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Pathways of Success

January 21, 2022January 20, 2022 ~ cafebedouin

"You’re obviously a very capable, smart person: would the Aella story would have landed in the same spot if you had a different start in life? If you hadn’t worked in a factory say, or if your family had been different? Would you be a Y Combinator founder right now instead? Nothing against the current … Continue reading Pathways of Success

Looking & Acting Bad

January 18, 2022January 17, 2022 ~ cafebedouin

"“Do you want material that looks bad before it acts bad, like shingles or clapboard, or one that acts bad long before it looks bad, like vinyl siding? A whole philosophy of maintenance falls one way or the other with the answer.”-Stewart Brand, "How Buildings Learn." True of maintenance, true of life. In 1997, the … Continue reading Looking & Acting Bad

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