[new idea] democratizing access to domain expertise

We should apply the advisor-student model in PhD programs to any niche. The core premise of the idea is to enable individuals to apply for and work directly under the guidance of domain experts (similar to the doctoral…

VC in 2024:

“I don’t understand what this business does. But I’ll be damned if someone else pretends to understand it faster than I can.”

I have rarely ever seen a meaningful number of ducks in a row.

But it keeps coming up in meetings.

Inspired by a deleted tweet by Harry Stebbings, Kyle Harrison just dropped 'Hype Deflation & Inflation' in Investing 101 about the cyclical nature of hype around emerging technologies

We were lucky enough to get a glimpse of it still in the draft phase on our pod this week

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4 weeks ago, I posted about Zepto Pass crossing the 2M subscriber milestone. Now, we're at 4M...

I can barely believe the growth myself over the past 6 weeks. Our customers continue to surprise us and we're grateful for the opportunity to serve them day in and day out.

Feels…

The best businesses are never born at the height of their own hype cycles:

• Stripe (2009): Everyone was focused on social media
• Coinbase (2012) Everyone was focused on VR
• OpenAI (2015) Everyone was focused on IoT
• Anduril (2017): Everyone was focused on crypto

Any Millennial who looked at their peers with open, cold eyes saw this coming 15 years ago

When the associate decides his GP has taken credit for his deal for the last time

As a big fan of Kyle Harrison's personal writing with Investing 101, we discuss his latest piece The Glass-Half War: Empty or Full?

Uncovering the power of storytelling, Techno Optimists, & the influence of narratives on 'shaping reality' in a world of misinformation &…

This pod was so fun! Just released!

Kyle Harrison , GP at Contrary dives in on Talent Vortexes, Open Source Research, Techno Optimism, & Writing 'Investing 101'

Contrary has one of the most underrated databases of research, data, and insightful content. They’ve built up a bank…

Life comes at you pretty fast.

Tomorrow we're dropping our Sourcery episode with Kyle Harrison of @Contrary on the very large tech research platform they've been building over the years..

It's impressive to say the least.

Looking forward to this one!

research.contrary.com

wrote about cars! and how electric vehicles are sparking a second automotive revolution 🚗 contrary.com/foundations-an…

When a VC cold emails a founder and they say not interested:

Not only is Kyle Harrison a prolific writer, but he's also incredibly fun to talk to

Very excited for our conversation on his writing, investing & research at Contrary, and maybe even some not-so-spicy 'spicy' takes on education to come out this Friday!

TFW things are gettin' hot.

This week's episode we're joined by Kyle Harrison to talk VC:
- The state of VC after the tech boom
- Why he doesn't think anyone has learned their lesson
- The future of AI on the tech and investment side

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Eventful week in the world of 'is helping kids learn math exploitative?'

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The Contrary team met Zepto before they had even incorporated. Just over two years later? They've crossed $1B of annualized sales.

In an ocean of quick delivery failures, Zepto has weathered the storm and is 'on track to break even at the EBITDA level within the next quarter.'