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How to Give Authority Without Losing Control
Failing to delegate will kill your startup... and possibly you in the process.
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Biggest Assholios, 2024
And a couple heroes, for good measure
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Was this the greatest ROI in history?
For an IRR of 33,500%
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A Physicist’s Approach to Democracy
Ditch the takes and neat narratives.
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Here's how I voted on *everything*
(a voting guide)
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Arthur Patterson's Riddle
or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Ride
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The U.S. Is Targeting China—But Our Data Isn’t Safe at Home
If privacy matters, why are U.S. tech giants getting a free pass?
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Homegrown heroes > outside hires
More often than not the difference-makers who will carry your company forward are hiding in plain sight
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US v. Google: A Family Debate, 20 Years in the Making
It all started in Albuquerque...
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