Notes: Neil: This documentary is about Earl Woods as much as it is about his son Tiger Woods. Earl always knew that Tiger was destined for greatness and built their family’s whole lives around Tiger’s success. This pressure and focus was both a blessing and curse for Tiger, who grew up perfectly prepared to beContinue reading “The Best Quotes from the Tiger HBO Documentary”
Author Archives: Neil Thanedar
The 2 Independent Lanes in US Politics
This is Part 4 of my Political Typology series. Part 1 is The 4 Types of Democrats. Part 2 is The 4 Types of Republicans. Part 3 is The 8 Lanes in US Politics. Even Independents like Bernie Sanders first run in their Party primary before caucusing as an Independent. This post will analyze alternate lanes to winning electionsContinue reading “The 2 Independent Lanes in US Politics”
The 2 Hamming Questions
“I started asking, “What are the important problems of your field?” And after a week or so, “What important problems are you working on?” And after some more time I came in one day and said, “If what you are doing is not important, and if you don’t think it is going to lead toContinue reading “The 2 Hamming Questions”
Personal Capital
Personal Capital > Venture Capital Think: 360 Deals for Creators. Funding is attached to the person, not the project. Investors earn a percentage of future equity and/or revenue streams. I want to raise a fund to support creators directly and let them build whatever they want. See: Founder Accelerator Build your own portfolio of products,Continue reading “Personal Capital”
360 Deals for Creators
In the music industry, a 360 deal is where a record label provides an artist with financial, marketing, and distribution support in exchange for a percentage of future revenue streams. 360 deals sound scary: “Wait, you want rights to *all* of my revenue streams?!” But 360 deals can be way better than the standard VC model.Continue reading “360 Deals for Creators”
Utopic Ventures
I’d start it as my personal label/startup studio, but I’d want to expand and sign more founders. Types of Deals: Invest: Some founders just need money. Advise: Some founders just need advice. Partner: Some founders need a Shadow Co-Founder. 360 Deal: Some founders want it all. This work in the Studio would come before any seedContinue reading “Utopic Ventures”
The 8 Lanes in US Politics
This is Part 3 of my political typology for US Politics, which combines my analysis of the current statuses of the Democratic and Republican parties into one national model. Part 1 was The 4 Types of Democrats: Part 2 was The 4 Types of Republicans. Each state contains multiple Democratic and Republican lanes, but theContinue reading “The 8 Lanes in US Politics”
The 4 Types of Republicans
Note: This is Part 2 of my political typology for US Politics. Part 1 is The 4 Types of Democrats. Part 3 is The 8 Lanes in US Politics. Summary: East = Moderate Establishment. West = Conservative Establishment. South = Conservative Anti-Establishment. North = Moderate Anti-Establishment Anti-Establishment ≈ Populist. Political Typology: E = Moderate EstablishmentContinue reading “The 4 Types of Republicans”
The 4 Types Of Democrats
Note: This is Part 1 of my political typology for US Politics. Part 2 is The 4 Types of Republicans. Part 3 is The 8 Lanes in US Politics. After 4+ years of working in Democratic politics, there is one idea I consistently use that every Democrat should know: There are not just two typesContinue reading “The 4 Types Of Democrats”
Founder Accelerator
Think: Thiel Fellowship for 23+ year olds. Give founders 1+ years of freedom to work full-time on their next startup idea. Deal: $100K now in exchange for 10% equity in your next startup. Goal: Be the world’s earliest angel investor. I aim to invest pre-startup and ideally pre-idea. Founder Rounds are the new Pre-Seed Rounds.Continue reading “Founder Accelerator”