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CLANKERS
EssayFeb 5, 2026

Clankers with claws

With OpenClaw you're giving AI its own machine, long-term memory, reminders, and persistent execution. The model is no longer confined to a prompt-response cycle, but able to check its own email, Basecamp notifications, and whatever else you give it access to on a running basis. It's a sneak peek at a future where everyone has a personal agent assistant, and it's fascinating. I set up mine on a Proxmox virtual machine to be fully isolated from my personal data and logins. (But there are people…

DHH · HEY World · David Heinemeier Hansson

CLOUD
EssayFeb 3, 2026

Cloud gaming is kinda amazing

I fully understand the nostalgia for real ownership of physical-media games. I grew up on cassette tapes (C64 + Amstrad 464!), floppy disks (C64 5-1/4" then Amiga 3-1/2"), cartridges, and CDs. I occasionally envy the retro gamers on YouTube with an entire wall full of such physical media. But do you know what I like more than collecting? Playing! Anywhere. Anything. Anytime. We went through the same coping phases with movies and music. Yes, vinyl had a resurgence, but it's still a tiny sliver o…

DHH · HEY World · David Heinemeier Hansson

JANUARY
EssayFeb 2, 2026

January 2026 Reflection

At the end of last year, in my new year resolution, I promise to myself that I am going to publish 12 blogs this year, ideally once a month.

Do Fuong · Substack · Do Fuong

MARC
EssayFeb 2, 2026

Marc Andreessen on agency, Berkshire Hathaway shareholder letters, and being a Team A player

The Z Fellows Newsletter - February 2, 2026

Z Fellows

FOLLOW
EssayJan 30, 2026

Follow Your Passion (But Not Like That)

Reading Time: 6 minutes A while ago, I asked my Twitter friends to tell me what the most annoying and most infuriating piece of entrepreneurial advice is that they ever received. And overwhelmingly, “follow your passion” stood out as the one that frustrated them most. I’ve seen this particular piece of advice being given a lot by people who … Continue reading Follow Your Passion (But Not Like That)

The Bootstrapped Founder · Arvid Kahl

NFL
EssayJan 30, 2026

NFL & Fox: The $1.6B Deal That Changed Everything

In 1993, Rupert Murdoch vastly overpaid for NFC media rights. But the deal turned Fox into a major American TV network and completely changed the economics of the NFL.

SatPost by Trung Phan · Substack · Trungphan2

THNG
EssayJan 29, 2026

THÔNG BÁO VỀ LIÊN KẾT HỢP TÁC

Kính gửi: Quý Đối tác, Quý Khách hàng và Cộng đồng yêu công nghệ, Chúng tôi trân trọng thông báo về việc xác lập mối quan hệ hợp tác chính thức giữa Tôi Đi Code Dạo (đại diện bởi ông Phạm Huy Hoàng) và CÔNG TY TNHH H2AI (đại diện bởi ông Võ Thanh Nguyên). … Continue reading THÔNG BÁO VỀ LIÊN KẾT HỢP TÁC →

Tôi đi code dạo · Phạm Huy Hoàng

PRODUCT
EssayJan 27, 2026

Product Pass drop: Canva, ElevenLabs, Manus, Factory, Amp, Railway, Framer—now free with your paid subscription

23 premium tools, over $25,000 in value. The most epic bundle in history just keeps getting better.

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky

MARK
EssayJan 26, 2026

Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook's approach to building product, Steve Jobs on agency, and Amazon's first job posting

The Z Fellows Newsletter - January 26, 2026

Z Fellows

COMPASS
EssayJan 25, 2026

A compass is not a map

A compass tells you which way is north, not whether you should be heading north. So what is the map to startup success?

A Smart Bear · Jason Cohen

TECH
EssayJan 24, 2026

How Tech Metrics Change Your Values and Behaviour

Insights from philosopher C. Thi Nguyen's book "The Score".

SatPost by Trung Phan · Substack · Trungphan2

EssayJan 23, 2026

The 1% Improvement Myth: Why Customer Conversations Beat Micro-Improvements Every Time

Reading Time: 4 minutes Let’s add another one to the series of entrepreneurial advice that just really irritates me. Today, I’m going after “improve 1% every day” — you know, that meme or mantra about making tiny little improvements every day because they supposedly compound into something massive over time. This one is infuriating, and I’ll tell you why: … Continue reading The 1% Improvement Myth: Why Customer Conversations Beat Micro-Improvements Every Time

The Bootstrapped Founder · Arvid Kahl

EssayJan 23, 2026

Philosopher, Warrior, and Nurturer

Personal note I wrote for Vucar

Jake Vu · Substack · Jake Vu

SAM
EssayJan 19, 2026

Sam Altman on super successful companies, Kobe Bryant on being great, and Airbnb's unconventional fundraising strategy

The Z Fellows Newsletter - January 19, 2026

Z Fellows

DONT
EssayJan 16, 2026

Don’t Give Up… Your Assumptions

Reading Time: 5 minutes Let’s dive into a piece of entrepreneurial advice that’s highly irritating and very dangerous. Today I want to talk about the one that I get so much: “Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up. Force yourself, grind it out.” This advice is very dangerous because it builds on the founder’s capacity to struggle through challenges, … Continue reading Don’t Give Up… Your Assumptions

The Bootstrapped Founder · Arvid Kahl

WARREN
EssayJan 16, 2026

Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger and the Reading Unlock

SatPost by Trung Phan · Substack · Trungphan2

GREAT
EssayJan 14, 2026

Great design was a Cuisinart

Jason Fried · HEY World · Jason Fried

JENSEN
EssayJan 12, 2026

Jensen Huang's advice on starting a company, the Relentless 13, and Facebook's first pitch deck

Z Fellows

MANY
EssayJan 9, 2026

Many Heads, Not Many Hats: The Founder’s Identity Crisis

The Bootstrapped Founder · Arvid Kahl

EssayJan 7, 2026

Promoting AI agents

DHH · HEY World · David Heinemeier Hansson

JOY
EssayJan 6, 2026

The joy of delegating to competence

Jason Fried · HEY World · Jason Fried

BIG
EssayJan 5, 2026

The big regression

Jason Fried · HEY World · Jason Fried

PAUL
EssayJan 5, 2026

Paul Graham's advice to student founders, Spotify’s founder on what he optimizes for, and the journey to product-market fit

Z Fellows

CREATING
EssayJan 4, 2026

Creating space

A Smart Bear · Jason Cohen

CASE
EssayJan 2, 2026

The Case Against Vendor Lock-In: Why Easy Exit Means Better Retention

The Bootstrapped Founder · Arvid Kahl

2025
EssayJan 2, 2026

2025 year in review

Justin Jackson

JEFF
EssayDec 29, 2025

Jeff Bezos' Day 1 philosophy, Novak Djokovic on the discipline required to be the best, and Apple's first logo

Z Fellows

SAM
EssayDec 22, 2025

Sam Altman on the power of decisiveness, Steve Jobs on product design, and principles from Marcus Aurelius

Z Fellows

BEST
EssayDec 19, 2025

11 Best Things of 2025

SatPost by Trung Phan · Substack · Trungphan2

OSAASY
EssayDec 16, 2025

The O'Saasy License

DHH · HEY World · David Heinemeier Hansson

MARK
EssayDec 15, 2025

Mark Zuckerberg on learning through facing challenges, productivity tips, and Uber's first pitch deck

Z Fellows

EUROPE
EssayDec 9, 2025

Europe is weak and delusional (but not doomed)

DHH · HEY World · David Heinemeier Hansson

NAVAL
EssayDec 8, 2025

Naval Ravikant on how to truly learn something, Ben Horowitz on establishing company culture, and Shohei Ohtani's goal-setting framework

Z Fellows

PODCAST
EssayDec 7, 2025

How To Podcast

swyx

SCALING
EssayDec 7, 2025

Scaling by "delegation" isn't good enough

A Smart Bear · Jason Cohen

HAYAO
EssayDec 6, 2025

Hayao Miyazaki: 9 Creative Lessons

SatPost by Trung Phan · Substack · Trungphan2

EssayDec 3, 2025

Introducing Fizzy, our newest product

Jason Fried · HEY World · Jason Fried

FIZZY
EssayDec 3, 2025

Fizzy is our fun, modern take on Kanban (and we made it open source!)

DHH · HEY World · David Heinemeier Hansson

YEAR
EssayDec 2, 2025

A year free of PostHog ($16,500 value): The all-in-one analytics, experimentation, feature flag, surveys, session replay, error tracking, data warehouse, LLM analytics platform

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky

SAM
EssayDec 2, 2025

Sam Altman on willpower, Paul Graham's principles for making new things, and the build-measure-learn feedback loop

Z Fellows

SIX
EssayDec 1, 2025

Six billion reasons to cheer for Shopify

DHH · HEY World · David Heinemeier Hansson

BETA
EssayNov 29, 2025

A beta is like inviting guests over

Jason Fried · HEY World · Jason Fried

BUILDING
EssayNov 27, 2025

I'm building a new email client

Tony Dinh · Substack · Tony Dinh

GETTING
EssayNov 24, 2025

Getting to the NO

Jake Vu · Substack · Jake Vu

EssayNov 24, 2025

Naval's advice on building an early startup team, traits that make for the best founders, and an inspirational Brian Chesky tweet

Z Fellows

QUALITY
EssayNov 18, 2025

Quality: The Concept2 RowErg

Jason Fried · HEY World · Jason Fried

KOBE
EssayNov 17, 2025

Kobe Bryant's obsessive nature, Ray Dalio on being a shaper, and ways to make a million dollars

Z Fellows

PAUL
EssayNov 10, 2025

Paul Graham on mistakes that kill startups, Steve Jobs on being a doer and thinker, and the garage where Jeff Bezos built Amazon

Z Fellows

MISSION
EssayNov 9, 2025

Mission, Vision, poTAYto, poTAHto

A Smart Bear · Jason Cohen

EssayNov 6, 2025

The Impossible Triangle of LLM Infra

swyx

LOST
EssayNov 6, 2025

The Lost Art of Crying

The Looking Glass · Substack · Julie Zhuo

EssayNov 5, 2025

BRAINDUMP ON VIRAL LOOPS

Andrew Chen · Substack · Andrew Chen

BRIAN
EssayNov 3, 2025

Brian Chesky on mentorship, Naval Ravikant on being impatient, and a chart on Spellbook's growth

Z Fellows

MONTHS
EssayNov 1, 2025

3 months in!

Imperfect Thoughts · Substack · James Nguyen

STARTUP
EssayOct 27, 2025

Startup advice from Sam Altman, tips on winning by Replit's founder,and how Jeff Bezos makes decisions

Z Fellows

STARTUP
EssayOct 20, 2025

The Startup Fridge Index

phanpeu · Substack · Phan (Anh Dao)

ONLY
EssayOct 20, 2025

The only Permanent Underclass are the ones who believe it is permanent

swyx

MARK
EssayOct 20, 2025

Mark Zuckerberg on why experience is overrated, David Goggins on his "start at zero" mindset, and inspiration from Polymarket's CEO

Z Fellows

EssayOct 17, 2025

Entrepreneurship advice for high school students (what I wish I knew)

Justin Jackson

OUR
EssayOct 15, 2025

Our Research

UpYouth · Substack · UpYouth

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