Benjamin Tseng
@benjamintseng.com
Builder passionate for deeptech; 8+ yrs x-border deeptech VC; All opinions mine alone
The final Buffett letter includes this charming anecdote & suggestion to us all on how to live a good life
Text of the full letter: www.berkshirehathaway.com/news/nov1025...
Text of the full letter: www.berkshirehathaway.com/news/nov1025...
November 11, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The final Buffett letter includes this charming anecdote & suggestion to us all on how to live a good life
Text of the full letter: www.berkshirehathaway.com/news/nov1025...
Text of the full letter: www.berkshirehathaway.com/news/nov1025...
Lesson 5: Genius doesn't generalize
In an age of influencer marketing & interview podcasts, its important to remember what it takes to be brilliant at one thing comes at the expense of others
TLDR: don't ask a gymbro for relationship advice or a VC about how to help the poor
In an age of influencer marketing & interview podcasts, its important to remember what it takes to be brilliant at one thing comes at the expense of others
TLDR: don't ask a gymbro for relationship advice or a VC about how to help the poor
October 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Lesson 5: Genius doesn't generalize
In an age of influencer marketing & interview podcasts, its important to remember what it takes to be brilliant at one thing comes at the expense of others
TLDR: don't ask a gymbro for relationship advice or a VC about how to help the poor
In an age of influencer marketing & interview podcasts, its important to remember what it takes to be brilliant at one thing comes at the expense of others
TLDR: don't ask a gymbro for relationship advice or a VC about how to help the poor
2020 was a hard year. I was unemployed w a young son & aging parents I couldn't see
But it was also the year I built a telemedicine operation 0-to-1, built AI models which made it into academic papers, and did policy work which led to new friends & opptys
Embrace the unlikely
But it was also the year I built a telemedicine operation 0-to-1, built AI models which made it into academic papers, and did policy work which led to new friends & opptys
Embrace the unlikely
October 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
2020 was a hard year. I was unemployed w a young son & aging parents I couldn't see
But it was also the year I built a telemedicine operation 0-to-1, built AI models which made it into academic papers, and did policy work which led to new friends & opptys
Embrace the unlikely
But it was also the year I built a telemedicine operation 0-to-1, built AI models which made it into academic papers, and did policy work which led to new friends & opptys
Embrace the unlikely
Lesson 3: There’s little upside in talking about politics
Modern political discourse is about tribal outrage. It leads to bad policy and bad behavior.
Disengage from the daily outrage cycle and focus on *policy*. It's boring, but that's a feature, not a bug
Modern political discourse is about tribal outrage. It leads to bad policy and bad behavior.
Disengage from the daily outrage cycle and focus on *policy*. It's boring, but that's a feature, not a bug
October 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Lesson 3: There’s little upside in talking about politics
Modern political discourse is about tribal outrage. It leads to bad policy and bad behavior.
Disengage from the daily outrage cycle and focus on *policy*. It's boring, but that's a feature, not a bug
Modern political discourse is about tribal outrage. It leads to bad policy and bad behavior.
Disengage from the daily outrage cycle and focus on *policy*. It's boring, but that's a feature, not a bug
Lesson 1: Don't partner with someone until you've seen them in a crisis
It’s easy to be open & giving when things are good. It's the bad times that reveal value & priorities. Before you enter a partnership (💰 or ❤), see how they handle a storm
It’s easy to be open & giving when things are good. It's the bad times that reveal value & priorities. Before you enter a partnership (💰 or ❤), see how they handle a storm
October 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Lesson 1: Don't partner with someone until you've seen them in a crisis
It’s easy to be open & giving when things are good. It's the bad times that reveal value & priorities. Before you enter a partnership (💰 or ❤), see how they handle a storm
It’s easy to be open & giving when things are good. It's the bad times that reveal value & priorities. Before you enter a partnership (💰 or ❤), see how they handle a storm
How you know it's time to start thinking about selling...
September 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
How you know it's time to start thinking about selling...
You are buying this shirt because you're a Swiftie
I'm buying this shirt to protest the Chinese Communist party
We are not the same 🤣
I'm buying this shirt to protest the Chinese Communist party
We are not the same 🤣
August 27, 2025 at 8:10 PM
You are buying this shirt because you're a Swiftie
I'm buying this shirt to protest the Chinese Communist party
We are not the same 🤣
I'm buying this shirt to protest the Chinese Communist party
We are not the same 🤣
Oldie but goodie in these times
June 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Oldie but goodie in these times
Apparently this is the stage of Big tech capitalism we're in now...
June 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Apparently this is the stage of Big tech capitalism we're in now...
Meanwhile, on the other app...
June 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Meanwhile, on the other app...
No problem, I can totally build that for you
April 24, 2025 at 2:29 AM
No problem, I can totally build that for you
Yes, importers benefit from having lower tariffs.
But it doesn't mean the impact of tariffs on prices (makes them higher), on exporters (who want to avoid trade wars), and much of domestic manufacturing (makes it harder) is any less
But it doesn't mean the impact of tariffs on prices (makes them higher), on exporters (who want to avoid trade wars), and much of domestic manufacturing (makes it harder) is any less
March 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Yes, importers benefit from having lower tariffs.
But it doesn't mean the impact of tariffs on prices (makes them higher), on exporters (who want to avoid trade wars), and much of domestic manufacturing (makes it harder) is any less
But it doesn't mean the impact of tariffs on prices (makes them higher), on exporters (who want to avoid trade wars), and much of domestic manufacturing (makes it harder) is any less
Yes, electrification benefits purveyors of green technologies.
But it doesn't make climate change any less real, nor diminish the numerous other economic, resilience, and technology benefits that EVs, heat pumps, grid upgrades, and solar/wind bring
But it doesn't make climate change any less real, nor diminish the numerous other economic, resilience, and technology benefits that EVs, heat pumps, grid upgrades, and solar/wind bring
March 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Yes, electrification benefits purveyors of green technologies.
But it doesn't make climate change any less real, nor diminish the numerous other economic, resilience, and technology benefits that EVs, heat pumps, grid upgrades, and solar/wind bring
But it doesn't make climate change any less real, nor diminish the numerous other economic, resilience, and technology benefits that EVs, heat pumps, grid upgrades, and solar/wind bring
Yes, pharma benefits from vaccine adoption and approval.
But it doesn't make any vaccine approval any less valid nor the underlying fact that vaccination is one of the single greatest public health interventions in history.
But it doesn't make any vaccine approval any less valid nor the underlying fact that vaccination is one of the single greatest public health interventions in history.
March 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Yes, pharma benefits from vaccine adoption and approval.
But it doesn't make any vaccine approval any less valid nor the underlying fact that vaccination is one of the single greatest public health interventions in history.
But it doesn't make any vaccine approval any less valid nor the underlying fact that vaccination is one of the single greatest public health interventions in history.
This was too good, I literally LOL'd x.com/MathMatize/s...
February 15, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This was too good, I literally LOL'd x.com/MathMatize/s...
Gents, this season, give the special woman in your life the gift that shows you truly value them
February 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Gents, this season, give the special woman in your life the gift that shows you truly value them
While everyone else loses their mind on DeepSeek, allow me to present my unpopular hot take
January 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
While everyone else loses their mind on DeepSeek, allow me to present my unpopular hot take
Just a reminder when you hear someone try to sound all fancy about their "priors"
January 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Just a reminder when you hear someone try to sound all fancy about their "priors"
Great piece from veteran investor Howard Marks of Oaktree Capital on what makes a bubble and why "the Magnificent 7" have all the hallmarks of one. You don't have to agree with him but it's wisdom that's worth consuming www.oaktreecapital.com/insights/mem...
January 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Great piece from veteran investor Howard Marks of Oaktree Capital on what makes a bubble and why "the Magnificent 7" have all the hallmarks of one. You don't have to agree with him but it's wisdom that's worth consuming www.oaktreecapital.com/insights/mem...
Give your almost-three-year-old daughter a pen and she'll...
DRAW ALL OVER YOUR FURNITURE AND WINDOWSILLS WITH IT 🤦🏻♂️
DRAW ALL OVER YOUR FURNITURE AND WINDOWSILLS WITH IT 🤦🏻♂️
January 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Give your almost-three-year-old daughter a pen and she'll...
DRAW ALL OVER YOUR FURNITURE AND WINDOWSILLS WITH IT 🤦🏻♂️
DRAW ALL OVER YOUR FURNITURE AND WINDOWSILLS WITH IT 🤦🏻♂️
While it won't win any design contests, it's made my experimentation much easier and I've enjoyed setting up fun conversations between LLM agents (ie. Napoleon and the Duke of Wellington [who beat him at Waterloo] pictured👇🏻, Professor X and Magneto, Python guy vs Javascript guy, etc.)
December 23, 2024 at 4:35 PM
While it won't win any design contests, it's made my experimentation much easier and I've enjoyed setting up fun conversations between LLM agents (ie. Napoleon and the Duke of Wellington [who beat him at Waterloo] pictured👇🏻, Professor X and Magneto, Python guy vs Javascript guy, etc.)
To tackle this, I built a...
- Single HTML file (no build, no server)
- Versatile (multiple LLMs to start)
- Secure (API keys only go to LLM)
- Easy to use (tabs for agents, editable message history)
...interface to experiment with multiple agents 5/
- Single HTML file (no build, no server)
- Versatile (multiple LLMs to start)
- Secure (API keys only go to LLM)
- Easy to use (tabs for agents, editable message history)
...interface to experiment with multiple agents 5/
December 23, 2024 at 4:35 PM
To tackle this, I built a...
- Single HTML file (no build, no server)
- Versatile (multiple LLMs to start)
- Secure (API keys only go to LLM)
- Easy to use (tabs for agents, editable message history)
...interface to experiment with multiple agents 5/
- Single HTML file (no build, no server)
- Versatile (multiple LLMs to start)
- Secure (API keys only go to LLM)
- Easy to use (tabs for agents, editable message history)
...interface to experiment with multiple agents 5/