Naval

@naval

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  1. #1

    What you really want is a challenge at the edge of your capability.

  2. #2

    The latest IQ test involves data centers and water.

  3. #3

    If it’s not one of the best books you’ve ever read, don’t read it.

  4. #4

    We’re searching for permanent satisfaction with an impermanent mind in an impermanent world.

  5. #5

    The enemy of truth is motivated reasoning.

  6. #6

    New podcast on sales - Sell the Truth. 00:00 Be Credible 03:18 “Yes, And” 04:31 Selfish Honesty 05:37 Charisma Is Confidence + Love 07:56 Don’t Manage, Lead 11:16 Hunt Together 14…

  7. #7

    AIs replace UIs and APIs.

  8. #8

    “What did you build this week?” is the new “what did you get done this week?”

  9. #9

    “Democratic Socialists” are just the “New Luddites” party.

  10. #10

    New podcast on vibe coding - A Return to Code. A Return to Coding 00:20 The Personal App Store 03:17 Vibe Coding Is a Video Game with Real-World Rewards 06:22 Pure Software Is Uni…

  11. #11

    Truth, love, and beauty are all pursued for their own sake, even if they make us worse off.

  12. #12

    Vibe coding is more addictive than any video game ever made (if you know what you want to build).

  13. #13

    AI coding agents can now deliver one-shot custom apps straight to your phone. It’s the beginning of the end for the iPhone’s dominance.

  14. #14

    A lot of software is about to get a lot better, right before it becomes unnecessary.

  15. #15

    Coding an app is the new starting a podcast.

  16. #16

    Software was eaten by AI.

  17. #17

    AI is going to drain a lot of moats.

  18. #18

    A “computer” used to be a job title. Then a computer became a thing humans used. Now a computer is becoming a thing computers use.

  19. #19

    Software will proliferate just as videos, music, writing did. The market structure will shift from a “fat middle” to mega-aggregators and a long tail. It’ll be a slower process du…

  20. #20

    The human brain isn’t designed to process all of the world’s breaking emergencies in realtime.

  21. #21

    It’s not about junior vs senior, it’s about “good with AI” vs “not good with AI.”

  22. #22

    The biggest question every company faces right now - “does AI acceleration help me or hurt me?”

  23. #23

    Future games will be made “for you” on the fly, generating gameplay and content based on your micro-engagement.

  24. #24

    Drones are easy to make, hard to stop, and bring Mutually Assured Destruction to conventional warfare.

  25. #25

    Is Traditional Software Engineering Dead? “Does this mean that traditional software engineering is dead? Absolutely not. Software engineers—even the ones who are not necessarily t…

  26. #26

    Pure software is rapidly becoming un-investable.

  27. #27

    AI is turning the Internet into the Library of Babel.

  28. #28

    Vibe Coding Is the New Product Management “There’s been a shift—a marked pronouncement in the last year and especially in the last few months—most pronounced by Claude Code, which…

  29. #29

    If you do not direct your attention, it will be directed for you.

  30. #30

    A few geniuses solve problems and automate solutions for the rest of society. Any society that can overcome envy to maximize the number and output of geniuses will thrive.