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diff --git a/2023 Appearances.md b/2023 Appearances.md
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@ june 12 - O'Reilly ChatGPT Plugins event
 	Talk title: Why Humanity Needs Adversarial Turing Tests
 	Description: As human-sounding text generation gets increasingly easier, it will become increasingly critical for all of us to be able to Turing Test an unknown online entity in as few shots as possible. Are you prepared for this future?
 jun 24 - agent hackathon https://partiful.com/e/I4oVKOY4DXEG5Bn9U61h
-july 18 - mum
-july 28 - CityJS singapore talk
-sep 18/19 - infobip shift
+july 28 - CityJS singapore talk photo https://twitter.com/Thoritie/status/1696941430504304861
+aug 11 - monica xie thing https://twitter.com/Monica_XieY/status/1690027953768570880?s=20
+Aug 29 - oreilly agent thing https://www.oreilly.com/live-events/building-ai-agents-with-llms/0636920096162/
+Sep 18/19 - infobip shift
 	-   title: Software 3.0 and The Emerging AI Developer Landscape
 	- Abstract: Everyone has gone AI mad, and there is a lot of noise, hype, and demos, but not a lot of guidance on practical usecases. We will go over a mental model of who is doing what and explain both where the opportunities are and where the non-AI developer can start going down the rabbit hole.
 oct 8-11 - ai engineer summit
-oct 26-27 - web summit syd - allsopp
-Nov 13 - react summit NYC - daria 
+oct 18 - ted ai day 2
+oct 19 - heavybuild devguild AI
+Nov 12-13 - react summit NYC - daria 
diff --git a/A - DX Circle/DX Tips blog ideas.md b/A - DX Circle/DX Tips blog ideas.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 - replit 
 - val.town
 - arc boosts
+- very cool insight from weights and biases about how their reports feature enabled organic growth for them. feel like every saas app should come with a publishing platform https://overcast.fm/+65gpK98fo/29:00
 
 
 ## when to launch a superuser program
diff --git a/A - Writing/Draft - How To Thought Lead.md b/A - Writing/Draft - How To Thought Lead.md
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@
 	- https://www.ben-evans.com/presentations
 - have better vision of the future than anyone
 	- articulate a trend/where people are going
+		- place yourself in context of history
+			- https://www.usv.com/writing/2018/10/the-myth-of-the-infrastructure-phase/
+			- https://avc.com/2015/02/the-carlota-perez-framework/
+			- https://www.latent.space/p/agents
+			- https://www.swyx.io/js-third-age
 	- name the solution
 		- map out the lore
 - clarify/express reality better than anyone
diff --git a/A - Writing/retreat notes.md b/A - Writing/retreat notes.md
@@ -144,10 +144,12 @@ Today is a 2-parter that makes sense as a whole. If people are interested, we mi
 First we study our Craft: elements of good writing from other authors.
 
 - Paul Graham - [How to Write Usefully](http://www.paulgraham.com/useful.html) (importance + novelty + correctness + strength)
+	- [General and Surprising](http://www.paulgraham.com/sun.html)
+- Scot Dikkers (founder of the Onion) - [How to Write Funny](https://bigthink.com/the-learning-curve/the-onion-founder-strategies-sparking-creativity/)
 - Ahmed Soliman - [Writing tools I learned from The Economist](https://web.archive.org/web/20220206122727/https://builtbywords.substack.com/p/writing-tools-i-learned-from-the)
 - William Deresiewicz - [Solitude and Leadership](https://theamericanscholar.org/solitude-and-leadership/)
 - Hillel Wayne - [Why do we call it Boilerplate?](https://buttondown.email/hillelwayne/archive/why-do-we-call-it-boilerplate-code/) - (his [newsletter](https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=buttondown.email%2Fhillelwayne&sort=byPopularity&type=story))
-- Julia Evans - [Write A Brag Document](https://jvns.ca/blog/brag-documents/)
+- Julia Evans - [Write A Brag Document](https://jvns.ca/blog/brag-documents/), [Tactics for Writing in Public](https://jvns.ca/blog/2023/08/07/tactics-for-writing-in-public/)
 - Rachel Kroll - [RachelByTheBay](https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=rachelbythebay.com&sort=byPopularity&type=story) (see: [Duck](https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2013/06/05/duck/))
 - Antonio García Martínez - [Gonzo style](https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/14781763.Antonio_Garc_a_Mart_nez)
 
diff --git a/R - Company Running/CEO - leadership.md b/R - Company Running/CEO - leadership.md
@@ -108,4 +108,9 @@ _“**The first is that you have a higher standard for yourself than anybody els
 
 _”**Second is somebody who understands what the emotional state is, and what it needs to be, and can transfer it**. So basically anybody that can understand that morale is low, it needs to be high. **They can shift the mood, they can shift the energy**. Or everybody’s a little too comfortable, we need to get a sense of urgency. They understand the emotional state and know how to shift it._
 
-_”**The third is they see things how they actually are**. Not worse than they are, not better than they are, how they actually are. **And then they paint a picture of how it’s going to be better than it currently is**.”_ (Timestamp of quote 47:51-48:43)
+_”**The third is they see things how they actually are**. Not worse than they are, not better than they are, how they actually are. **And then they paint a picture of how it’s going to be better than it currently is**.”_ (Timestamp of quote 47:51-48:43)
+
+
+## military leadership manual
+
+[](https://armyoe.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/1990-fm-22-100.pdf)
diff --git a/R - Company Running/Hiring.md b/R - Company Running/Hiring.md
@@ -2,6 +2,19 @@
 HI THIS INDICATES IT IS NEW
 
 
+Josephifiowa qtns
+
+the who interview - coatue book
+
+- go thru last 5 experiences
+- what do you do
+- what are you most proud of
+	- if different than above, red flag
+- what does the next better person do better than you
+	- 
+- whos ur manager - spell it
+	- when i talk to them what are they gonna say about you
+
 floncrivello
 - name a conflict
 	- argue for the other side
diff --git a/R - Company Running/Product and Strategy.md b/R - Company Running/Product and Strategy.md
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@
 		- https://www.saastr.com/do-successful-saas-companies-have-transformational-opportunities-beyond-selling-more-and-more-of-their-core-product/
 -
 
-how to do roadmaps https://askgib.substack.com/p/what-do-you-think-about-project-based
+how to do roadmaps https://askgib.substack.com/p/what-do-you-think-about-project-based
+
+jason cohen: ["is there a problem?" and going from problem to biz model](https://longform.asmartbear.com/problem/)
diff --git a/R - Company Running/Sales.md b/R - Company Running/Sales.md
@@ -21,6 +21,25 @@ a16z market annealing
 
 0-3m ARR run https://twitter.com/nakul/status/1615531486882693122
 
+enterprise sales tactics from rook
+https://overcast.fm/+BAW2eQ5Bg8
+- (04:56) - Tactic: Build a product that can grow bottom-up
+- (07:12) - Tactic: Ask buyers to answer their own questions
+- (08:34) - Tactic: Say no to more than you think
+- (16:11) - Tactic: Your pricing should make you uncomfortable
+- (25:38) - Tactic: Charge more for SAML single sign-on
+- (27:50) - Tactic: Don't sign something without charging a lot
+- (28:34) - Tactic: Put an expiration date on your quotes
+- (29:12) - Tactic: Dodge pricing pushback with quarterly payments
+- (31:06) - Tactic: Make sure you lose some deals because of price
+- (33:26) - How procurement works
+- (37:54) - How important is enterprise sales for Tuple?
+- (47:59) - Tactic: Ask procurement, "what helps this deal get done faster"
+- (49:49) - Tactic: Have a /security page on your website
+- (53:07) - Tactic: Use Y Combinator's sales agreement template
+- (55:47) - Tactic: You probably won't be sued
+
+
 ### Sales tech
 
 - personalized videos with descript like editing https://motionbox.io/
diff --git a/R - Creator Resources/Technical Artists.md b/R - Creator Resources/Technical Artists.md
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ misc
 - https://www.illustratorhub.com/
 - https://twitter.com/z1digitalstudio redesigned Meteror for Tiny ([tweet](https://twitter.com/awilkinson/status/1233058062065225728?s=20&t=zpe_iocz0dUvKSHOFgcSoQ))
 - https://twitter.com/Cornerstone_Vic
+- [Joy Machs](https://twitter.com/joymachs)  did [tigerbeetle illos and game](https://tigerbeetle.com/blog/2023-07-11-we-put-a-distributed-database-in-the-browser/#evolution )
 - https://annieruygtillustration.com/ flyio illos https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14517502
 - https://twitter.com/JrCasas_ josh pigford
 - https://twitter.com/thewomenwhodraw val giesler
diff --git a/R - Creator Resources/Youtuber Tips.md b/R - Creator Resources/Youtuber Tips.md
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ https://tclarkmedia.substack.com/p/most-podcasts-suck-at-youtube-this
 youtube ideation and thumbnail
 https://youtu.be/q4EGeonO6YI
 
+https://twitter.com/PaddyG96/status/1687836829066600448
+
+
 
 
 https://twitter.com/aliabdaal/status/1541799619801350144?s=21&t=e3MiDG2PURCo3TYdW65Ptw
diff --git a/R - Data Engineering/Postgres notes.md b/R - Data Engineering/Postgres notes.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 mascot name and history
 https://www.vertabelo.com/blog/the-history-of-slonik-the-postgresql-elephant-logo/
 
+history of postgres from https://www.crunchydata.com/blog/when-did-postgres-become-cool
 
 postgres features - what does it mean to be "compatible" https://www.crunchydata.com/postgres-hosting-checklist
 
diff --git a/R - Dev Notes/Python notes.md b/R - Dev Notes/Python notes.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+
+## pip and packaging and envs
+
+- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34467952
+- https://www.bitecode.dev/p/why-not-tell-people-to-simply-use
+- https://www.bitecode.dev/p/back-to-basics-with-pip-and-venv
diff --git a/R - Dev Notes/uuid list.md b/R - Dev Notes/uuid list.md
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ list of unique id implementations, design considerations, and resources. may als
 
 - uuid 7 https://github.com/matrixai/js-id
 	-  uuidv7 implementation that we've been using with rocksdb
+	- uuid v7 > v4 because v4 has locality issue https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36811247
 
 ## Major UUIDs
 
diff --git a/R - Product/Launch Cheatsheet.md b/R - Product/Launch Cheatsheet.md
@@ -645,6 +645,8 @@ once purchased, move customer to a different list! don't keep selling sth they b
   - Tech Resume Inside Out - 1.25c per word, $800 for 80k words
   - [Zero to Sold](https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/how-i-self-published-zero-to-sold-a-bestselling-book-on-bootstrapping/) - Reedsy 100k words for $3k + 2.3k final editor + 800 for proofreader
 - [[Write Useful Books]]  Rob Fitzpatrick's process for the Mom Test
+- ship30for30 ghostwriting book launch https://share.transistor.fm/s/961d7e17
+	- urgency: free now, going on sale next week
 	
 ### advice from big creators
 

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`8`		`-how to do roadmaps https://askgib.substack.com/p/what-do-you-think-about-project-based`
	`8`	`+how to do roadmaps https://askgib.substack.com/p/what-do-you-think-about-project-based`
	`9`	`+`
	`10`	`+jason cohen: ["is there a problem?" and going from problem to biz model](https://longform.asmartbear.com/problem/)`