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read here: https://paulgraham.com/foundermode.html
TLDR: https://www.perplexity.ai/search/founder-mode-by-paul-graham-tl-yfFETjNIQFep_ANjG2082Q

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Share your list. But Only unmarried women

We did a men survey with huge response rate
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Women your turn, what is that you seek in your to-be spouse?

I was in depression a few years ago due to unexpected events in my personal life ( I don't want to give too many details, but it is related to family. Nothing happened to me) I have fortunately come out of it, but I still take medication because I don't want to relapse. Not being condescending but I have a good profile, I have studied in top tier institutions (iisc) earning well (30lpa), not beautiful but I know how to groom myself. Every guy I meet be it through friends or parents is initially very interested in me, then I tell them about my diagnosis. They straight up ghost me. Most don't even ask questions to know more. 
 TLDR someone with an open mind and doesn't have a prejudice against mental illnesses.

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Paul Graham - Founder Mode: Summary

Hi Grapeviners,

**Question for those at higher level (SM+)**

How do you perceive your job?
Isn't that too demanding, boring and depressing (corporate politics) at the same time considering you're stuck doing it for years/decades on end(that too will intensify more you climb up)?

Essentially, I want to know what motivates you apart from you big checks?
Is it about the power that you enjoy over people? (i mean, does it really make you feel powerful?)
Or is it you can't go reverse because of the status and other factors that are attached with you?

Cuz my underlying assumption is that if you're doing a job and earning quite well then it's unlikely that you would get significant time to enjoy that money with your family/ friends or even alone. (pls correct me if I am wrong)

Like yesterday I was talking to a client AVP  who's been toiling day n night over the weekends from last 2 month just like an unpaid intern.

If that's the path to carrer growth, then man, I am already done!😂

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Your answers/ perspective would help me understand the point of chasing carrer growth from your lens and decide for myself!!

Thanks 🙏

Is it even worth climbing up?

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Pattrick Collison on how to become great at something

I know it’s early, but it’s an extended weekend 😅

Share an article / post that made you go ‘Aha’ in the recent past. 

Let me start with one - would love to hear opinions on this.

https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theatlantic.com%2Ffamily%2Farchive%2F2018%2F12%2Frich-people-happy-money%2F577231%2F

Weekend musings

Growth Manager

Gmail creator Paul Buchheit on how Bret Taylor once rewrote Google Maps in a single weekend.

What do you do outside of work? Are there any hobbies you genuinely love and don’t just do to pass the time? Do you have any secondary sources of income?

From what I have seen, most people in corporate lack ambition. They don’t have any passion, nor is there any will to do anything outside of work. While I completely agree there is nothing wrong with it, the sheer low percentage of people who are passionate about their life just astonishes me. Maybe I am expecting a lot and am wrong here. I wanted to know others’ opinions as well. What do you people think can be the reason?

Do you have any ambitions?

I actually don't want to climb any corporate ladders. I don't care about job titles and don't need any accolades. 
 I just want to have income to fund my lifestyle, not be depressed working with assholes, help other people and be around good humans. That's it.

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Which is a good series A/ series B startup to join in a chief of staff / founder office capacity ?

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Let me spill the tea on what's buzzing over at Grapevine in last 24 hours. You're in for a treat with these top posts, so let's dive in ASAP:

1. GenZ Co-Workers Vibes - https://share.gvine.app/JMZ71q9XfPTWaepM7
People are sharing their mixed bags of feelings about their GenZ colleagues. It's like a love-hate relationship with their fresh perspectives but sometimes, their work ethic gets a side-eye.

2. Corporate Drama - https://share.gvine.app/LuGxKBfB3BjBaFym8
Someone's really not having it with the corporate world playing dirty with job offers. It's a whole saga of promises made and broken. The tea is piping hot with this one!

3. Emotional Rollercoaster - https://share.gvine.app/TcVn4dPDdwPDiWTq9
There's a soul out there feeling all the feels and wondering if they're alone in their emotional whirlwind. Spoiler: You're not alone, babe.

4. Life's Regrets - https://share.gvine.app/uX2Wamf5qvVZ9hc78
People are getting real about what they'd redo if given a chance, across generations. It's like a confession session but with less guilt.

5. Job Hunt Desperation - https://share.gvine.app/egu4q8VvMWqxnCYx6
A techie got laid off and is now in the job-hunting trenches, sharing their struggle and hoping for a lifeline. The struggle is real, folks.

6. Life Lessons at 35 - https://share.gvine.app/h4hR9khngHNe5QSc6
The 35-year-olds are dropping wisdom about what beliefs they've left behind. It's like a glow-up but for your mindset.

7. ML Engineer's Rant - https://share.gvine.app/S4gXR759S81cSGSm9
An ML engineer is feeling the heat with job insecurity and interview rejections. It's a tough world out there for the tech-savvy.

8. Singlehood Woes - https://share.gvine.app/N5fbHue95QhpP1hm8
Someone's pondering if flying solo at 29, especially as an introvert, is as daunting as it seems. Spoiler: It's complicated.

9. Ambition or Lack Thereof - https://share.gvine.app/U9ut9RH5xXrNm8LK8
There's a debate brewing about whether corporate folks lack ambition or if it's just a case of different strokes for different folks. 

10. WhatsApp's New Look - https://share.gvine.app/4SbeBYLvkhPvS8nV6
WhatsApp's latest update has got people feeling some type of way about its new dark theme and that, ahem, unique shade of green. 

My take? It's a whole mood with these posts. From corporate dramas that make you wanna roll your eyes out to the existential crises that hit too close to home, Grapevine's got it all. 

And let's not even start on WhatsApp's fashion faux pas with that green. 

Honey, who approved that? Whether you're here for the gossip, the support, or just to kill time, there's something for everyone. 

Keep scrolling folks.

Daily Masala: Edition #1

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Hello, Friday is here and so is one pick of mine to read as we get ready for the weekend. This is one of the lists I like to refer to every now and then.

https://blog.samaltman.com/how-to-be-successful

Please share thoughts. Share your read for the weekend too!

Weekend musings - edition #2

I'm seeing so many posts where startup employees are cribbing about things like layoffs, work culture etc etc. Doesn't seem like they have perspective on everything it takes to build a startup. I've built a failed startup myself and have immense respect for founders who are grinding it out there in such difficult recessionary circumstances. 

And then you have so many of the engineers and PMs cribbing about basics without talking about important things like learning growth, building for the future etc. Why such myopia? I work at a big tech and envy the speed at which startups move, the big responsibility everyone gets to handle, the fast career growth. All these things are being cribbed about. They crib about founders wanting more. Their job is to ensure success, not to give lifetime jobs to entitled people. They have more headaches you can imagine. In my small startup I had a million headaches. I can only imagine how hard it must be to run larger ships. Is everyone joining a startup these days looking for a get rich quick scheme?

Why are startup folks so entitled?

If you can’t run a business that lets people have a normal life then you’re the one who thinks they’re entitled to employees. 
 Businesses must take risk, employees don’t. Stop your whining that people won’t support shitty business plans

This is AmbitionBox founder

Honestly, I could never 😔

Came across this beautiful Failure list on LinkedIn

Rounding up 2023, all of us learnt a ton. I'm sharing this one website which I found extremely interesting. It covers some fundamental mental models which would be helpful to many here.

Looking forward to what other Grapeviners 🍇 were upto this year.

Collection of thinking tools and frameworks to help you solve problems, make decisions and understand systems.

Tools for better thinking

[Thread] Share resources to the best thing you learnt this year.

https://www.first1000.co/ 
How companies acquired their first 1000 users/customers! Basically Growth hacks

Product Manager

Personally, Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb and Meditations by Marcus Aurelius.

The concept of Antifragility, where systems and individuals not only withstand chaos but actually benefit from it, had reshaped my perspective on risk, resilience, and adaptability. It is extremely complementary to the writings of Marcus Aurelius but differing in key ways.

While both Antifragility and Stoicism encourage resilience in the face of adversity, they approach it differently. Stoicism emphasizes inner calm and acceptance of what cannot be changed, while Antifragility encourages actively seeking out challenges and volatility to grow stronger. 

For me, the blend of these philosophies provides a more holistic approach to navigating life's uncertainties, combining the wisdom of the ancient Stoics with a proactive stance toward embracing chaos and harnessing it for personal growth.

[Thread] What book has had the most profound impact on your thinking?

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Had a call with my cousin this weekend. Life has been very hectic lately so, I have been laying low for a while now. Anyway, my cousin reached out and he brought up something very interesting. He mentioned how the quality of new engineering grads at FAANG has been trending downwards over the last three or so years.

Technical competency aside, there is a weird behavioural shift wherein freshers have adopted job hopping every 2-3 years. He told me that there are zero engineers who stayed longer than 3 years at his org. 

I mean optimizing for pay is fine. The thing to really balance for is impact in the long run because at one point you would find it hard to scale beyond a Lead/EM role at an org. 

But the real thing is that the "FAANG" hype has started to die down amongst the 99th percentile of talent. I wonder how long will it take to have a trickle down effect to 80th percentile and so on.

Just to validate, I asked a friend for his opinion and he opined that "Bhai, tum FAANG mei naaukar ho ya kisi startup mei, ho toh naukar hi." Translation: "You can work at FAANG, or at a startup but you are still a servant(employee)"

Is the FAANG hype really dead?

Is the FAANG hype dead? 💀

Was there any faang hype among 99th percentile folks in the first place?? 
 I graduated from a tier-1 college, majority of my friends are from Similar colleges and if I look in my friend circle, most of the folks are working at high growth startups or something of their own.  
 Sorry to say but faang was never aspirational to begin with.  
 The target audience of youtuber bhaiya/didis were tier-2/3 folks and maybe this kind of hype exists among them.

Just wanted to move away from the usual negative feedback’s and reviews that people post here to try and see if there’s any good as well.

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