Austin Rief ☕️

Week 3 of retirement check-in. Here's what I am up to: 1. Training for a half-ironman 2. Reading 1 hour/day (mostly history) 3. Playing around with AI tools 4. Meeting new people in NYC 5. Growing @oceanstalent

My happiness is inversely correlated with how much time I spend on Zillow.

What’s the best corporate gift you’ve ever been given?

Every time I meet the person behind a pseudonymous account, they look exactly like I'd expect them too. 100% of the time.

Just heard the CEO of the NYT say she doesn’t think people think the NYT has an anti-tech bias. She clearly hasn’t logged onto Twitter.

"TBPN is blowing up and they aren't even news! You know what we need to do? Launch a competitor focused on a distribution platform their audience is on and ours is not"

David Protein just announced their first expansion outside of protein bars. Frozen cod 🤨

Live look at Trump in the Oval:

Revolutions aren't started by poor people. They're started by the disenfranchised upper middle class.

Miami and Palm Beach real estate brokers are about to make a fortune.

it is vitally important for america that mamdani get elected mayor of NYC. he can help maximally and swiftly tax the rich, stand up govt-run grocery stores, eliminate the police force, freeze rents, and make public transportation free.. it’s unlikely that taxing the rich will…

I'm looking to get inspired by business legends who created empires. I just read Ted Turner and Steve Schwartzman biographies. I want more of that. What are your favorites?

The Substackers and podcasters of today will be our politicians in 10 years.

Who knows a lot about data labeling? I have some questions

Does anyone remember in 2021 when you could get literally anything delivered to your apartment in under 15 minutes and VCs paid for it? I miss those days.

He wants to defund the police but has no problem hiring more personal security. Rule for thee but not for me.