The consensus has been that extreme performance requires the vaunted 10,000 hours of deliberate practice which require tremendous grit and determination. Authors Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal take us on … Continue reading “”

I had the pleasure of chatting with Harry Stebbings of 20VC about the current macro environment. In this far ranging conversation we discuss why a recession is the most likely … Continue reading “”

Mark Lurie is the CEO and co-founder of Shipyard Software. Shipyard Software builds decentralized exchanges (DEX) for specific types of trades, traders, and instruments, starting with Clipper, a DEX with … Continue reading “”

Laura Behrens Wu (@LauraBehrensWu) is the co-founder and CEO of Shippo. Shippo is an API-first company focused on building shipping for 21st-century e-commerce. When Laura Behrens Wu launched her own … Continue reading “”

I had a fun conversation with Mark Peter Davis of Interplay about my love of marketplaces and all things FJ Labs. The discussion was peppered with lots of entrepreneurial advice … Continue reading “”

Esta semana eu estava em Finse, na Noruega, treinando para uma expedição polar. O treinamento envolvia esquiar até 25 km por dia enquanto puxava um trenó de 130 libras em … Continue lendo “Por quê?”

Há um ano, em Welcome to the Everything Bubble, argumentei que uma combinação sem precedentes de políticas monetárias e fiscais frouxas estava alimentando uma bolha em todas as classes de … Continue lendo “O grande desconhecido”

Alisa Cohn (@AlisaCohn) is a prominent startup coach who has advised founders and executives at Venmo, Etsy, DraftKings, The Wirecutter, Mack Weldon, and Bloomberg. She’s one-time startup CFO, strategy consultant, … Continue reading “”

Thomas Plantenga is the CEO of Vinted. He was born and raised in the Netherlands. Thomas was previously a Venture Partner at FJ Labs and an early member of OLX. … Continue reading “”

In episode 27, I took a stab at which categories investors and entrepreneurs should focus on for the coming 5 years. In today’s episode, I wanted to cover the themes … Continue reading “”

I had a fantastic and far ranging conversation with Ted Seides on Capital Allocators about my path to entrepreneurship and investing, my love of marketplaces and all things FJ Labs. … Continue reading “”

O mundo continuou atolado no custo pessoal e econômico da pandemia contínua, mas minha vida atingiu um novo auge com o nascimento do meu filho, François Olivier Jean-Paul Grinda, em … Continue lendo “2021: O melhor ano de todos!”