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@startingfromnix

life’s work in longform | expressive essays on art, literature, & early stage companies @ startingfromnix.com and new-ontologies.com

San Francisco, CA

Joined July 2019

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Apr 21
Everyone wants a “Slack built from scratch” to better cowork with agents, and @andocorporation is building it. I spent a month with them to write a deep dive piece on Sara's story and the Ando product (the first public piece about their product, ever - no pressure!) Here it
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Jun 14, 2022
alpha overheard in a Trader Joe’s: “bro? what’s the point of making 6 figures if you don’t buy your gf flowers from time to time?”
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Jan 25, 2023
Do u ever just hear someone speak and you're just like: you're so smart??? how did you become like this? Eloquence is a measure of how well someone can connect their ideas. It's very telling when people are exceptional because they also communicate their thinking patterns well
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Jan 2, 2023
“people can only meet you as deeply as they’ve met themselves” is one of the most transformational ideas — everything is a mirror
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Feb 11, 2023
what I find really fascinating about long term friendships and relationships is that you actually see multiple mutations/versions of people across time - phases, curiosities, experimentation. Witnessing evolutions feels like depth
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Jan 25, 2023
Something I've realized is it's essential to intentionally consume high quality content - philosophy, art, music, film, literature. A corporate job can really dim the quality of your creative pursuits, which is why people say they become more "boring" over time
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Jan 12, 2023
I like the idea of "don't save the candles" meaning: don't hold up your present joy, hoarding it for an unspecified future day/time when you feel ready. burn the candles, spend time with the people you love, dance more. joy is abundant, but time is limited to feel it
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Apr 25, 2023
kinda wild how you can make one decision and it can be years before you understand how meaningfully that altered the trajectory of your life
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Jan 16, 2023
I think you can clearly tell how much someone loves/cares for you by the types of pictures they take of you. It’s not just beautiful posed ones, but when you’re doing the smallest things like eating or napping or staring out the window
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Jun 24, 2025
steve jobs: "you can't plan to meet the people who will change your life"
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May 18, 2025
I think about the Crane Wife essay a lot
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Feb 16, 2024
“any love I made you feel is yours to keep”
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Jan 19, 2023
You could theoretically change your life at any moment. Move here, date that person, work on that startup, write that blog, dye your hair, adopt a dog. Should I stay, should I go? I don’t know if this agency is freedom or burden. Perhaps all the best things are both.
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Aug 19, 2024
the best conversationalists are truly curious about the vivid interiority of another person.
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