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Lessons from Scott Alexander

Scott Alexander, the psychiatrist and writer behind Slate Star Codex and Astral Codex Ten, examines rationality, philosophy, ethics, and culture through data analysis, intellectual humility, and a deliberate willingness to approach contested ideas with nuance.
Profile 11 min read

Lessons from Slavo Zizek

Slavoj Žižek, a Slovenian philosopher and cultural critic, combines Lacanian psychoanalysis, Hegelian dialectics, and Marxist critique to probe ideology, capitalism, and the human condition—and to unsettle basic assumptions about how society and reality are understood.
Profile 7 min read

Lessons from Curtis Yarvin

Curtis Yarvin, also known as Mencius Moldbug, is a political theorist and software developer whose neoreactionary critique of democracy examines power, history, and governance, especially his “Cathedral” concept linking academia, journalism, ideology, and public opinion.
Profile 6 min read

Lessons from Sam Parr

Sam Parr, founder of The Hustle and co-host of My First Million, offers a vantage point on entrepreneurship and success, two subjects best considered together: what it means to build a venture, and what ultimately determines whether that work succeeds.
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Lessons from Shaan Puri

Shaan Puri, an entrepreneur, investor, and co-host of My First Million, brings an unconventional perspective to business, wealth, and life, connecting practical questions of work and success with the mindset that shapes how each is pursued.
Profile 8 min read

Lessons from Alexandr Wang

Alexandr Wang’s focus on vision and strategy raises a foundational operating question: how should a long-range view be translated into coherent choices, priorities, and action without losing sight of the direction that gives those decisions meaning?
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Lessons from Mitchell Hashimoto

Mitchell Hashimoto, co-founder of HashiCorp and creator of tools including Vagrant, Terraform, and Vault, offers a technical builder’s perspective on the central challenge of designing, coordinating, and sustaining large software projects as their complexity grows.
Profile 7 min read

Lessons from Paul Graham

Paul Graham’s focus on startups and ideas places invention beside execution, inviting a durable question for founders: how does a promising thought become a company, and which qualities distinguish an interesting possibility from a venture worth building?

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