I've changed my mind so frequently this year

Cormac McCarthy, beta testing products, and breaking my mental models

A gorgeous portrait of Cormac McCarthy by SFI President David Krakauer (full article linked):

This story is wild and a vivid example of the importance of reasoning and communication skills in leadership:

The Periodic vision to accelerate science by training AI models on experiments in physical labs is such a great example of why we should continue to be excited about AI progress. This podcast episode is the best explanation of the vision:

This article on BCV’s investment in Periodic is a beautiful journey through scientific history to articulate why Periodic needs to exist in exactly this form:

The greatest city on Earth:

Beta testing new products is my love language. If you’re building a product I might enjoy, send it my way:

Quite a few startups have broken my mental models recently; Circle is one of them. There’s a graveyard of community platforms that couldn’t scale, which makes this all the more impressive:

Anthropic’s Thinking campaign is inspired. Given their branding is oddly similar to Airtree’s, I feel very connected to the brand:

Bookmarked for life:

Jamie XX at his best (linked in photo):

More like a gig than a Cercle set: