app / uses
Square
“I talked to my YC lecturer in 2014 about how to operate. They can be as simple as the now somewhat famous in technology smoothie test, which is, we used to have engineers work pretty hard at Square and pretty late.”
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Keith Rabois
Published podcast speaker
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book / recommends
The Upside of Stress
“So the number one one is called The Upside of Stress by Kelly McGonigal, Professor at Stanford. And basically it argues in an incredibly compelling way that if you want to be happy, healthy, or wealthy, you need more stress in your life, not less. So it's magic. The evidence she marshals is effectively uncritiquable at the outcome level, at the biochemical level. It is transformative to people to read this book, so I highly recommend it.”
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What Keith said.
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01 / belief
I think there's going to be a curated experience with a premium of provenance that you know is human-created.
“I think there's going to be a curated experience with a premium of provenance that you know is human-created.”
- Speaker
- Keith Rabois
- Publisher
- Lenny's Podcast
02 / belief
Peter was smart enough to quit after five months and four days, I think. David never practiced so maybe even smarter than both of us.
“Peter was smart enough to quit after five months and four days, I think. David never practiced so maybe even smarter than both of us.”
- Speaker
- Keith Rabois
- Publisher
- Lenny's Podcast
03 / belief
There are technology-driven investors. I would say Mark Andreessen's probably someone like that.
“There are technology-driven investors. I would say Mark Andreessen's probably someone like that.”
- Speaker
- Keith Rabois
- Publisher
- Lenny's Podcast
04 / belief
If they were exceptional, I think that's right. But I think a lot of the best engineers I've worked with have commercial instincts like Max Levchin has this on steroids.
“If they were exceptional, I think that's right. But I think a lot of the best engineers I've worked with have commercial instincts like Max Levchin has this on steroids.”
- Speaker
- Keith Rabois
- Publisher
- Lenny's Podcast
05 / belief
I lot up investing in most of the derivative companies and stuff. And so I think I had a good spidey sense of which people had at least founder level ambition and could potentially build something.
“I lot up investing in most of the derivative companies and stuff. And so I think I had a good spidey sense of which people had at least founder level ambition and could potentially build something.”
- Speaker
- Keith Rabois
- Publisher
- Lenny's Podcast
06 / belief
Yeah, it's a great question because I think people can conflate two things. There's a difference between seeing it and understanding the potential.
“Yeah, it's a great question because I think people can conflate two things. There's a difference between seeing it and understanding the potential.”
- Speaker
- Keith Rabois
- Publisher
- Lenny's Podcast
07 / belief
As back to back Super Bowl wins, I think he started the championship celebration parade with this chant of, "No days off.
“As back to back Super Bowl wins, I think he started the championship celebration parade with this chant of, "No days off.”
- Speaker
- Keith Rabois
- Publisher
- Lenny's Podcast