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Do things with intention, making money is easy — focus on what people want to pay for

The title was my takeaway from listening to the latest podcast from “My First Million”. The podcast itself has always had a grounded…

19h ago

Do things with intention, making money is easy — focus on what people want to pay for

19h ago

Shengyu Chen

Beating the AI S curve with Andrew Chen

This is a quick reflection post. I was listening to this podcast on Spotify and here are some key takeaways. The framework introduced is…

Jul 4

Beating the AI S curve with Andrew Chen

Jul 4

Shengyu Chen

I 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 22

I slept well last night and took a huge gulp of Americano this morning.

Jun 22

Shengyu Chen

Xerox could have been Microsoft in the 90s, Steve Jobs on why they weren’t

Jobs 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 11

Xerox could have been Microsoft in the 90s, Steve Jobs on why they weren’t

Jun 11

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Learning 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 9

Learning about Stripe and how do they communicate?

Jun 9

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DoorDash 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, 2023

DoorDash Tear Down (Some with UberEats Comparisons)

Oct 7, 2023

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Reading 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, 2023

Reading PG’s (Paul Graham) ‘How to do great work’

Sep 3, 2023

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More about Duolingo, its founder and the story of CAPTCHA

Last 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, 2020

More about Duolingo, its founder and the story of CAPTCHA

Jun 27, 2020

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How Duolingo’s new gamification mechanism convinced me to pay

I 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, 2020

How Duolingo’s new gamification mechanism convinced me to pay

Jun 20, 2020

Shengyu Chen

Evolution of Pinterest Home Feed

I use Pinterest for collecting inspirations. Over the years, I have really come to love Pinterest’s recommendations on the home page and…

Feb 22, 2020

Evolution of Pinterest Home Feed

Feb 22, 2020

Shengyu Chen

Shengyu Chen

Doing to think better, writing to remember. Sharing makes me feel that I am working on things bigger than me. #build #create

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