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Startups and Morality
A discussion about moral calculus, infinites, and framing over a steaming bowl of pho
Nov 3 • 
Nate Tucker
Pursuit of Pain
A Meditation on Pain + Reflection = Growth
Oct 4 • 
Nate Tucker
Formidable
“How do you become a successful founder?” I was on the edge of my seat, alert, ears perked up like a puppy.
Aug 12 • 
Nate Tucker
Feedback Culture
A Practical Guide to Tying Feedback to Culture
Jul 3 • 
Nate Tucker
On Management
Choosing the Only Management Style Startups Can Afford
May 30 • 
Nate Tucker
Scalable Growth
Why create a wave when you can ride one?
May 17 • 
Nate Tucker
Product Velocity
Rockets, Quizzes, and Killing Your Darlings: A Founder’s Guide to Product Velocity
May 2 • 
Nate Tucker
The Optimal Inductive Bias
AI, Babies, and the Speed of Light
Feb 27 • 
Nate Tucker
The Selfish Ideology
Your genes are selfish. They don’t care if you’re happy or successful. They only care about one thing: replication. But what if I told you ideologies…
Feb 1 • 
Nate Tucker
Return on Focus
Why entrepreneurs should exchange ROI with ROF
Jan 17 • 
Nate Tucker
Overthinking It
The Hidden Costs of Seeing Too Deeply
Dec 1, 2024 • 
Nate Tucker
Common Goals
Every single human relationship, whether in business or in love, has a simple rationale that is seldom understood.
Nov 14, 2024 • 
Nate Tucker
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