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Collin Bottrell
September 06, 2024 • Get Smarter In: 4 minutes
Hey fellow ambitious human 👋
I doom scrolled for 4 hours so you don’t have to.
This week’s issue will be the first issue of the 3-2-1 format. I’ve chosen to go this way because I feel it will make the content more digestible for you, and the task of compiling the newsletter easier for me. Which means I’ll be able to drop these in your inbox more often.
If you’re liking the newsletter, share it with a person you sort of like.
👑 Nvidia holds all the chips
🖨️ Thanks a lot, printing press.
🤖 AI but for your feelings
— Collin, Cookmarks
Why having new competitive entrants in hardware will be good. 🫡
— Beff – e/acc (@BasedBeffJezos)
1:38 AM • Aug 21, 2024
Nvidia’s Market cap on September 6th, 2024 is $2.63 trillion — those claiming it’s still undervalued may have a case here.
Guillaume Verdon reposted a ‘big if true’ rumour suggesting Nvidia’s ability to supply chips could cause a dip in AI progress, giving the company god-like power over the future of Artificial Intelligence.
Some of my core beliefs about startup culture:
1. Values are only useful if reasonable people can disagree with them.
2. Culture is defined by how the team acts, not by how you say they should act.
3. 70% of culture is determined by who you hire and fire.
4. Culture is like… x.com/i/web/status/1…— Philip Joubert (@PhilipJoubert)
8:09 AM • Jul 29, 2024
Startup Culture typically means small, intimate teams, where each hire can have an outsized impact. Anyone who’s worked in a small or medium-sized organization knows how much an excellent team member can elevate things or a poor one can derail things.
Alex MacCaw reposted this perspective on startups that deserves consideration regardless of where you find yourself in the pecking order, or if your work is even considered a startup.
What kind of impact are you having on your team?
> guy makes nuclear fusor in his bedroom
> check profile
> it's waterloo— Packy McCormick (@packyM)
8:11 PM • Aug 23, 2024
Cross “Build a nuclear fuser” off your list of things you can’t do with AI.
Packy McCormick reposted this thread from Waterloo engineering student, HudZah, where he lays out his simple 4-week process of building a Nuclear fusor in his bedroom — with the assistance of Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Sonnet.
While HudZah’s studies in engineering played a big role here, this is an excellent example of AI as an amplifier of human capability, rather than a replacement.
How can AI amplify your expertise?
2 From the Source 🧠
it's a beautiful day to write your ideas on apple notes
— GREG ISENBERG (@gregisenberg)
11:31 AM • Aug 29, 2024
You’re probably overcomplicating things.
For millennia, technology barely progressed. Then in ~1440 there was an innovation explosion. The printing press allowed knowledge to be stored so it could be transmitted across space and time, and built upon by others. Our ability to share knowledge is the secret to our success.
— Gurwinder (@G_S_Bhogal)
2:06 PM • Aug 30, 2024
Is AI the next printing press?
1 Key Ingredient 🧪
Our mental health is under constant attack these days. Two things that help me immensely in this regard: 1. Establishing a regular fitness routine and 2. establishing a nightly reflection routine.
Recently, my journaling habit has slipped. I am getting back on track since discovering Rosebud.
We spoke about AI fatigue in the last issue but this is a genuinely helpful use of AI that I can’t recommend highly enough. The app prompts your entries, guiding you through reflection when it's hard to know what to write.
This newsletter is not sponsored by Rosebud. I love this app. I wouldn’t be surprised if you do too.
CookMemes 🫡
As a semi-regular Joe Rogan listener, I can vouch for the validity of this.
Thanks for reading!
“If you’re liking the newsletter, share it with a person you sort of like.”
— Collin, Cookmarks
Stay curious! 🤝
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