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UpYouth · Substack · UpYouth
New products don’t need to be revolutionary, life-changing, or disruptive breakthroughs to succeed. Entire categories can roll downhill, gathering complexity as they go. Each product one-upping the next until more becomes too much. The cycle feeds itself, never satiated. Competitors locked in a loop of mutual destruction through perpetual over-improvement. When that happens, the door cracks open for something new. The newcomer doesn’t have to meet the others where they are. It just has to feel…
Jason Fried · HEY World · Jason Fried
The Z Fellows - October 13, 2025
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A quick update on my indie journey!
Tony Dinh · Substack · Tony Dinh
In some cases, design is what something looks like. In other cases, design is how something works. But the most interesting designs to me are when design changes your behavior. Even the smallest details can change how someone interacts with something. Take the power reserve indicator on the A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 watch. The power reserve indicator indicates how much "power" (wind) is left. It's pictured below on the right side of the dial. It starts with AUF ("up") and ends with AB ("down").…
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Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky
The Z Fellows Newsletter - October 6, 2025
The Z Fellows Newsletter - September 29, 2025
Expertise hinders learning. Learn from these examples, so that you leverage your expertise, but aren't blinded by it. Insights come from curiosity, not certainty.
A Smart Bear · Jason Cohen
A young entrepreneur in his mid-20s just emailed me asking for some advice. He just sold a business and ended up with a couple million in liquid cash. He wanted to know if he should invest it, use it to build a new company, or do something else with it. My advice wasn't what he was expecting. I just said don't lose it. Do nothing with it. Put it in the bank. Something safe, earning a little, but not too much that it's at risk. Money doesn't need to work. It can rest. Leave it be. You're 26 — yo…
I gave a short address for the first AIE Paris conference organized by Koyeb!
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The Z Fellows Newsletter - September 22, 2025
A step-by-step guide to help you submit exactly the growth playbook that we’re looking for.
An A-Z Starter Pack compiled by non-tech guys who have tried, struggled and finally figured out
Justin Jackson
Andrew Chen · Substack · Andrew Chen
UpYouth · Substack · UpYouth, Phan (Anh Dao)
The Looking Glass · Substack · Julie Zhuo
phanpeu · Substack · Phan (Anh Dao)
Do Fuong · Substack · Do Fuong
Lenny's Newsletter · Aishwarya Naresh Reganti, Kiriti Badam
Elad Gil · Substack · Elad Gil
Lenny's Newsletter · Tal Raviv
