The Generalist

"The best angel investors make decisions very fast. They know very quickly whether something is interesting to them, recognizing that you can't run a $2 million diligence process for a $25K check." Our newest guide breaks down the psychology, tactics, and frameworks that separate elite angel investors from the pack. Jump in: https://lnkd.in/eX2S_RA3

"When a consumer values shift intersects with a tech shift, generational companies are built." Kirsten Green's insight explains how Forerunner identified unicorns like Glossier, Oura, and Chime long before they became obvious to the market. She's now watching the intersection of two powerful forces: 🔹Consumers craving "proactive measures" as they become CEOs of their own lives. 🔹AI creating unprecedented personalization and anticipatory capabilities "It is no longer a stretch of the imagination to envision a thoughtful, interactive co-collaborator for managing your taxes, investments, and savings, or making intelligent recommendations about your nutrition, strength, and longevity." Our latest piece shares the frameworks Kirsten uses to identify these intersections before they become mainstream. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eCHMFKj5

I spent 120+ hours studying Jeff Bezos' management. I read all the most highly rated books covering on his work, countless articles, speeches, and investment letters. These are his 8 essential management principles: 1. Aggressively over-serve customers, but don’t be a fool 2. Invent constantly and encourage failure 3. Collaborate with your enemies so you can more easily crush them 4. Get big fast, then starve out your rivals 5. Think from primitives, then control them 6. Hide the gold mine 7. Attract missionaries with a call to adventure 8. Cultivate insecurity to maintain high standards To understand what these mean in practice, and how they manifest, I've written a 14,000 word deep dive full of examples and anecdotes. If you're a founder, operator, or investor, this will help you understand how the best business strategist of his generation won. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eUqS3zdF

Our latest edition of "Letters to a Young Investor" features the incredible Kirsten Green backer of legendary companies like Chime, Glossier, Inc., Faire, and many more. In today's piece, Kirsten unpacks the beginning of her venture career, marked by promising early signals and some tough lessons. I also really loved hearing her talk about the "personal equations" she uses to analyze different investment opportunities. Jump in: https://lnkd.in/eZkYjNCe

Come join me and Packy McCormick on Substack Live at 11:30 AM ET. We'll be discussing the venture landscape in 2025 and what it means for solo GPs. PS. You'll need to have the Substack app (link below) 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eVcQmDF9

My 10 favorite productivity tools and techniques: 1️⃣ Set 3 daily goals 2️⃣ Speak your emails (instead of writing) 3️⃣ Make Claude your note-taking assistant 4️⃣ Use your calendar as a to-do list 5️⃣ Make email a P.O box 6️⃣ Create an absurd amount of snippets/templates 7️⃣ Make unbroken time sacred 8️⃣ Stack your meetings 9️⃣ Delight in killing distractions 🔟 Replace calls with Loom Jump into the piece for the tools I use for each of these!  https://lnkd.in/dVAu6ERk

Has anyone ever held more concentrated power than Elon Musk? An exploration by way of Alexander the Great, John D. Rockefeller, and Jakob Fugger.  🔗 https://lnkd.in/eS6ncwXf

I really enjoyed the chance to interview Nadia Asparouhova in our latest edition of “Modern Meditations.” For Nadia’s thoughts on how ideas spread (or don’t), modern patronage, advanced meditation, scrolling, and Dalí -- jump in: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eXvSyUmv

"No one can predict the future. But talking to the right people can get you much closer." The Generalist just published our 2025 watchlist, a collection of the startups, tokens, markets, and themes you should watch this year. It features over 60+ submissions including from legendary investors and thinkers like Reid Hoffman, Vinod Khosla, Chris Dixon and 60 other leading investors. To understand where AI is headed next, why biohacking might take off, and which crypto projects look poised for a strong 2025, jump in. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eKhG8iR2

35 of the world's top VCs shared their best investing advice with me in 2024. Some key lessons: 🔹 Great companies are not always great investments 🔹The best startups force choices, not comparisons 🔹 You can only lose 1x your money 🔹 The real work starts after finding your winners My favorite insight? "You need the courage to be a fool and the patience to wait." The complete guide is now live on The Generalist here 👇 https://lnkd.in/eb5HSftp