Tim Griffin
@timgriffin77
Founder: Craftwork (YC S23) | Prev: Cloosiv (YC S19), Odeko | Investor: @mpgfund
They're starting to realize they fucked up bad
The country is 100% behind the president on fixing a global system of tariffs that has disadvantaged the country. But, business is a confidence game and confidence depends on trust. President @realDonaldTrump has elevated the tariff issue to the most important geopolitical…
Trump's ideology of an economically isolated nation will make Americans poorer and more hopeless -- not just in the short run, but in the long run. noahpinion.blog/p/there-is-no-…
Some people grind for years - sourcing deals, helping founders, building community - in order to break into VC. And others choke a homeless man to death on the subway. SMFH. thefp.com/p/exclusive-da…
I’ve been through YC twice and I’d do it again without question - the partners, program, and network create outsized impact in the ways you might think, and even more so in ways you’d never consider.
PSA notice to founders considering YC Doing YC more than pays for the 7% equity you give up When you combine that with the clear speed up and community that helps you (and that your % likelihood of success goes up a lot more too) this means YC is clearly worth it
We must protect this space for the unmeasurable and keep designing for these wonderful moments.
This gave me chills. Awesome lens. From @InvestLikeBest @patrick_oshag via @JamesClear Investor Rick Buhrman on the kindness of mastering your craft: INTERVIEWER: What is the kindest thing that anyone's ever done for you? BUHRMAN: ... our oldest son, Theo, who just turned…
Should edgy heterodox centrists accept some of the blame for Trump? Slate Star Codex:
All of this. It’s wild how many comments are declaring that companies will magically appear in the U.S. out of thin air, and even worse the number commentors specifying in their message that they’ve never started a business before, “but here’s what will happen…” 🫠
Ironically, one symptom of deindustrialization is that many commenters have never actually managed a physical business. So. Suppose your US company imports $1M of high quality parts, and adds in its own components to produce finished goods sold for $1.2M per batch. Your gross…
Jeff is if anything underselling this
Lmao absolutely unreal CNBC segment of @DKThomp trying to patiently explain the difference between housing prices falling due to a global demand crash & housing prices falling due to supply side reforms
Democracy is fading
"The number of autocracies (91) has just surpassed democracies (88) on this list for the first time in two decades, and nearly three-quarters of humans now live in an autocracy — where one person has unconstrained power — the highest rate in five decades" cbc.ca/news/world/tru…
FROM MAGA TO CHINA Here are four things MAGA is getting wrong, and why it's handing over the world to China. (1) First, MAGA correctly understands that America’s economic position is in decline but thinks this is due to economic competition itself, rather than lack of…
We’re witnessing the implementation of a nationalistic economic policy in real time, and I’m confident that anyone with a basic understanding of economics can see the trainwreck that this will result in just around the corner. Buckle up.
Ukraine was invaded, full stop. How can any sane human watch that meeting and not be utterly embarassed by our elected officials? The actual question “do you own a suit?” was asked of a man trying to defend his country from a tyrant - just a disgusting lack of respect.
Agency > Intelligence I had this intuitively wrong for decades, I think due to a pervasive cultural veneration of intelligence, various entertainment/media, obsession with IQ etc. Agency is significantly more powerful and significantly more scarce. Are you hiring for agency? Are…
Intelligence is on tap now so agency is even more important
NASA just dropped the closest image ever taken of Jupiter...
It’s poetic justice that Mahomes crumbles like a cheap suit with the actual GOAT calling the game 🤣
The most basic fact about the Deepseek ranking that everyone seems to miss ... App Store positioning is determined by the number of new downloads gained. Everyone already has ChatGPT installed on their phones - of course the new app is beating the one we already use every day.