Things of interest to Bill Heyman

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  1. A CEO from one of our portfolio companies shared this with their team. I’m re-sharing it with their

    A CEO from one of our portfolio companies shared this with their team. I’m re-sharing it with their permission, because it resonated and reflects what all founders and CEOs should be communicating. --

    Mar 27, 2026
  2. In the 1920s, researchers walked into Western Electric's factory in Chicago to test a simple theory:

    In the 1920s, researchers walked into Western Electric's factory in Chicago to test a simple theory: Better lighting = better productivity. They cranked up the lights. Productivity soared. Then they d

    Mar 25, 2026
  3. Isaac Asmiov on the one rule he followed in writing: "I made up my mind long ago to follow one card

    Isaac Asmiov on the one rule he followed in writing: "I made up my mind long ago to follow one cardinal rule in all my writing—to be clear. I have given up all thought of writing poetically or symboli

    Mar 24, 2026
  4. possibly the sharpest VC marketing move I've seen... @garrytan ships 15 claude code skills, the repo

    possibly the sharpest VC marketing move I've seen... @garrytan ships 15 claude code skills, the repo hits 37k stars and 4.6k forks, then -- only after delivering real value - drops the pitch, bravo 👏

    Mar 22, 2026
  5. Here are 13 things learned after making a big push to integrate AI into our companies: 1. We haven’

    Here are 13 things learned after making a big push to integrate AI into our companies: 1. We haven’t replaced a single external SaaS tool with something we built internally. 2. We have refrained from

    Mar 20, 2026
  6. One of the loneliest and most brutal stretches as a founder is holding unbreakable belief that you'l

    One of the loneliest and most brutal stretches as a founder is holding unbreakable belief that you'll make it... when you have literally nothing to show for it. 2–4 years of: - Zero traction - Telling

    Mar 19, 2026
  7. In 2018, Stanford professor Matt Abrahams gave a masterclass on why most people fail to communicate

    In 2018, Stanford professor Matt Abrahams gave a masterclass on why most people fail to communicate well. He broke down: - The structure every message needs - Why audiences stop listening - The psycho

    Mar 17, 2026
  8. This is what our first graders used to read in our one-room schoolhouses (the dominant form of educa

    This is what our first graders used to read in our one-room schoolhouses (the dominant form of education) 100 years ago. We accomplished a 94% literacy rate with this method. Now with huge fancy schoo

    Mar 15, 2026
  9. You will make 10x more money if you present ideas like this to your clients or leaders. https://t.co

    You will make 10x more money if you present ideas like this to your clients or leaders. https://t.co/o0SRHOYCNP

    Mar 14, 2026
  10. If you run a business and want to stay ahead of the curve over the next 6-12 months you need to read

    If you run a business and want to stay ahead of the curve over the next 6-12 months you need to read this 35 pages. Free. If you understand what's in here and act on it, the upside for you is seven fi

    Mar 11, 2026
  11. New media runs on speed. @pmarca on the OODA loop: "Speed wins." "If you can have a sustainably f

    New media runs on speed. @pmarca on the OODA loop: "Speed wins." "If you can have a sustainably faster OODA loop processing cycle than the next guy... then if you think about what happens — let's say

    Mar 11, 2026
  12. Somebody released a directory of 1,700+ dead startups (backed by YC) here is the link: https://t.co

    Somebody released a directory of 1,700+ dead startups (backed by YC) here is the link: https://t.co/URIxJVUtIb all of them have deep analysis of product inside and full funding story (in short, 100% p

    Mar 9, 2026
  13. 🚨 This Reddit thread is a fucking goldmine A founder sold his SaaS for $6M. Talked to 30 buyers be

    🚨 This Reddit thread is a fucking goldmine A founder sold his SaaS for $6M. Talked to 30 buyers before closing. Bookmark this. Build accordingly. Here's what ACTUALLY mattered in the deal (not what y

    Mar 8, 2026
  14. The Cantillon effect is the most devastating—and deliberately ignored—mechanism by which the state p

    The Cantillon effect is the most devastating—and deliberately ignored—mechanism by which the state plunders the masses to enrich its cronies. When central banks create new money, it doesn't magically

    Mar 6, 2026
  15. I would really love a service that took my read later and bookmarks list and mailed me a printed edi

    I would really love a service that took my read later and bookmarks list and mailed me a printed edition every month. I haven't modeled it and assume it doesn't work as a business, but would maybe som

    Mar 5, 2026
  16. If you suck at multi-tasking (I do) and run a business, you should learn about the Theory of Constra

    If you suck at multi-tasking (I do) and run a business, you should learn about the Theory of Constraints. *There's a whole book on it but just watch a 10-minute Youtube video on it instead.

    Mar 5, 2026
  17. The reason why knowledge graphs are so powerful is that you can use them to determine *exactly* what...

    The reason why knowledge graphs are so powerful is that you can use them to determine *exactly* what a student is ready to learn. So much student potential is lost by having them waste time practicing

    Mar 3, 2026
  18. Today, we're introducing Spectre I, the first smart device to stop unwanted audio recordings. We li...

    Today, we're introducing Spectre I, the first smart device to stop unwanted audio recordings. We live in a world of always-on listening devices. Smart devices and AI dominate our world in business and

    Mar 3, 2026
  19. Today, we're introducing Spectre I, the first smart device to stop unwanted audio recordings. We li

    Today, we're introducing Spectre I, the first smart device to stop unwanted audio recordings. We live in a world of always-on listening devices. Smart devices and AI dominate our world in business and

    Mar 3, 2026
  20. Today, we're introducing Spectre I, the first smart device to stop unwanted audio recordings. We li...

    Today, we're introducing Spectre I, the first smart device to stop unwanted audio recordings. We live in a world of always-on listening devices. Smart devices and AI dominate our world in business and

    Mar 3, 2026
  21. How to compress a grade level’s worth of learning much, much shorter than a year: 1. Identify what ...

    How to compress a grade level’s worth of learning much, much shorter than a year: 1. Identify what the student already knows 2. Overlay that on a knowledge graph to construct their personal knowledge

    Mar 2, 2026
  22. How to compress a grade level’s worth of learning much, much shorter than a year: 1. Identify what ...

    How to compress a grade level’s worth of learning much, much shorter than a year: 1. Identify what the student already knows 2. Overlay that on a knowledge graph to construct their personal knowledge

    Mar 2, 2026
  23. Visited a homeschool enrichment program (4th-12th). They offer things like👇 - Robotics - Filmmakin

    Visited a homeschool enrichment program (4th-12th). They offer things like👇 - Robotics - Filmmaking - Adventure PE - Rocks & Geodes - Forensic Science - Sewing for Service - Photography & Canva - Lif

    Feb 27, 2026
  24. ssh is an obscure but widely-deployed command. It stands for Secure Snake Home and was made in the 9...

    ssh is an obscure but widely-deployed command. It stands for Secure Snake Home and was made in the 90s to securely play snake online I made a massively multiplayer backend for it with support for thou

    Feb 26, 2026
  25. ssh is an obscure but widely-deployed command. It stands for Secure Snake Home and was made in the 9

    ssh is an obscure but widely-deployed command. It stands for Secure Snake Home and was made in the 90s to securely play snake online I made a massively multiplayer backend for it with support for thou

    Feb 26, 2026
  26. @mindsetmachine The ‘5 Ones’ isn’t advice. It’s a weapon against average. One market. One pai...

    @mindsetmachine The ‘5 Ones’ isn’t advice. It’s a weapon against average. One market. One pain. One fix. One channel. One year of obsession. Everything else = leakage. #JustFocus

    Feb 23, 2026
  27. This might be the most important 45 minutes on AI I've heard to date. @naval just published a conve

    This might be the most important 45 minutes on AI I've heard to date. @naval just published a conversation that mass media will completely ignore. But if you're a founder, an investor, or anyone tryin

    Feb 23, 2026
  28. This is the most American photo I’ve seen in a long time. https://t.co/iuy0VIW3Ug

    This is the most American photo I’ve seen in a long time. https://t.co/iuy0VIW3Ug

    Feb 22, 2026
  29. Tech careers are now split into 3 tracks https://t.co/xDNrahcH7G

    Tech careers are now split into 3 tracks https://t.co/xDNrahcH7G

    Feb 22, 2026
  30. Tech careers are now split into 3 tracks https://t.co/xDNrahcH7G

    Tech careers are now split into 3 tracks https://t.co/xDNrahcH7G

    Feb 22, 2026
  31. Someone built an open-source teleprompter called Notchprompt that runs inside the MacBook notch, he

    Someone built an open-source teleprompter called Notchprompt that runs inside the MacBook notch, helping users maintain eye contact during Zoom calls, demos, or interviews. https://t.co/HcogSYBwaM

    Feb 18, 2026
  32. In 1917, Soichi Kakeya asked: what is the smallest area needed to rotate a unit needle 180°? A cir...

    In 1917, Soichi Kakeya asked: what is the smallest area needed to rotate a unit needle 180°? A circle works—but smaller shapes exist. In 1919, Abram Besicovitch proved something unexpected: there is n

    Feb 17, 2026
  33. In 1917, Soichi Kakeya asked: what is the smallest area needed to rotate a unit needle 180°? A cir

    In 1917, Soichi Kakeya asked: what is the smallest area needed to rotate a unit needle 180°? A circle works—but smaller shapes exist. In 1919, Abram Besicovitch proved something unexpected: there is n

    Feb 17, 2026
  34. If anyone is thinking of writing a book, here's the workflow I recommend: 1) Go for a walk, and rec...

    If anyone is thinking of writing a book, here's the workflow I recommend: 1) Go for a walk, and record voice memos of everything you want to say. Don't worry about structure. Do a complete braindump.

    Feb 15, 2026
  35. If anyone is thinking of writing a book, here's the workflow I recommend: 1) Go for a walk, and rec

    If anyone is thinking of writing a book, here's the workflow I recommend: 1) Go for a walk, and record voice memos of everything you want to say. Don't worry about structure. Do a complete braindump.

    Feb 15, 2026
  36. Most productivity advice is designed to help you do more things you don't like. Instead, build a li...

    Most productivity advice is designed to help you do more things you don't like. Instead, build a life where you do fewer things, and actually want to do them. Elimination is the world's best productiv

    Feb 12, 2026
  37. Most productivity advice is designed to help you do more things you don't like. Instead, build a li

    Most productivity advice is designed to help you do more things you don't like. Instead, build a life where you do fewer things, and actually want to do them. Elimination is the world's best productiv

    Feb 12, 2026
  38. Even if you've completely fucked up your life until this point. Wrong degree. Wrong career. Wrong c...

    Even if you've completely fucked up your life until this point. Wrong degree. Wrong career. Wrong city. Years wasted. None of it matters anymore. AI is the great equalizer. Right now, today, a 45-year

    Feb 12, 2026
  39. Even if you've completely fucked up your life until this point. Wrong degree. Wrong career. Wrong c

    Even if you've completely fucked up your life until this point. Wrong degree. Wrong career. Wrong city. Years wasted. None of it matters anymore. AI is the great equalizer. Right now, today, a 45-year

    Feb 12, 2026
  40. “The greatest people are self-managing. They don’t need to be managed. Once they know what to do, th...

    “The greatest people are self-managing. They don’t need to be managed. Once they know what to do, they’ll go figure out how to do it. What they need is a common vision, and that’s what leadership is.”

    Feb 11, 2026
  41. “The greatest people are self-managing. They don’t need to be managed. Once they know what to do, th

    “The greatest people are self-managing. They don’t need to be managed. Once they know what to do, they’ll go figure out how to do it. What they need is a common vision, and that’s what leadership is.”

    Feb 11, 2026
  42. i know a small team in Texas making more than most “AI startups” just by fixing one boring problem f

    i know a small team in Texas making more than most “AI startups” just by fixing one boring problem for local contractors they noticed something simple: contractors can handle the work but the admin pa

    Feb 1, 2026
  43. You will make 10x more money if you present ideas like this to your clients or leaders. https://t.co...

    You will make 10x more money if you present ideas like this to your clients or leaders. https://t.co/hbCbW6mNQY

    Jan 26, 2026
  44. The easiest way to get ahead is to commit to a period of skill development. 6-12 months. Pure focus ...

    The easiest way to get ahead is to commit to a period of skill development. 6-12 months. Pure focus for 2-4 hours a day. Learning and building. Not just binge watching tutorials, but creating quality

    Jan 26, 2026
  45. The easiest way to get ahead is to commit to a period of skill development. 6-12 months. Pure focus

    The easiest way to get ahead is to commit to a period of skill development. 6-12 months. Pure focus for 2-4 hours a day. Learning and building. Not just binge watching tutorials, but creating quality

    Jan 26, 2026
  46. I wanted to share something I built over the last few weeks: https://t.co/QRqMK9CpTR is a massive is...

    I wanted to share something I built over the last few weeks: https://t.co/QRqMK9CpTR is a massive isometric pixel art map of NYC, built with nano banana and coding agents. I didn't write a single line

    Jan 22, 2026
  47. til; If you ssh into OS X, you don't have access to your login keychain, so a lot of apps that norma...

    til; If you ssh into OS X, you don't have access to your login keychain, so a lot of apps that normally just work now require auth. You can fix that using: security unlock-keychain ~/Library/Keychains

    Jan 10, 2026
  48. til; If you ssh into OS X, you don't have access to your login keychain, so a lot of apps that norma

    til; If you ssh into OS X, you don't have access to your login keychain, so a lot of apps that normally just work now require auth. You can fix that using: security unlock-keychain ~/Library/Keychains

    Jan 10, 2026
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    https://t.co/AYCiAJMcZY

    Jan 5, 2026
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    https://t.co/AYCiAJMcZY

    Jan 5, 2026

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