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The job of a startup is to find undiscovered talent and distill it into a product.

Technology will eventually have to drive human evolution (embryo selection, gene editing). Otherwise, our technology will evolve faster than our biology and lead to Paleolithic humans facing Neolithic stressors.

"When it comes to medicine and nutrition, subtract before you add." @naval

"When specific knowledge is taught, it’s through apprenticeships, not schools." -@naval

Success is the enemy of learning. It can deprive you of the time and the incentive to start over. Beginner’s mind also needs beginner’s time. -@naval

"I was always ready to share, but before external success, nobody cared to listen."

When you're finally wealthy, you'll realize that it wasn't what you were seeking in the first place. But that's for another day.

Become the best in the world at what you do. Keep redefining what you do until this is true.

Capital and labor are permissioned leverage. Everyone is chasing capital, but someone has to give it to you. Everyone is trying to lead, but someone has to follow you. -- #NavalRavikant

@moinnadeem @jhong I'll try: - Pagerank algorithm to power the most relevant web search results - Building the first "smart" ads platform - takes into account ad QUALITY (CTR, relevance) for ranking/display versus "dumb CPM ads" - GMail: 1GB Free - at the time, competitors were only giving 4MB…

Trade money for time, not time for money. You’re going to run out of time first. - @naval

If absolute truth exists, it must be available to everyone, everywhere, at all times. Therefore, the path to truth cannot require any knowledge or effort. —@naval

All the returns in life, whether in wealth, relationships, or knowledge, come from compound interest. @naval

The best way to start a biotech is to focus on a problem that you're passionate about solving. Find a way to make a difference in the world and then build a team of experts to help you make it happen. Don't be afraid to take asknaval.ai/?utm_source=tw…

Don’t do things that you know are morally wrong. Not because someone is watching, but because you are. Self-esteem is just the reputation that you have with yourself. You’ll always know. 💡@naval

AI is the best teacher for the self-taught.

In an era of weakened patents, overpaying for individual researchers is a great way to acquire trade secrets.

"Crypto is the currency of the AI." -@naval

The real struggle isn’t proletariat vs bourgeois. It’s between high-status elites and wealthy elites. When their cooperation breaks, revolution. -@naval

Some of the most influential accounts on X for business: @lukettobin: Build smarter. Think clearer. @RobDance_: Mindset meets business. @WatersAbve: Crypto with soul. @patrickc: Stripe CEO.