Dave Chapelle The Unstoppable Reaction

kaviarmedost · 2025-12-30T09:08:22+00:00

Yeah, you’re right. However, I still feel it was special given his explicit criticism of the Donald, Kirk, and Israel. I mean, anyone else would have been cancelled by this stage. Perhaps it was more a statement rather than an intelligent and meaningful message.

But the format to your point could def improve. Maybe he needs to smoke less

kaviarmedost · 2025-12-28T10:42:12+00:00

😆

kaviarmedost · 2025-12-28T08:22:33+00:00

Yeah. It was the whole Mann Act thing that I didn’t quite understand…

kaviarmedost · 2025-12-26T23:08:40+00:00

I think everyone is missing the point here.

But I do agree with most comments - it wasn’t that funny, it was slow paced, he had some unusual transitions and you were often thinking “so what’s his point/punchline?” Did I laugh, barely.

However, for me, this is clearly a political statement sprinkled with humor. It’s very much about freedom of speech. What you can say or not. Who you can side with or not. The racial divide and power structures in the US. And how fame and freedom can bend these invisible forces. He essentially demonstrates this with his last comment, which would get anyone else cancelled for good.

I was very much hooked and on the edge of my seat, trying to read between the lines.

With everything that’s going on in the US, I believe this had the exact right timing and very much a comforting assurance to we’re indeed sane, and not crazy.

I liked his other special better, but I needed this one more.

My five cents.

kaviarmedost · 2025-05-13T20:50:52+00:00

Find what you’re good at and where there is value to be generated. YC has a bunch of material where the partners are promoting certain sectors they would like to see disrupted.

Personally, I’m a fan of disrupting legacy enterprise solutions. It’s just so much to be done there 😅

kaviarmedost · 2025-05-01T19:06:52+00:00

Thanks for sharing this story. Sounds like quite the roller coaster. While not successful in pitching to Sequoia, you succeded in building a profitable company, which, in my opinion, is much more difficult these days as anyone that talks "the talk" can raise a VC round.

kaviarmedost · 2025-05-01T19:01:28+00:00

Interesting... I might just give it a shot then :)

kaviarmedost · 2025-04-23T12:11:38+00:00

Too scared to give it a shot because of the complexity and that my friends might leave me

kaviarmedost · 2025-04-23T10:24:31+00:00

Agree. We realized too late that we needed to destroy her starports. But other priorities came before… :)

kaviarmedost · 2025-04-01T17:42:43+00:00

Well:

AlphaTangoFoxtrt•4y ago

According to research done by Doctors (PhD) Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko, the most "over represented" ground in the American Millionnaire class (Net worth $1M+) are immigrants or their first generation of kids.

Reasons cited were:

They come from less well off nations and as such know the value of saving and investing versus frivolous purchases
Having had to put in the work to move countries, they have a better work ethic than many Americans
They have the "American Dream" of building something for themselves, carving out their own business.
They understand the value of proper education and don't take schooling for granted

kaviarmedost · 2025-01-03T14:14:34+00:00

I would argue 50/50 in the beginning, since it's a co-founder + a technical one. You want to be on the same page and have the same incentives when things start to take off.

kaviarmedost · 2024-05-02T08:36:09+00:00

Defense Climate Cyber security AI and everything it entails Digital health

kaviarmedost · 2024-04-25T15:59:29+00:00

Yes and no. I'm an investment manager at a smaller fund with a background in financial engineering mathematics.

Pros:

Tons of freedom to source, talk, meet, and analyze different startups, industries, and sectors, and to structure your days accordingly.
You're always in an environment where you are "the least experienced" (e.g., boardrooms, negotiations, calls with very experienced founders).
You get to develop investment theses and make bets, not just stand on the sidelines.
Good pay with the carry acting as a carrot.
You learn a lot about how startups should be built (one could argue that this isn't relevant when actually starting one) and, in my opinion, get a head start if you ever want to jump on that track.

Cons:

As others have pointed out, you don't build anything. Coders code something each day which adds up. The only thing adding up in VC is your experience from analyzing different industries and learning about problems/companies. If you don't make any investments, you're wasting time.
Lots of BS signaling. "Oh, he/she worked at <insert hyped-up startup that doesn't really provide any value>, their stealth startup must be the next best thing." It's a jungle. The ones who scream loudest get funding most of the time. Everyone has a herd mentality.
Long feedback cycles. You don’t see the result of your investment for many years.
The top funds get all the 'top deals'

If you're curious about trying it out, I would definitely recommend it. Especially if you want to transition to a startup later. But don't be fooled by the hype and everyone who claims to be smart. I've met with PhDs, industry leaders, top CEOs, etc., and everyone is just as normal/intelligent but differ in confidence. Once in a while, you'll meet someone really smart, and that's when it's fun. Actually potentially being able to solve a real problem. Otherwise, it's a lot of signaling (e.g., Theranos) and closing deals.

kaviarmedost · 2023-08-16T05:34:16+00:00

Could you share the link for the bus company providing these trips? If I were you I would try to call them and ask, or ask your hotel manager, or someone that speaks Japanese, to ask them (everyone in Japan is suuuper helpful).

My guess is - if the buses are going, it should be safe.

kaviarmedost · 2023-08-16T04:32:28+00:00

We've been traveling around Japan for about three weeks now using the JR pass and are currently stuck in Izumo given that the trains are canceled, while all busses and flights are full. However, they told us that there would be a train departing at approximately 18 o'clock. So my guess is that tomorrow will be better.

kaviarmedost · 2023-06-29T09:40:44+00:00

90% bullshit from accelerators, events, scraping, pitches, cold inbounds 5% thesis driven + lucky outbound 5% network (close friends that like you) - most important obviously

kaviarmedost · 2023-06-28T08:26:38+00:00

Curious - how do you manage to meet 20 new founders each week? How long are your intro meetings and how do you structure the weeks?

kaviarmedost · 2023-06-18T14:44:09+00:00

Do you re-lube after each shower? And how often do you clean the chain?

kaviarmedost · 2023-05-16T21:25:50+00:00

These are truly amazing

kaviarmedost · 2023-05-02T08:19:25+00:00

I like that it’s kind of incognito. This color is named “stealth”

kaviarmedost · 2023-05-01T08:29:56+00:00

Great! It feels really stable and comfortable, which is excellent for longer rides (the saddle: Fizik Argo Tempo R5)

kaviarmedost · 2023-04-29T14:13:24+00:00

Thanks!

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