Reposted by Yoni rechtmanTy Hapworth @tyhapworth.bsky.social · 07/12/2024Democrats run some of the wealthiest states in the richest country on earth, but we fail at the most basic task of human society: building enough homes. If we can’t solve this in places we govern, it’s no wonder voters are losing faith in the party. 0225
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 06/12/2024We're at the start of a new private equity X venture capital supercyle: Whether it’s PE funds buying venture backed companies, venture funds launching PE strategies, or startups using PE-like approaches to buy their customers, something big is going on. 040
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Uber saw me out of the house at 930 on a school night and knew something didn’t line up 020
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 05/12/2024this is a profoundly dumb take. Everyone is drinking Guinness for 3 simple reasons 1. tastes great 2. low cal. you can't get fat on a guinny 3. low abv. it's literally impossible to get too drunk no matter how many guinnies you drink www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/d...nytimes.com‘Everybody Is Drinking Guinness.’ We Know Why.Guinness, the beer of Irish pubs and Irish men, has endeared itself to chug-happy Americans eager to “split the ‘G.’” 020
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Real bummer. She used to be pretty normal and cool. Too much online really did her in. 010
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 03/12/2024So martial law in Korea seems pretty bad huh? www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...reuters.comSouth Korea President Yoon declares martial lawSouth Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday declared martial law in an unannounced late night address broadcast live on YTN television. 010
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 02/12/2024AFAIK the case for presidential pardons is that the justice system is imperfect (sometimes slow, arbitrary, cruel). So the president is a safety valve to spare people in exceptional circumstances from those harms. That’s a great case for reform and a terrible case for unlimited, unilateral pardons 020
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Absolutely insane that private commercial trash collection happens in the middle of the night (midnight-4am) with ICE trucks stopping and starting. Unbelievable persistent noise nuisance that could easily be solved with EVs. 010
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 01/12/2024The pelicans are like a college team. This is painful #knicks 020
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 01/12/2024And yet people are mad if you either 1) only bring a small bag and put it there instead of at your feet or 2) bring no bag and put your coat there 010
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 01/12/2024If I’m sitting in first or comfort (with dedicated bin space) I can put whatever I want in the overhead 110
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 30/11/2024The “creator economy” might not exist as distinct from “the economy” but creators are def real as a distinct kind of entrepreneur 110
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 29/11/2024My weekly roundup: here’s the skinny on this very weird “profession” of venture - good, bad, and other. Plus 5 tarpit ideas that are worth building, why you shouldn't quit your day job, and an abundance update 99d.substack.com/p/venture-is...99d.substack.comVenture is a weird jobThe good and bad of VC, don't quit your day job, and 5 tarpit ideas worth building 010
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Perhaps some sort of verification system. They could take folks who are notable and confirm their accounts are authentic. Then they could put some kind of simple visual symbol to represented that they have been checked 000
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 29/11/2024I might it seriously if people were quitting their jobs to work full time for the government. People do that all the time! These guys just aren’t built that way 010
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 29/11/2024It’s not literally true but afaik DJF only did the seed round - $500k for crazy idea seems fine. The big black eye of fraud and no DD came later. But also also Tim Draper clearly lent her his name and enabled her. So basically, it’s complicated. 010
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 29/11/2024If you’re gonna cross post then I’m gonna cross post my replies 000
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 29/11/2024I got to my thanksgiving and left within 10 minutes to go buy bourbon 010
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 28/11/2024I feel pretty committed to the animated Boba Fett as my universal avatar across platforms BUT this image is really speaking to me right now. So much power, grace, feeling, in a single frame. 000
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Today is my last day to make a Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Time to do some big fraud while I still can. 200
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Yeah I get that it feels icky but I don’t think it specifically bothers me. Kind of like “I should be paid for being here” 000
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Every historical statistical comparison in the nba is rendered meaningless by the increase in pace and efficiency over time. 000
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 27/11/2024I sincerely hope they figure out a biz model. There’s lots of cool features I’d want them to ship, would pay for, and would make sense in a non ads/engagement world 010
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Just noticing that @bsky.app doesn’t do locations in profiles. I hope they 1) change that and 2) beef it up as a feature. Always struck me there was a premium search product to build on data like that “everyone I follow in X city” @jay.bsky.team 120
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 26/11/2024my list of "probably terrible ideas" has generated a lot of inbound that seems to have largely missed the point 020
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 26/11/2024"Don't quit your day job" isn't an insult. It's genuinely very good advice. Having an income means operating with less financial/time pressure and lets you maintain optionality until it’s time to make a binary call. 020
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 26/11/20245 tarpit ideas that are worth building 1. Ag tech 2. Duolingo for mental health 3. AI travel agents 4. local, offline marketplaces (events, dating, etc.) 5. Content discovery Obviously these are all really hard and probably fail but it's worth studying history and figuring out how to do it anyway 130
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 25/11/2024and it negatively polarizes people against dog which is so sad 030
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 25/11/2024I deeply love my fucked up little rescue but I also know that he is NOT well socialized and I just don't bring him anywhere. it kills me when people kill the vibe (and stress out their dog) by dragging them around to inappropriate settings in a "service" vest 170
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 25/11/2024We’re hiring (slow.co/jobs) right now so i’m finding myself explaining the job of a VC a lot. So here’s the skinny on this very weird “profession” - good, bad, and other. 120
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 25/11/2024A good faith assessment of how to ACTUALLY make government more efficient and how DOGE is so obviously pointed in the wrong direction. open.substack.com/pub/goodscie...open.substack.comGovernmental Efficiency: What Can It Possibly Mean?In theory, the Good Science Project endorses the proposed Department of Governmental Efficiency that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have been promoting now that Trump got elected. 010
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 22/11/2024logos with exclamation marks. something you don't see as much anymore 020
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 22/11/2024My weekly roundup: My majors and minors, congestion pricing, AI talent agents, the three kinds of investors open.substack.com/pub/99d/p/wh...open.substack.comWhen to Call MeMy majors and minors, congestion pricing, AI talent agents, the three kinds of investors 011
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Just got three vials of joint fluid drained from my knee and you can’t convince me it wouldn’t be a good idea to at least TRY injecting it into an old person to see what would happen. 000
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Running out of TAM and can’t get profitable at $600 million while VC threadbois are praising NRRs. We’re so fucking back. 110
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Service Titan theory: getting public just to get a trading price to get more easily taken over and fixed by Thoma Bravo. In the private markets there’s too much to negotiate over; in public markets you simply settle down at a low multiple after 18 months and get taken over in 24. 130
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Transit is just the start. NY should be a case study in competence and effective government. Right now we are… not 010
Yoni rechtman @yoni.bsky.social · 21/11/2024It’s central to the plan of keeping the MTA funded but if the revenue is wasted that won’t happen and it will only be *half* a success (fewer cars, shit trains) 110