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Antoine Buteau

Antoine Buteau

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Lessons from Scott Alexander

Scott Alexander, the author behind the influential blogs Slate Star Codex and its successor Astral Codex Ten, is a psychiatrist and writer known for his deep dives into complex topics spanning rationality, philosophy, ethics, and culture. His essays are characterized by a unique blend of data analysis, intellectual humility, and
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Lessons from Slavo Zizek

Slavoj Žižek, the Slovenian philosopher and cultural critic, is renowned for his provocative and insightful analyses of ideology, capitalism, and the human condition. Combining Lacanian psychoanalysis, Hegelian dialectics, and Marxist critique, Žižek's work challenges us to rethink our most fundamental assumptions about society and ourselves. On Ideology and
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Lessons from Curtis Yarvin

Curtis Yarvin, also known by his pseudonym Mencius Moldbug, is a political theorist and software developer known for his critique of modern democracy and his development of the neoreactionary (NRx) movement. His writings, primarily on his blogs Unqualified Reservations and Gray Mirror, offer a dense and often provocative analysis of
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Lessons from Sam Parr

Sam Parr is the founder of The Hustle and co-host of the My First Million podcast. On Entrepreneurship and Success 1. On the definition of success: "Success is dreaming of becoming a certain type of person and then becoming it. Nothing to do with money." [1] 2. On
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Lessons from Shaan Puri

Shaan Puri, an entrepreneur, investor, and co-host of the popular "My First Million" podcast, is known for his insightful and often unconventional wisdom on business, wealth, and life. On Work, Success, and Mindset 1. Hard work is massively overrated. Puri argues that what you choose to work on
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Lessons from Alexandr Wang

On Vision and Strategy 1. On the three pillars of AI progress: "If you take a big step back, AI progress fundamentally relies on three pillars: data, compute and algorithms." [1] * Source: TIME Magazine * Link: https://time.com/7296215/alexandr-wang-interview/ 2. On the importance of data: "It
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Lessons from Mitchell Hashimoto

Mitchell Hashimoto is the co-founder of HashiCorp, known for creating tools like Vagrant, Terraform, and Vault. On Building and Managing Large Technical Projects 1. On Maintaining Momentum: "I've learned that when I break down my large tasks in chunks that result in seeing tangible forward progress, I
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Lessons from Paul Graham

On Startups and Ideas 1. On the essence of a startup: "A startup is a company designed to grow fast. Being newly founded does not in itself make a company a startup. Nor is it necessary for a startup to have venture funding or to be in technology."
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