HeyJaredThe Hard Fork by Marvin Liao
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It’s Time to Build: Your Reminder and Call to Action (opens the original)
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This really is the year to be an entrepreneur if you aren’t already. Technology creates so much leverage for the individual. As Finn Mallery wrote & summarizes:everyone’s sleeping on how absurdly good 2026 is to start a company (even compared to 2024)Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<input class="email-input" name="email" tabin
Marvin’s Best Weekly Reads Sept 27th, 2026 (opens the original)
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“What we fear of doing the most is usually what we most need to do”--Ralph Waldo EmersonWide range of interesting takes here on venture and LP investing.This is an important presentation and discussion. Especially if you want to understand American geonomics for the rest of the Trump admin.Learning your leadership style a
Modern Deal Guy as Gunslinger: Conduit of Value (opens the original)
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I’ve written about the concept of Modern Deal Guy and the more I observe the rapidly changing world economy around me, the more important this concept is to understand. In a more dynamic world, financial organizations need to be more adaptive. Duncan Young who writes the Conduit of Value describes this change so very well: <img class="embedded-post-publication-logo" src="https://substackcdn.c
Framework for Work & Relevance in the Age of AI (opens the original)
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I get the sense that all of us are trying to navigate the new age of AI and the deep implications of what its impact will be on work and society at large. There is a lot of hyperbole about AI replacing humans and ending white collar work. I am guilty of spreading this view. It’s the conclusion I’ve come to from all my reading and conversations. But thankfully there are many smart people thinking and writing about this. Alex Oppenheimer wrote a great essay on this and you should read the whole th
Life Ain’t Fair: Deal With It (opens the original)
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I think many of us growing up were very much insulated from reality. Especially middle class (or in my case, lower middle class Canada). Not sure why but for some reason we are taught in school or by societal messages that life would be fair. Reality bites hard when you enter the real world. And I think that led to a bout of deep cynicism and blackpilling on my part. Thankfully I learned and grew out of it.I stumbled upon an interview by Lenny Rachitsky of Ben Horowitz, cofounder of investing gi
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