Authors

The Angel Philosopher. Master of leverage, wealth creation, and rational decision-making. Co-founder of AngelList, early investor in Uber, Twitter, and 200+ companies.

The Hacker Philosopher. Founder of Y Combinator, and architect of modern startup culture. Essays on technology, power, and first principles thinking.

The Visionary Builder. Co-founder of Apple and Pixar. Mastered the art of simplification, focus, and intersection of technology and humanity.

The Contrarian Founder. Co-founder of PayPal and Palantir. Master strategist of zero-to-one thinking, competitive advantage, and technological monopoly.

The Systems Architect. Author of Atomic Habits. Master of compound progress, behavioral psychology, and incremental improvement as a leverage mechanism.

The Long-Term Builder. Founder of Amazon and Blue Origin. Master of compound growth, customer obsession, and playing infinite games.

The First Principles Warrior. Co-founder of PayPal, Tesla, and SpaceX. Master of constraint-driven innovation and ruthless execution at scale.

The Web Pioneer. Co-founder of Mosaic and Netscape. Builder of venture capital as a model. Master of identifying technological waves and capital allocation.

Author of “Useful Not True”, “How to Live”, “Hell Yeah or No”. Former musician, circus performer, entrepreneur, and speaker.

The Execution Master. Co-founder and CEO of Stripe. Young founder who moved fast, solved real problems, and built $95B+ company through relentless execution.

The Hypergrowth CEO. Master of scaling companies. Led Data Domain, ServiceNow, and Snowflake through IPOs with ruthless focus on execution and intensity.

The Rational Polymath. Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway. Master of mental models, rational analysis, and multi-disciplinary thinking applied to investing.

The American Founder. Polymath, inventor, diplomat, and statesman. Master of self-improvement, leverage through writing, and applied rationalism to civic life.

The Physics Master. Nobel laureate. Master of first principles reasoning, intellectual honesty, and explaining complexity with radical simplicity.

The Evolution Master. Author of Origin of Species. Master of patient observation, evidence-based reasoning, and explaining complexity through simple mechanisms.

The Economics Realist. Master of applied economics to social problems. Rational critique of utopian thinking and advocate for evidence-based policy over ideology.

The Antifragility Architect. Author of The Black Swan. Master of understanding randomness, tail risk, and building systems that benefit from volatility and chaos.

The Decision Engineer. Founder of Farnam Street. Master of mental models, decision-making frameworks, and applied learning from multidisciplinary sources.

The Stoic Emperor. Roman Emperor & philosopher. Master of emotional regulation, duty, and applying reason to adversity and power.

The Practical Stoic. Roman philosopher & statesman. Master of applying Stoic philosophy to real life, anger management, and living well under constraints.

The Slave Philosopher. Greek Stoic. Master of distinguishing what's in control from what isn't. Built unbreakable framework for psychological freedom.

The Modern Stoic. Author and marketer. Master of translating ancient philosophy into modern practice. Democratized Stoicism for contemporary mind.

The Discipline Warrior. Navy SEAL Commander. Master of extreme ownership, relentless discipline, and extracting edge from brutal physical and mental challenge.

The War Strategist. Author of The Art of War. Master of deception, positioning, and understanding adversary psychology. Strategy as applied philosophy.

The Power Realist. Florentine diplomat & author of The Prince. Master of political realism, power dynamics, and the gap between how men are and how they should be.