🎙️ Leading with Humility

🧠 Our brains might be getting bigger. A recent study found that research participants born in the 1970s had 6.6% larger brain volumes and nearly 15% larger brain surface areas than those born in the 1930s.

The authors think the increased brain size could be a leading factor in the decreasing incidence of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

​💭 More insights and lessons below in just 2 minutes to read.

— Matthew and Shawn

Quote of the Day

“AI will probably most likely lead to the end of the world, but in the meantime, there’ll be great companies.”

— Sam Altman

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Tune In

🎧 Sam Altman on the Lex Fridman podcast

🎥 Leading with humility, with Simon Sinek

🎥 Why Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt don’t actually own most of their hotels

🎧 The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham — Clay Finck’s takeaways

What We’re Reading

📖 Books: Gambler, by Billy Walters

📰 Long-form articles: The origins of the Birds Aren’t Real movement and what comes next for its founder

🗞️ Advice: Six ways to give to others that aren’t about money

Trivia

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Final Thoughts

🔢 One Big Number: $1.8 trillion — the record amount that flowed into green technologies last year, helping grow a generation of startups trying to cool the planet, according to Bloomberg.

🧹 Housekeeping note: It’s been a pleasure to connect with readers via short 30-minute video calls. Our interactions thus far have only reiterated that we have an amazing collection of investors who read our daily emails.

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