Just launched my pod w/ @ImMollyBloom, the real-life Molly Bloom of 'Molly's Game', on YouTube!

Molly ran an underground poker game for Hollywood's 1%, then got raid by the FBI.

She was left w/ one thing: her story.

Here are a few things Molly wants you to know:

[A thread]
Always remember why you started in the 1st place.

When our motivations change, it is easy to make mistakes. Molly's plan from Day 1 had always been to make money, build connections, then bounce.

But she stayed and her motivations changed. This led to a bunch of bad decisions.
Bigger game, bigger stakes.

The more you have, the more you need to worry about.

When working at waitress' salary, Molly's biggest worry was getting fired. When she brought in $5m/year, she had a gun in her mouth.

It's a lot to have, but a lot to lose.
Question your narratives.

Molly pushed her father away for a long time. However, the moment she talked to him, that mental model dissolved.

Don't let assumptions hurt you and the people you love. Ask the hard questions, and hear from them before you make judgements.
More on Molly's path to redemption and finding closure from her past:

What did you learn from her story?

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14 Jul
New pod drop with @Conaw on:

Evangelical churches, networked thoughts and why @RoamResearch is about writing a Bible together.

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[0:38-14:02]

An anthropology major, Conor spent nine months immersing himself and studying Evangelical Christian communities.

A fateful motorcycle crash led him to sleep on a stranger's couch. When debating about God, Conor realized that Christianity is about fellowships.
[31:22-40:03]

Roam became an extension of his philosophy: seeking truth, through collective intel. Its first step is to help people take notes differently.

Each note uploads a mental network to the cloud. Think of the multiplayer mode of Roam as writing a collective Bible.
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23 Jun
I struggled with alcohol addiction for over 20 years, among other destructive habits.

Today I launched my app @kinhabits, based on the learnings that saved my life.

Founders need to build better habits, not just better products. Here's why:

[A thread]
I started drinking because I felt an incredible amount of guilt about my failing startup, Exec.

Alcohol made me feel like Superman in social situations, but it also helped me numb the pain when I was alone.
Suppressing my emotions with drinking became an abusive relationship - I was addicted to the delayed pain.

That cycle is not easily broken, but it can be done by breaking old habits and building healthier ones.
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16 Jun
Just had (one of) the most powerful and impactful conversations of my life with @balajis

We discuss crypto, decentralization, China, woke culture, and how to build a city:

(thread)
The primitives that a crypto address can give a user are comparable to the explosion of capabilities that mobile and the internet gave you.
In 2013, Balaji predicted that tensions and an eventual backlash were brewing against SV.

The signs were there. No-one caught it; except for Balaji. He called it 'Silicon Valley's Ultimate Exit'

(cont.)
Read 19 tweets
8 Jun
Cool things I learned from @balajis:

[A thread]
Building a city

- Vote with feet + wallet
- Coordinate with social
- Crowd-fund with crypto
- Migrate with mobile

[1:04]
The entire history of China and Deng Xiaoping in 8 minutes...

Woke v capitalist v crypto capital and why we should get paid every cent for our digital labor

[37:56]
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27 May
My first company @twitch sold for a billion dollars.

My second one lost $75 million in 36 months.

People love talking about success, but today I'm going to talk about failure.

It's time to be honest about Atrium:
During my time as Partner at @ycombinator, my ambition to build something big only grew.

I took the plunge and decided to follow the 'age-old' wisdom of fixing my own problem and building a startup around the solution.

(cont.)
I hated doing legal work for my startups and never really understood what I was paying for.

The entire experience was too complicated and opaque. I started Atrium to make this easier for founders.

(cont.)
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24 May
During these turbulent crypto times, what am I doing about it? Dropping 9 more NFTs today!

Everyone who owns one of my NFTs will be invited to a Justin Kan NFT shareholder call on June 3rd. These are your ticket in!

Auction starts now and ends 5/31!

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I Sold My Startup On Ebay For $258,100 (1 of 1)

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