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Sometimes, all it takes is to find kindred souls to feel like the world is an amazing place.
James Cham
@jamescham
@bloombergbeta; of the San Gabriel Valley; investing in 2050; working to improve the second derivative; looking for troublesome ringleaders!
Palo Alto, CA
Joined October 2007
- “The classic guide to intelligent reading” —> “The classic guide to artificially intelligent reading”
- Writing in physical books is still more fun than tapping out comments. But perhaps talking back to digital books will be better?
- Two new AI-related reading skills: - Adler-style synoptical reading at previously unimagined scale, creating connections and finding consensus across different texts, times, and disciplines - Wading through AI slop to find actually valuable insights
- “Single owner, no committee. …If you ask a committee to look after your plants while you’re away, you’ll come back to dead plants.”Avoiding hierarchy as you scale — 10 things that actually work: 1/ Don't have an office. Sit with the employees. 2/ Sit in customer support and take calls every couple of weeks. Multiple benefits! 3/ Publicly praise people who disagree with you on Slack or the wiki. 4/ Push
