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Jun 18, 2026

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Pen With Paper

by

niséra

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May 29

How dare I crave connection when all I have to offer is silence?

The ache of wanting closeness but not knowing how to open up.

How dare I crave connection when all I have to offer is silence?

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Level Up Coding

by

Youssef Hosni

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Feb 25

Level Up Your Claude Code with This CLAUDE.md

Make Claude Code Like a Senior Engineer with CLAUDE.md

Level Up Your Claude Code with This CLAUDE.md

letters from rosie

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Jul 9, 2025

always fill your own cup, and let them fall in love with the overflow.

always fill your own cup, and let them fall in love with the overflow.

Scott Galloway

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Jun 3, 2022

Don’t Underestimate Stupid

Big firms and wealthy individuals are just as prone to making bad decisions as anyone else

Don’t Underestimate Stupid

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Sammy Abdullah

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Jun 2, 2022

Cold email a VC, especially me

Most VC hate cold emails from entrepreneurs. Reasons vary: i) cold pitches are often poorly prepared; ii) skeptical VC will say to…

Cold email a VC, especially me

Arnab Das

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Nov 4, 2021

BEST BOOKS TO CRACK GATE-CSE

GATE(Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) needs no introduction if one belongs to science and engineering field. For those who are not…

BEST BOOKS TO CRACK GATE-CSE

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Startup Stash

by

Farokh Shahabi

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May 19, 2022

Startup launch checklist: How to get the first 100 users

Most startups die before ever reaching their first 100 active users. This is how to be the exception.

Startup launch checklist: How to get the first 100 users

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Entrepreneurship Handbook

by

Amardeep Parmar

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Nov 22, 2021

The 20 Top-Rated Business Books of 2021

A reading list for all entrepreneurs

The 20 Top-Rated Business Books of 2021

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Akveo

by

Dmitri Koteshov

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Feb 16, 2022

Startups in 2022: 6 trends to watch this year

Have you heard about The Great Resignation, aka the Big Quit? If you live in the United States, you probably know what I’m talking about…

Startups in 2022: 6 trends to watch this year

Jaredblank

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Mar 23, 2022

SaaS Marketers Should Steal This Company’s Homepage

And it’s not even from a SaaS company

SaaS Marketers Should Steal This Company’s Homepage

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Accelerated Intelligence

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Michael Simmons (blockbuster.thoughtleader.school)

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Nov 8, 2017

How To Tell If Someone Is Truly Smart Or Just Average

Author’s Note: This article was written over 60 hours with love and care using the blockbuster mental model. If you like my writing style…

How To Tell If Someone Is Truly Smart Or Just Average

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Accelerated Intelligence

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Michael Simmons (blockbuster.thoughtleader.school)

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Oct 11, 2017

How One Life Hack From A Self-Made Billionaire Leads To Exceptional Success

Author’s Note: This article was written over 60 hours with love and care using the blockbuster mental model. If you like my writing style…

How One Life Hack From A Self-Made Billionaire Leads To Exceptional Success

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Accelerated Intelligence

by

Michael Simmons (blockbuster.thoughtleader.school)

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Apr 15, 2017

How Elon Musk Learns Faster And Better Than Everyone Else

Author’s Note: This article was written over 60 hours with love and care using the blockbuster mental model. If you like my writing style…

How Elon Musk Learns Faster And Better Than Everyone Else

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Accelerated Intelligence

by

Michael Simmons (blockbuster.thoughtleader.school)

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Dec 13, 2017

Be Prepared To Lose Your Job In The Future… If You Don’t Learn This One Skill Now

Author’s Note: This article was written over 60 hours with love and care using the blockbuster mental model. If you like my writing style…

Be Prepared To Lose Your Job In The Future… If You Don’t Learn This One Skill Now

elle luna

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Apr 8, 2014

The Crossroads of Should and Must

This is a story about two roads — Should and Must. It’s a pep talk for anyone who’s chosen Should for far too long — months, years, maybe a

The Crossroads of Should and Must

Figs in Winter

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Feb 7, 2022

Consciousness, decision making, and “free” will

“Free” will, understood as a will that is independent of causality, does not exist. And it does not exist, contra popular misperception…

Consciousness, decision making, and “free” will

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Startup Stash

by

Farokh Shahabi

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Jan 9, 2022

What I’ve Learned From Mentoring 100 Startups

In the past 5 years, especially after selling my first startup, I’ve had the pleasure of working with various teams who were mostly in the…

What I’ve Learned From Mentoring 100 Startups