Yoni rechtman
@yoni.bsky.social
digitally native vertical boy | investing at Slow Ventures | writing weekly https://99d.substack.com
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Democrats run some of the wealthiest states in the richest country on earth, but we fail at the most basic task of human society: building enough homes. If we can’t solve this in places we govern, it’s no wonder voters are losing faith in the party.
“Democrats must distinguish ourselves as the party of results by focusing on governing well in the places where we hold power. That will mean reckoning with our past failures.” @scottwiener.bsky.social
sfstandard.com/opinion/2024...
sfstandard.com/opinion/2024...
Opinion | Democrats need to wake up and build real solutions to California’s affordability crisis
Sen. Scott Wiener sketches out a road map for the state's reeling liberals.
sfstandard.com
December 7, 2024 at 10:56 AM
Democrats run some of the wealthiest states in the richest country on earth, but we fail at the most basic task of human society: building enough homes. If we can’t solve this in places we govern, it’s no wonder voters are losing faith in the party.
We're at the start of a new private equity X venture capital supercyle:
Whether it’s PE funds buying venture backed companies, venture funds launching PE strategies, or startups using PE-like approaches to buy their customers, something big is going on.
Whether it’s PE funds buying venture backed companies, venture funds launching PE strategies, or startups using PE-like approaches to buy their customers, something big is going on.
December 6, 2024 at 4:06 PM
We're at the start of a new private equity X venture capital supercyle:
Whether it’s PE funds buying venture backed companies, venture funds launching PE strategies, or startups using PE-like approaches to buy their customers, something big is going on.
Whether it’s PE funds buying venture backed companies, venture funds launching PE strategies, or startups using PE-like approaches to buy their customers, something big is going on.
Uber saw me out of the house at 930 on a school night and knew something didn’t line up
December 6, 2024 at 2:36 AM
Uber saw me out of the house at 930 on a school night and knew something didn’t line up
this is a profoundly dumb take. Everyone is drinking Guinness for 3 simple reasons
1. tastes great
2. low cal. you can't get fat on a guinny
3. low abv. it's literally impossible to get too drunk no matter how many guinnies you drink
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/d...
1. tastes great
2. low cal. you can't get fat on a guinny
3. low abv. it's literally impossible to get too drunk no matter how many guinnies you drink
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/d...
‘Everybody Is Drinking Guinness.’ We Know Why.
Guinness, the beer of Irish pubs and Irish men, has endeared itself to chug-happy Americans eager to “split the ‘G.’”
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2024 at 4:34 PM
this is a profoundly dumb take. Everyone is drinking Guinness for 3 simple reasons
1. tastes great
2. low cal. you can't get fat on a guinny
3. low abv. it's literally impossible to get too drunk no matter how many guinnies you drink
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/d...
1. tastes great
2. low cal. you can't get fat on a guinny
3. low abv. it's literally impossible to get too drunk no matter how many guinnies you drink
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/d...
So martial law in Korea seems pretty bad huh? www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
South Korea President Yoon declares martial law
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday declared martial law in an unannounced late night address broadcast live on YTN television.
www.reuters.com
December 3, 2024 at 2:38 PM
So martial law in Korea seems pretty bad huh? www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
AFAIK the case for presidential pardons is that the justice system is imperfect (sometimes slow, arbitrary, cruel). So the president is a safety valve to spare people in exceptional circumstances from those harms.
That’s a great case for reform and a terrible case for unlimited, unilateral pardons
That’s a great case for reform and a terrible case for unlimited, unilateral pardons
December 2, 2024 at 12:11 PM
AFAIK the case for presidential pardons is that the justice system is imperfect (sometimes slow, arbitrary, cruel). So the president is a safety valve to spare people in exceptional circumstances from those harms.
That’s a great case for reform and a terrible case for unlimited, unilateral pardons
That’s a great case for reform and a terrible case for unlimited, unilateral pardons
Absolutely insane that private commercial trash collection happens in the middle of the night (midnight-4am) with ICE trucks stopping and starting. Unbelievable persistent noise nuisance that could easily be solved with EVs.
December 2, 2024 at 5:17 AM
Absolutely insane that private commercial trash collection happens in the middle of the night (midnight-4am) with ICE trucks stopping and starting. Unbelievable persistent noise nuisance that could easily be solved with EVs.
My weekly roundup: here’s the skinny on this very weird “profession” of venture - good, bad, and other.
Plus 5 tarpit ideas that are worth building, why you shouldn't quit your day job, and an abundance update 99d.substack.com/p/venture-is...
Plus 5 tarpit ideas that are worth building, why you shouldn't quit your day job, and an abundance update 99d.substack.com/p/venture-is...
Venture is a weird job
The good and bad of VC, don't quit your day job, and 5 tarpit ideas worth building
99d.substack.com
November 29, 2024 at 7:43 PM
My weekly roundup: here’s the skinny on this very weird “profession” of venture - good, bad, and other.
Plus 5 tarpit ideas that are worth building, why you shouldn't quit your day job, and an abundance update 99d.substack.com/p/venture-is...
Plus 5 tarpit ideas that are worth building, why you shouldn't quit your day job, and an abundance update 99d.substack.com/p/venture-is...
If you’re gonna cross post then I’m gonna cross post my replies
November 29, 2024 at 2:09 PM
If you’re gonna cross post then I’m gonna cross post my replies
I feel pretty committed to the animated Boba Fett as my universal avatar across platforms BUT this image is really speaking to me right now. So much power, grace, feeling, in a single frame.
November 28, 2024 at 5:40 AM
I feel pretty committed to the animated Boba Fett as my universal avatar across platforms BUT this image is really speaking to me right now. So much power, grace, feeling, in a single frame.
I did my PT today. One day streak.
November 27, 2024 at 7:11 PM
I did my PT today. One day streak.
Today is my last day to make a Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Time to do some big fraud while I still can.
November 27, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Today is my last day to make a Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Time to do some big fraud while I still can.
Every historical statistical comparison in the nba is rendered meaningless by the increase in pace and efficiency over time.
November 27, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Every historical statistical comparison in the nba is rendered meaningless by the increase in pace and efficiency over time.
Just noticing that @bsky.app doesn’t do locations in profiles. I hope they 1) change that and 2) beef it up as a feature. Always struck me there was a premium search product to build on data like that “everyone I follow in X city” @jay.bsky.team
November 27, 2024 at 3:45 AM
Just noticing that @bsky.app doesn’t do locations in profiles. I hope they 1) change that and 2) beef it up as a feature. Always struck me there was a premium search product to build on data like that “everyone I follow in X city” @jay.bsky.team
"Don't quit your day job" isn't an insult. It's genuinely very good advice.
Having an income means operating with less financial/time pressure and lets you maintain optionality until it’s time to make a binary call.
Having an income means operating with less financial/time pressure and lets you maintain optionality until it’s time to make a binary call.
November 26, 2024 at 8:31 PM
"Don't quit your day job" isn't an insult. It's genuinely very good advice.
Having an income means operating with less financial/time pressure and lets you maintain optionality until it’s time to make a binary call.
Having an income means operating with less financial/time pressure and lets you maintain optionality until it’s time to make a binary call.
5 tarpit ideas that are worth building
1. Ag tech
2. Duolingo for mental health
3. AI travel agents
4. local, offline marketplaces (events, dating, etc.)
5. Content discovery
Obviously these are all really hard and probably fail but it's worth studying history and figuring out how to do it anyway
1. Ag tech
2. Duolingo for mental health
3. AI travel agents
4. local, offline marketplaces (events, dating, etc.)
5. Content discovery
Obviously these are all really hard and probably fail but it's worth studying history and figuring out how to do it anyway
November 26, 2024 at 8:15 PM
5 tarpit ideas that are worth building
1. Ag tech
2. Duolingo for mental health
3. AI travel agents
4. local, offline marketplaces (events, dating, etc.)
5. Content discovery
Obviously these are all really hard and probably fail but it's worth studying history and figuring out how to do it anyway
1. Ag tech
2. Duolingo for mental health
3. AI travel agents
4. local, offline marketplaces (events, dating, etc.)
5. Content discovery
Obviously these are all really hard and probably fail but it's worth studying history and figuring out how to do it anyway
We’re hiring (slow.co/jobs) right now so i’m finding myself explaining the job of a VC a lot. So here’s the skinny on this very weird “profession” - good, bad, and other.
November 25, 2024 at 3:20 PM
We’re hiring (slow.co/jobs) right now so i’m finding myself explaining the job of a VC a lot. So here’s the skinny on this very weird “profession” - good, bad, and other.
A good faith assessment of how to ACTUALLY make government more efficient and how DOGE is so obviously pointed in the wrong direction. open.substack.com/pub/goodscie...
Governmental Efficiency: What Can It Possibly Mean?
In theory, the Good Science Project endorses the proposed Department of Governmental Efficiency that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have been promoting now that Trump got elected.
open.substack.com
November 25, 2024 at 3:20 AM
A good faith assessment of how to ACTUALLY make government more efficient and how DOGE is so obviously pointed in the wrong direction. open.substack.com/pub/goodscie...
logos with exclamation marks. something you don't see as much anymore
November 22, 2024 at 8:39 PM
logos with exclamation marks. something you don't see as much anymore
My weekly roundup: My majors and minors, congestion pricing, AI talent agents, the three kinds of investors open.substack.com/pub/99d/p/wh...
When to Call Me
My majors and minors, congestion pricing, AI talent agents, the three kinds of investors
open.substack.com
November 22, 2024 at 6:44 PM
My weekly roundup: My majors and minors, congestion pricing, AI talent agents, the three kinds of investors open.substack.com/pub/99d/p/wh...
Just got three vials of joint fluid drained from my knee and you can’t convince me it wouldn’t be a good idea to at least TRY injecting it into an old person to see what would happen.
November 22, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Just got three vials of joint fluid drained from my knee and you can’t convince me it wouldn’t be a good idea to at least TRY injecting it into an old person to see what would happen.
Service Titan theory: getting public just to get a trading price to get more easily taken over and fixed by Thoma Bravo. In the private markets there’s too much to negotiate over; in public markets you simply settle down at a low multiple after 18 months and get taken over in 24.
November 22, 2024 at 3:46 AM
Service Titan theory: getting public just to get a trading price to get more easily taken over and fixed by Thoma Bravo. In the private markets there’s too much to negotiate over; in public markets you simply settle down at a low multiple after 18 months and get taken over in 24.
Finally getting congestion pricing through is great. But it's not enough. Raising revenue isn't the goal, making the city more livable and affordable is.
It means nothing if the money isn't spent well.
Don’t celebrate taxes and spending, celebrate impact and outcomes.
It means nothing if the money isn't spent well.
Don’t celebrate taxes and spending, celebrate impact and outcomes.
November 21, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Finally getting congestion pricing through is great. But it's not enough. Raising revenue isn't the goal, making the city more livable and affordable is.
It means nothing if the money isn't spent well.
Don’t celebrate taxes and spending, celebrate impact and outcomes.
It means nothing if the money isn't spent well.
Don’t celebrate taxes and spending, celebrate impact and outcomes.