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The Z Fellows Newsletter - June 23, 2025
Z Fellows
Because time is zero-sum, prioritization is mandatory. This is an index of purpose-built prioritization frameworks, and an overarching one to optimize your life.
A Smart Bear · Jason Cohen
Only 20% of startups survive 5 years. Here's what it takes to be reasonably unreasonable and beat the entrepreneurial odds.
Justin Jackson
The Z Fellows Newsletter - June 16, 2025
I've been working on my indie book, and it's almost ready!
Tony Dinh · Substack · Tony Dinh
Why does Apple Podcasts dominate download charts but rank last in listener preference? The answer reveals a demographic crisis threatening the podcast industry's future—and most people in podcasting don't even see it coming.
The Z Fellows Newsletter - June 9, 2025
AI coding tools like Cursor and Claude Code have completely consumed the tech industry's attention. Many believe that we're hurdling towards a future where normal people build their own software, obviating the entire SaaS market.
Bootstrapped and unsure about CPC? Use the rule of ARPU/25.
I've been skeptical of AI development tools. Not because I'm anti-progress, but because the demos often feel over-hyped. Too many 'AI will replace developers' takes, too many one-shot coding videos that felt more like magic tricks than practical tools.
"Years of experience" has been a gold standard hiring requirement since forever. It's a terrible one. Someone can do something for years and have nothing to show for it. Seek people with "Years of evidence" instead. People with deep examples of work. Piles of stuff they've made. An overflowing collection of output they're proud to share. If someone's brand new in their formal career, they might have little traditional experience, but if someone's been loving this kind of work for a long time, t…
Jason Fried · HEY World · Jason Fried
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Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky
When you encounter a simpler system, a simpler idea, or a simpler implementation, you have an opportunity. You can say "it's not enough, it doesn't have, it wouldn't work". That’s the common reflexive response. Or you can reflect. “What is it about how we work that prevents us from using such a simple, succinct system?” “How did we get so twisted, so tangled, so dependent on so much that we can’t seem to get anywhere otherwise?” Depending on more can often mean being able to do less. Turning ba…
The Z Fellows Newsletter - June 2, 2025
Paul Graham
Tuấn Huỳnh · Substack · Tuấn Huỳnh
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Elad Gil · Substack · Elad Gil
Lenny's Newsletter · Saumil Mehta
Andrew Chen · Substack · Andrew Chen
Tôi đi code dạo · Phạm Huy Hoàng
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