Shengyu ChenDo things with intention, making money is easy — focus on what people want to pay forThe title was my takeaway from listening to the latest podcast from “My First Million”. The podcast itself has always had a grounded…Jul 13Jul 13
Shengyu ChenBeating the AI S curve with Andrew ChenThis is a quick reflection post. I was listening to this podcast on Spotify and here are some key takeaways. The framework introduced is…Jul 4Jul 4
Shengyu ChenI slept well last night and took a huge gulp of Americano this morning.It felt great and I am ready to do some learning!Jun 22Jun 22
Shengyu ChenXerox could have been Microsoft in the 90s, Steve Jobs on why they weren’tJobs have been known to have done great interviews. I have been going through these old interviews that he had done and every time I watch…Jun 11Jun 11
Shengyu ChenLearning about Stripe and how do they communicate?I have been interested in Stripe for some time. I have heard many good things about the company since its founding (from the famous doing…Jun 9Jun 9
Shengyu ChenDoorDash Tear Down (Some with UberEats Comparisons)So I was listening to this week’s regularly scheduled All-in Podcast, I forgot who said it but there was almost a throwaway comment about…Oct 7, 2023Oct 7, 2023
Shengyu ChenReading PG’s (Paul Graham) ‘How to do great work’This is PG’s original essay: http://www.paulgraham.com/greatwork.html. I knew about the essay for sometime and only got the urge to finally…Sep 3, 2023Sep 3, 2023
Shengyu ChenMore about Duolingo, its founder and the story of CAPTCHALast week, I wrote about how impressed I was with Duolingo’s new feature and how they were able to convince me to pay a premium…Jun 27, 2020Jun 27, 2020
Shengyu ChenHow Duolingo’s new gamification mechanism convinced me to payI have been a Duolingo power user for 3 years now. My longest streak on Duolingo is 345 days (till this very day, I am still impressed by…Jun 20, 20201Jun 20, 20201
Shengyu ChenEvolution of Pinterest Home FeedI use Pinterest for collecting inspirations. Over the years, I have really come to love Pinterest’s recommendations on the home page and…Feb 22, 2020Feb 22, 2020