anu
@anuatluru
writer, founder, investor. doctor. // http://www.workingtheorys.com
my working theory is that creative people already have the idea for their life’s work years before they find the right form factor to express it
the best way to avoid this is to cultivate intellectual sparring partners in real life. find people who are independent thinkers, who you trust, whose opinions you respect, who challenge you, and make them your sounding board.
over the next few years a majority of the population will outsource their taste, their opinions, their thoughts, their work, and ultimately their lives to language models. the great cultural norming is coming, you will be unbelievably powerful if you resist model capture
We’ve been quietly building Abstract for 9 years. Thank you to @patrick_oshag and @domcooke @joincolossus for giving us the opportunity to share our story. We’re just getting started! joincolossus.com/article/ramtin…
Everything is consumer. Also, everyone loves a good list. Happy to be on this one :)
Consumer is having an identity crisis. So, I asked around for the best people investing in consumer tech at pre-seed and compiled: 📜 The (New) Consumer Manifesto 👼 100 angels who truly get consumer 💰 75 VCs actively writing pre-seed checks 1/
I’m bullish on New Movies.
Hollywood doesn’t know what’s coming. The Billion-Dollar Opportunity Hiding In Plain Sight: Full memo linked in bio 🔗
Last two startups we invested in are in consumer health tech. Two startups I’m most excited to potentially back are also in consumer health tech. Looking for more. :)
the worst thing about both nyc and sf is how far they are from the other coast
everyone’s been launching podcasts everyone’s about to be launching shows
the more personalized and siloed media gets, the more viral the “current thing” will be. people crave collective experiences. stories may not last as long but they’ll reach everyone on earth before they die.
attention and ai new media and new machines far and away the biggest things to pay attention to right now as consumer or creator or investor
attention may be all you need but it’s dangerous if it’s all you want
all the answers you’re looking for are here: “pay attention to what you pay attention to”
it’s actually refreshing that “research” is becoming synonymous with economic value after historically being fodder for have-fun-staying-poor phd jokes