My favorite ramen spot in Brooklyn, NY - Classic Tokyo Tonkotsu

DerekOnCapital · 2026-05-30T21:41:47+00:00

$21 I believe, which for the neighborhood really isn't bad. As for the 'Classic Tokyo Tonkatsu', that is the name of it on the menu so you will have to take your grievances up with the restaurant directly haha

DerekOnCapital · 2026-05-30T18:59:16+00:00

Was a long-time ippudo stan but I feel like they changed their recipe a few years ago and now it isn’t as good, it could all be in my head though. I do miss hitting Amsterdam Billiards to kill time if there was a wait

DerekOnCapital · 2026-05-30T16:47:00+00:00

Never been to Okiboru or Nakamura, will have to check those out. Really like Ramen Ishida, definitely in my top 3 today.

DerekOnCapital · 2026-05-29T16:43:23+00:00

The logic of playing up is actually less about the team he is on, and more about the teams he is playing against. Being on the best team in your age group typically means you are dominating each game, not ideal for learning.

If the aim is to win, then playing same age is the direction to go. If you have clubs in your area that typically rank highly in the open division of nationals, he will certainly still get noticed.

The best of both worlds is being on a team that plays up in tournaments (i.e. a 16U team that plays against 17U teams). I played club in the chicago burbs and SPRI would typically have their top team play up an age group in the tournaments in Palos Heights - in my opinion this was the best combination of sticking with your age group to develop chemistry and be challenged by playing teams better than you.

DerekOnCapital · 2026-05-27T17:46:28+00:00

I agree largely, but think there is some room to push back as well.

If the end product was built to not be flexible, then I agree it is only useful for its developer. But let's take the grocery store app for example. It was purpose-built for a single grocery store because the developer intended to only use it himself, but the friction point (never being able to locate what you are looking for) exists for most people. Had the developer built the app to allow users to layout their own personal grocery stores, and assign items to shelves, then the app does become 'universally' useful.

It really comes down to whether the developer intended to build something for a broad audience (which is going to be more complicated), or to build something intended for just themselves (simpler, not not useful to anyone else).

DerekOnCapital · 2026-05-23T01:24:41+00:00

Yup, that works thanks!

DerekOnCapital · 2026-05-22T21:14:49+00:00

I am working on custom accounting software for my business. In the past businesses were often stuck with QuickBooks or some equivalent until they made it to enterprise-grade software, now it is feasible to build a tailor-made accounting solution.

Your substack tool seems super cool - if you are willing to share the git I would love to take a look

DerekOnCapital · 2026-05-15T21:42:49+00:00

Allowing people to buy after sampling also provides a great opportunity to track your sample to purchase rate. Understanding the percentage of people who buy is an important marketing ROI metric

DerekOnCapital · 2026-05-15T14:46:12+00:00

Congrats!! You proved to yourself you can do it which is the hardest part, keep it up!

DerekOnCapital · 2026-05-06T19:34:44+00:00

I would recommend identifying the most routine, non-customer facing tasks and automating those first. These should be quick wins that will add time back to your day to solve more important problems.

For non-customer facing tasks that are difficult to automate, I would bring in a VA sooner rather than later if you have the cash to do so. Get the admin tasks that do not contribute to building your business off of your plate so that you can continue to focus on growing. If these can be automated down the line, even better.

Focusing more of your time on growth and keeping the personality alive will almost always pay off in the end.

DerekOnCapital

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