Author: Aadil
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Building 0ur Future
In December, we welcomed our second son, Remy, to our family and found myself dreaming a little about the future and technological advancements that make me optimistic. I graduated from university as an engineer nearly 20 years ago with no idea what to do. I chose management consulting because my brightest peers also chose it,…
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AI’s Impact on Product Development & Angel Investing
As AI proliferates our products and society, I think product management, curation, and editing will become the most critical skills for builders and creators over the next few years. Seed investing will evolve substantially as small teams can iterate to product-market fit faster and get more leverage through technology. I’m often over-optimistic about how quickly…
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Books in 2022+
I read 18 books in the last year. I’ve realized that I enjoy listening to non-fiction using audiobooks but still prefer reading fiction on my kindle. Here is a list of the books I read in chronological order along with a few notes I made while reading. I add a * next to the book…
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Do Work that Energizes
I believe the path to a purposeful, sustainable career is to choose work that you both genuinely enjoy and that is net positive for your energy. I realize this line of thinking is reserved for the privileged folks who are optimizing at the top of Mazlow’s hierarchy of needs, but I suspect many of us…
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Working on Writing
I started writing publicly and regularly a few years ago with the explicit goal of improving the clarity of my thinking and sharing this thinking with others. I’ve now published over 100 blog posts and through practice, I’ve made good progress in communicating more clearly but still have a long way to go to become…
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Learning Lessons in Crypto
I’ve been reflecting on the FTX news this week and came away with one overwhelming feeling – sadness. I’m sad for all the millions of mostly crypto-curious people who lost their money and trust in “crypto” as a whole. I’m sad for all the smart, hard-working builders out there who will get lumped into the…
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Being 40
In August, I turned 40. I have much to be thankful for; healthy and independent parents, a growing family, and interesting and intellectually fulfilling work. However, it was also bittersweet. I had a sore ankle, a sore lower back, and felt older. As a husband and father, I want to be at my best for…
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Books in 2021
I did not get to 21 books in 2021, but ended the year on 18 books – I spent more of my time listening to podcasts (mostly about crypto). Here is a list of the books I read in chronological order along with a few notes I made while reading – a * next to…
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Building on Solana
I’ve been learning more about the Solana Ecosystem and pulling together resources that could be helpful to folks that are starting to build on Solana. Solana uses a language called Rust which is used at companies like Dropbox, Yelp, and Mozilla. Rust is a powerful language but many teams (and engineers) particularly in emerging markets…
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Developing Crypto
The biggest opportunity over the next decade is onboarding the next 1BN people into crypto. There are currently around 4m users who interact with DeFi and 80m unique blockchain wallets (0.1% of the global population). We are still in the very early stages of mass adoption of crypto, and chain tribalism distracts from the larger…
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Making Sense of Tech Offers
So, you received an offer at a technology company and you’re trying to make sense of it all (particularly equity). This post is my attempt to demystify this, particularly for folks working in the US. There are a few areas where you may be able to negotiate and different people value different things based on…
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A Global M-Pesa
We need a Global M-Pesa / Venmo powered by crypto rails. Both these products are closed ecosystems powered by outdated, expensive rails compatible with their chosen markets. Crypto will ultimately enable even better user experiences but powered by rails that give participants access to global finance, trade, and commerce. M-Pesa was transformative in Kenya. It…
Aadil Mamujee 