Links from Ned and Mike: No. 78
Throughout the week we discover interesting links about self-improvement and building and operating startups.
Hello -
This is Mike and Ned. You probably know one or both of us. We’re partners at Enjoy the Work.
What we read this week:
The Unsung Ingredient in Stripe, Square and Linear’s Success: Taste (First Round)
Thinking About Taking the Founder Leap? Here’s How to Prep for the Emotional Gauntlet
How to Build and Scale Onboarding (SuperHuman)
Cursor hit $100m ARR 20 months after launching. Some takeaways.
Elon Musk’s xAI built an LLM data center in Memphis in record time. Here’s how… How come I can’t breathe?’: Musk’s data company draws a backlash in Memphis
Amazon launched 27 LEO satellites into orbit for its ‘Project Kuiper’ competitor to Starlink
Ned-ism of the week:
What got you here won’t keep you here
Idea of the Week
We’ve all used ChatGPT. What’s great about AI is that it can do everything for you. You have the question and the ideas and it handle’s the “how”.
We’ve reached a point where AI isn’t replacing people — it’s amplifying them.
What does this mean, it means that in this world, the person that wins is the one who moves fastest. The "how" is handled, but what isn't is the people asking the "how" question.
The old moat was specialization. The new one is the internal drive to just do things, figure it out, and keep building. The people who will win with AI are those who aren't afraid to embrace it, test it, experiment, and move fast
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