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The Jensen Huang Playbook
How Nvidia’s CEO built the biggest company on Earth by ignoring customers, forgoing 1:1s, and picking unfashionable markets.
Sep 11
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Mario Gabriele
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The Future 50 is here
Meet 50 of the world’s highest-potential startups. Nominated by investors, selected by The Generalist.
Aug 7
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Mario Gabriele
158
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No Rivals: The Prophet (Part I)
Founders Fund, led by Peter Thiel, has ascended to the pinnacle of Silicon Valley. Its fundamental genius is wanting differently.
Jun 12
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Mario Gabriele
509
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No Rivals: Founders Fund
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No Rivals: The Kingdom (Part IV)
Founders Fund’s power spans Silicon Valley, the Pentagon, and the White House. Can it remain singular as others mimic its moves?
Jul 1
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Mario Gabriele
133
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No Rivals: The Gospel (Part III)
How Founders Fund mastered the art of provocation and rebooted Silicon Valley's intellectual operating system.
Jun 26
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Mario Gabriele
141
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No Rivals: The Disciples (Part II)
Peter Thiel is not a manager. But his singular eye for talent allowed him to assemble an unorthodox team that went on one of venture’s hottest streaks.
Jun 19
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Mario Gabriele
174
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No Rivals: The Prophet (Part I)
Founders Fund, led by Peter Thiel, has ascended to the pinnacle of Silicon Valley. Its fundamental genius is wanting differently.
Jun 12
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Mario Gabriele
509
23
Recommended
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The Future 50 is here
Meet 50 of the world’s highest-potential startups. Nominated by investors, selected by The Generalist.
Aug 7
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Mario Gabriele
158
3
The Jeff Bezos Playbook
The management principles that forged a global empire.
Feb 13
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Mario Gabriele
69
The Elon Musk Playbook
The management principles of the world’s most productive and polarizing person.
Aug 27, 2024
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Mario Gabriele
100
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Introducing The Future 50
Meet 50 of the world’s highest-potential startups. Nominated by investors, selected by The Generalist.
Jul 16, 2024
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Mario Gabriele
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Messi, Inc.
Being the GOAT has more upside than ever. Lionel Messi’s upcoming $200MM fund and incubation studio lays the groundwork for a modern approach to…
Feb 22, 2024
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Mario Gabriele
135
The Best Venture Firm You’ve Never Heard Of
Hummingbird Ventures has built an astonishing track record – all while staying out of the limelight. Its secret to success? A meticulous approach to…
Dec 3, 2023
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Mario Gabriele
363
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A24: The Rise of a Cultural Conglomerate
The indie studio is behind some of Hollywood’s biggest hits and critical darlings. It has designs on becoming media’s answer to LVMH.
Sep 22, 2023
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AI and The Burden of Knowledge
A story of superior intelligence and possible obsolescence.
Jun 25, 2023
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Mario Gabriele
271
Case Studies
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No Rivals: The Disciples (Part II)
Peter Thiel is not a manager. But his singular eye for talent allowed him to assemble an unorthodox team that went on one of venture’s hottest streaks.
Jun 19
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Mario Gabriele
174
6
No Rivals: The Prophet (Part I)
Founders Fund, led by Peter Thiel, has ascended to the pinnacle of Silicon Valley. Its fundamental genius is wanting differently.
Jun 12
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Mario Gabriele
509
23
Inside the Secret School for the World’s Best Founders
Avra, run by former Y Combinator investors, keeps a low profile. It’s quickly becoming a critical partner for elite entrepreneurs.
Oct 3, 2024
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Mario Gabriele
187
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Consider the Eel
Inside the curious and potentially lucrative quest to grow eels in a laboratory.
Aug 1, 2024
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Joseph Rachman
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Working with The Olympians: Inside Traba’s Intense Culture
The $200 million industrial staffing platform is disrupting a big, unsexy market. It’s doing so with a work ethic that has captured attention and…
Apr 21, 2024
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Mario Gabriele
89
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Interviews
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Modern Meditations: Dwarkesh Patel
Dwarkesh’s views on an “intelligence explosion,” WWII, and 18th century seafaring.
May 22
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Mario Gabriele
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Modern Meditations: Keith Rabois
The venture capitalist on Margaret Thatcher, identifying breakout talent, and why you should add stress to your life.
Apr 24
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Mario Gabriele
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Modern Meditations: Robin Hanson
The economist and futurist on culture drift, fertility decline, and why civilization may be in its "dream time."
Mar 20
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Mario Gabriele
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Nadia Asparouhova on antimemetics, nuclear mysticism, and scrolling
The independent researcher and author of “Working in Public” shares her thoughts on “gentlemen scientists,” career games, and Jane Jacobs.
Jan 16
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Mario Gabriele
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Modern Meditations: Caleb Watney
What DOGE should do, the potential in far-UV, and how billionaires should spend their money
Dec 19, 2024
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Mario Gabriele
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Chip War's Chris Miller on Putin, China, and The Future
The historian and writer shares his thoughts on great power conflict, Japanese economic history, and flawed utility functions.
Aug 22, 2024
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Mario Gabriele
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Modern Meditations: Bryan Johnson
Inside the mind of the former tech executive working to become immortal.
Jun 20, 2024
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Mario Gabriele
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Modern Meditations: Tyler Cowen
The renowned economist shares his thoughts on AI teddy bears, nuclear risk, and darkly plausible futures.
May 16, 2024
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Mario Gabriele
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In-depth analysis of the people, companies, and technologies shaping the future.
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Venture Capital
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How to Build a Tier 1 Fund
Kirsten Green’s tactical lessons from scaling Forerunner into a venture force.
Apr 3
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Mario Gabriele
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How to Be a Top 1% Angel
A guide to winning as an individual investor.
Mar 13
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Mario Gabriele
37
Kirsten Green: A Consumer Investing Masterclass
Kirsten Green shares the unique frameworks she uses to find consumer unicorns first.
Mar 6
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Mario Gabriele
67
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Letters to a Young Investor: Kirsten Green
The Forerunner founder on failure, persistence, and breaking into venture.
Feb 6
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Mario Gabriele
44
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What to Watch in 2025
The companies, markets, tokens, and themes that will define the year
Jan 7
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Mario Gabriele
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Guides
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Investors Guides: The Full Collection
Tactics from 50 elite investors on finding breakout companies, winning deals, and constructing enduring firms.
Mar 27
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Mario Gabriele
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How to Be a Top 1% Angel
A guide to winning as an individual investor.
Mar 13
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Mario Gabriele
37
How to Exit
The definitive guide to winning with secondaries
Dec 10, 2024
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Mario Gabriele
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How to Actually Add Value
A guide to avoid becoming a venture cliché and aiding your companies.
Nov 21, 2024
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Mario Gabriele
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How VCs Build Soft Power
A guide to constructing a personal monopoly.
Oct 15, 2024
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Mario Gabriele
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Mastering Portfolio Construction
How to build a strategy that maximizes returns.
Sep 19, 2024
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Mario Gabriele
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How to Raise From Institutional LPs
The definitive tactical guide to winning over endowments, foundations, and more.
Sep 3, 2024
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Mario Gabriele
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How to Spot a Supertrend
A definitive guide to seeing into the future and capitalizing on it.
Aug 8, 2024
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Mario Gabriele
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Artificial Intelligence
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Audience of One
Every story is written for you alone.
Apr 10
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Mario Gabriele
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The Bitter Religion: AI’s Holy War Over Scaling Laws
The AI community is locked in a doctrinal battle about its future and whether sufficient scale will create God.
Nov 14, 2024
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Michael Dempsey
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The Year AI Gets a Better Body
Sam Altman and Jony Ive are working on a new AI hardware device. The search for innovative form factors for the technology may be one of the most…
Jan 4, 2024
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Mario Gabriele
141
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Life in a Kingdom of Dangerous Magic
Or, why regulating artificial intelligence is so difficult.
Sep 10, 2023
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What to Watch in AI (July 2023)
Investors from Sequoia, USV, Kleiner Perkins, and more select the AI startups you should keep an eye on.
Jul 23, 2023
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