The Library of Minds

Most people will never get to ask an NBA player how they think. Now they can. @mosesmoody of the @warriors just launched his Digital Mind with Delphi. Young athletes can ask about the mindset that got him to the NBA. Fans can ask about games and decisions - anytime, anywhere

The day everything is perfectly organized is the day the company shuts down. @stanleytang, DoorDash co-founder, on how he went from OCD perfectionist to chaos-embracer and why that shift is what company building actually requires. Chaos isn't the enemy. Stagnation is.

@daraladje @chadbyers Continue the conversation with Chad's digital mind: delphi.ai/chadbyers

At 26, @chadbyers invested $250k into Robinhood after everyone passed. That bet turned into $400M+. Before he wrote the check, two experts told him: “This was tried in the 2000s. It will never work.” He still wrote the check. Later, an expert warned him off Plaid. He listened and missed out on millions. Chad’s takeaway is not “ignore experts.” It is this: experts explain how the system works today. They are worse at seeing when the system is about to change. In this week’s episode of The Library of Minds, the co-founder of @SusaVentures breaks down the full Robinhood story, his unicorn filter, the new data moat, and what comes after AI. 1:45 - To make money, don’t listen to the experts 2:50 - Inventing the “data moat” thesis 5:05 - How to Find “Spiky” People 8:10 - Why 48-Hour Deal Cycles are a Mistake 10:40 - The crumbling SaaS moat 16:55 - “Oh shit, oh fuck” is the real startup journey 18:00 - How Chad raised Fund I with no track record 22:50 - When to act on your conviction 25:39 - How living w Neuralink founders shaped his diligence 27:50 - What comes after the AI wave

Questions? Ask their Delphi: delphi.ai/jesslee

AI is unlocking a $2 billion content category most VCs are ignoring. Micro-drama is bigger than China's entire film industry. @jesskah, former Polyvore CEO and Sequoia partner, explains why this overlooked opportunity could be the next consumer breakout.

Questions? Ask their Delphi: delphi.ai/alramadan

Expand the category and your competitors become a single feature. Customer experience platforms got pigeonholed when someone redefined the game to include employee, product, and brand experience. @alramadan, category design pioneer, on strategic repositioning. Suddenly the market leader becomes irrelevant.

Questions? Ask his Delphi: delphi.ai/ben-blumenrose

Facebook didn't watch the screen during user testing. They watched faces. @benblumenrose, early designer at Facebook, reveals the hidden data point that changed everything: the moment users see old friends and start crying.

Questions? Ask her Delphi: delphi.ai/jesslee

She started as a user who complained. Then became PM. Then CEO. @jesskah, partner at Sequoia, on how organized feedback turned into a career-defining opportunity at Polyvore.

Questions? Ask his Delphi: delphi.ai/chrisslowe

Reddit lets you be anonymous. Every other platform wants your real name. @KeyserSosa, Reddit's CTO, explains why pseudo-anonymity creates better content than personal branding ever could.

How unicorn founder @thisisgrantlee took Gamma from “the worst idea ever” to a $2.1B company. VCs hung up on him, friends lied to his face, and signups plateaued. Most founders would have pivoted. Grant doubled down and went all in on the users first 30 seconds: • The entire team focused on it for 4 month • "Time to Value" was their key metric to drive growth That bet took @GammaApp to 70M users who can't stop sharing it. In this week’s episode of The Library of Minds, Grant breaks down the playbook for building a breakout AI success: staying ruthless on what matters, mastering creator-driven distribution, and hiring painfully slow. 5:10 VC: “worst idea I’ve ever heard” (then rage quit) 10:54 Betting the company on the first 30-seconds 13:05 How to run a micro-influencer program 16:14 The secret benefit to hiring painfully slow 18:12 The pains of scaling 23:29 Grant’s most challenging moment 26:45 How to launch your product 28:12 What Grant is looking for - opportunities

Have a business idea? Pitch him yourself: delphi.ai/alramadan

Uber solved a problem we thought was unsolvable. Standing in the rain, waving at taxis that never came. @alramadan, category design pioneer, on why the best companies tackle problems people don't even know they have.

Learn more about how he made it: delphi.ai/roelofbotha

7 months of runway. Visa status expiring. Company failing. This was @roelofbotha's darkest moment at PayPal. The partner at Sequoia Capital shares what happens when everything's on the line.

The best companies, whether in advertising, commerce, subscription, etc. do this well. They balance the user experience with business goals.