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There are no shortcuts. You cannot build a successful company in five weeks.

But for optimists (and lunatics), five weeks is plenty to start a company.

You probably have a dayjob. Exceed your employer's expectations. Don't accept paychecks you don't deserve. Work on your startup mornings (not evenings) and weekends.…

Many folks find me abrasive. I pry, probe, steamroll conversations, miss social cues, argue, trounce boundaries, send mixed/unintentional signals, deeply offend, and so on.

I'm as charismatic as a root canal.

But I'm determined to grow. Books like HTWFAIP and How to Have Impossible Conversations and How To Talk So…

Algunas fotos digitales de este mes de lluvia y tulipanes hechas con la Ricoh GRIIIx y la Fujifilm X-T5 entre Mataró, Vilassar de Mar, Barcelona y Berlín.

Some digital photos of this month of rain and tulips taken with the Ricoh GRIIIx and the Fujifilm X-T5 between Mataró, Vilassar de…

I was sick most of yesterday and tuned out of any social web drama, so was at first surprised to learn that this week’s FediForum has been cancelled. Details on their Mastodon account:

We’ve all had a difficult few days. Tempers are high. Some of what’s been happening in…

… for digital products. Potentially handy.

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It’s comforting to write, to realise I still have the ability to string one word after another, combining them into a thought. It might be a most unremarkable thought, but *I* put it together, drew it out from the vast darkness of my mind, and it’s comforting because this confirms…

After reading two books on democracy back to back, I needed something lighter. Rob Sheffield’s book on how Taylor Swift reinvented pop music seems like a good reading detour. I must confess: I am not a Swiftie. I tried to listen to her albums, but I can’t get past three…

Hello, it's been a while.

There's a new links page on gilest.org, where I shall be posting links for the time being. Bluesky's nice and all that, but an archive with some attached RSS (like wot you're reading now) will be a better choice.

Since I last troubled your RSS…

I don’t plan to talk about the news often, but OpenAI closed the largest round on record – a whopping $40B, valuing the company at $300B, which is absolutely bonkers.