your next role, angel investing, community, LinkedIn growth, you decide. Lmk if interested and I'll reach out with Calendly soon.

@pitdesi @ankurnagpal RWM takes .5% under $1M AUM

@ankurnagpal Anyone have a good flat fee advisor they recommend?

Not all financial advisors are equal Spoke to someone paying Wells Fargo 1.5% a year to invest $5.5M at the age of 35 If he sticks with them to age 60, that's $6M in fees and $14M less in retirement than a Vanguard ETF, completely insane!

@collin_ruth89 offshore

I have offshore hiring down to a SCIENCE. And I don’t burn thousands on recruiting agencies. My method (costs me $0) led to 13 hires. All under $7 / hour from: - Philippines - Pakistan - Mexico - Colombia Comment "offshore" to learn my method for free! (you'll receive a DM)

@thesamparr Can you share some examples of types of companies? or what niche some are serving?

I think people underestimate how many businesses are out there doing $10-$100m a year in revenue with huge profits. So at Hampton, most all new members introduce themselves. They say what their company is, how they started it, sometimes say the revenue/profit. Was just scrolling through the new members and its crazy how many companies started by 20-30 somethings a decade ago are just crushing it. My biggest takeaway: you can build a really big, life changing business in just about every niche. Most these people, you have no idea who they or have heard of their company. They're quietly serving customers and aren't in the media or talked about on Twitter. Often, if you look at their website you'll see their sites are just eh. Little to no social media presence. Often, zero funding. Many aren't doubling year over year. Some are. But growing 30-40% a year for a decade, that sh*t adds up. Anyway, was just scrolling through it all and had to share. Sorta a frame breaking moment. @HamptonFounders

@patrick_oshag @seanbfeeney Awesome episode. Thanks guys. Fun fact - my wife went into labor at Lilia last summer. Special place.

One of my favorite conversations in memory @seanbfeeney left finance to build THE budding restaurant group (Lilia, Misi, Fini) in NYC with chef Missy Robbins No matter what you do, this is worth your time I think their story will inspire everyone joincolossus.com/episodes/98380…

@SHistorians How can I bid?

14 people and their friends are about to have a Happy New Year!!! Thanks to all of you who bid. Newsome High School Sports Programs are grateful!

ITS ABOUT TO GO DOWN!!!

@Benny_J_NYC @FHFC_NJ Didn’t know you were such a golf guy. Same! We gotta get out.

I wanna hear the best golf moments of the year. 1. Tom makes his first par! 2. 73 in the met am to just miss qualifying (arguably the best round of my life) 3. 71 men’s opening day including a 2 from the fairway on 11 for eagle at @FHFC_NJ 4. Finally playing Friars Head

Huge day on social media for traditional New York values and I am 100% here for it.

@joshk Important message, thanks for sharing.

I know it is hard for founders to focus on reducing customer churn when your stomach is churning from watching the atrocities perpetrated by Hamas.  It is hard to focus on growth while you're watching so much destruction.   It is hard to focus on optimizing lifetime value when you're watching one of the most inhumane attacks in your lifetime.  It is hard to be present when your head and your heart are elsewhere. Take the time to care for yourself and others.  Your morals matter more than metrics.

@ankurnagpal taxes

We built an app that scans your tax return and tells you what's going on And gives you smart recommendations to save money on taxes Want access to the beta for free? Like this post + RT or comment "taxes" and I'll DM it to you (must be following so I can DM)

@mart_maddy1 I do!!

@Kazanjy 1000000%

@danielpbrown11 So the model can work but not at peak ZIRP leases?

Is there a canonical *business* breakdown of WeWork's failure? Like, from what I can tell, it should work - but it depends on the scale at which you're trying to make it work. That is, it was great in SF early on - but it was a "boring" business. (Regus 2.0) Then you try to get to sufficient national saturation so you can sell subscriptions to enterprises that want a pan-national solution. That's more risk and a deeper J-curve. WeWork for <50 person startups, with shared conference rooms and bathrooms, and single-company HQ-by-WeWork (forget the hot desking silly business) all are wildly useful products that command a premium. Can someone make those without all the other mania?

@JeffLonsdale @jmwass IMO, using VCs as a proxy to decide which company to join vs direct managers and leadership is overrated. Even if candidate x is a star, it's rare for the VCs to care for him / her once they leave decide to leave the company. What @jmwass said, optimize for happiness and growth.

@jmwass Counterpoint: He gets to make his choice after some of the VCs. If one early stage company has been much better at fundraising (raised a lot relative to traction from reputable investors) that will give him more opportunities to take on responsibility in a fast growing company.

Young guy is deciding between roles at 2 early stage companies, this is what I said.

@bschneider126 Inness in Accord, NY is a King Collings course and truly awesome

My list of the top 9- hole courses I’ve seen in the US is something like this: Culver Whitinsville Hooper Edgartown The Dunes Sewanee Eagle Springs Winter Park Sweetens Cove Hotchkiss Quogue Field Birchwood Merchantville Fenwick Marion What am I missing?

@CoopNFT @LinksDAO Thanks Coop!

@danielpbrown11 @LinksDAO welcome to the club!!!

Pumped to join the @LinksDAO community! Have been watching from the sidelines for a while and excited to finally be a member.

@JimDaily New @LinksDAO member here! Would love to join you.

GM - anyone want to play Hudson National next week?? ⛳️ ⛳️

@asanwal cold tub enthusiast

Thinking of changing my Twitter bio to include: Stripe alum YC founder Stanford grad Thiel Fellow 5 successful exits What else should I add to make me look smart & accomplished? Needn’t be true as people won’t check Lmk