Garry Tan

My sources in the district say even with the strike counting as unlawful, UESF doesn't care. Sorry, SF parents, this strike is about proving fealty to state union bosses. Also sorry SF teachers, th...

Boil the Ocean https://lnkd.in/gqrf2J2v

Joe Gebbia describes his mandate as America's Chief Designer Officer: “In the next three years, how do we touch every digital surface of the United States government?” He calls it “brand at civiliz...

Vlad Tenev: California is killing the golden goose https://lnkd.in/gi_PUuHa

California’s Union Machine: $921 Million and Counting. Public sector unions collect nearly $1 billion a year to control Sacramento. Normal citizens? A trickle against a torrent. But there's a legal...

Matt Mahan was the winner of last night's California Governor's race. Mahan: “Our politics has been oversimplified by populists on both sides and you deserve real answers not easy answers.” This is...

From Zero to 2,000 units: Mahan’s Housing Miracle San Jose built ZERO market rate homes in 2024. Then Matt Mahan cut the fees, and everything changed. Matt Mahan is who we need in Sacramento as our...

We used to build things? What happened? And what do we have to do to get back to building again? https://lnkd.in/gKUa7cNe

Nearly 40% of Stanford undergrads now claim a disability, vs 4% at community colleges. The problem isn’t 18-year-olds gaming incentives. It’s elites building a world where honesty is for suckers. C...

Moltbook is just the beginning. Social Media Is a Warzone. Where’s Your Armor?OSINT stands for Open Source Intelligence: the collection and analysis of info to produce actionable intelligence. Buil...

A pundit called Asian students "grade grinders" destroying American schools. Reality: n=20,000 survey shows Asian American kids lead in sports (63%), arts (59%), AND community service. The real com...

I found a paper that actually quantifies the amount of money that is lost by society because NIMBYism prevents NY, SF Bay Area from building enough housing for their highly productive workers: $8,7...

The Hollywood Reporter notes kids at this age can't sit long enough to even watch a full length movie. This is emblematic of big mistakes in education everywhere: no standards. High expectations pl...

My wife was injured last year by a hit and run drunk driver. The driver was found using Flock Safety cameras. Yet there is now lawsuit filed in SF to ban them from doing that now! (Reading license ...

At YC, we let our engineers let it rip. There is no limit to the number of tokens you get. If you're at a place that is stingy with tokens, and you have that need for a speed, come to YC and let it...

One of the top companies at YC is hiring. You should take a look.

The Atlantic acknowledges the core risk: California could lose not just current billionaires, but the next generation of startups entirely. Austin and Miami are waiting. https://lnkd.in/gdwZ97WW

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Working on some new videos for youtube.com/garrytan again, new drop today https://lnkd.in/e-bxnEXv

Congrats to Tracy Young Ralph Gootee and the TigerEye Team. So proud to work with this team all these years and can't wait to see what they do as a part of Lennar.