Not Overthinking

Why are we running these businesses?

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Sep 27, 2021
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ANECDOTE

House Allocation Nightmare From A Duplicate Form

  • Angus and the team spent 48 hours manually assigning 600 cohort members into 20 houses and then received many complaints about wrong time allocations.
  • The root cause was a duplicate form submission and an outsourced data team's deletion which caused a frame shift across records, an unforeseeable integration bug.
ANECDOTE

Monaco Interview That Felt Glamorous And Useful

  • Ali flew to Monaco to interview Oliver, founder of Myprotein, and found the trip glamorous but tiring, enjoying in-person vibes for better interviews.
  • The meeting revealed Monaco's safety and wealthy culture and led to candid discussion about Oliver's bootstrap story and life choices.
ADVICE

Use A Flat As A Cost Effective Studio

  • Rent a residential flat and convert it into a studio rather than leasing expensive commercial coworking to save costs and get turnkey filming space.
  • For small teams (<10) a central flat with one member living there can double as podcast and video studio while preserving private living spaces.
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