Commonplace Book
Compilation of media I've consumed and that I feel safe recommending to anyone
The Hard Thing about Hard Things by Ben Horowitz
Building a company, understanding it's cycles and decision-making
How the economic machine works by Ray Dalio
Quick masterclass on cyclic economic patterns
Issue Tree Guide by Crafting Cases
Zero to One by Peter Thiel
Going from idea to execution
The Architecture of Open Source Applications
Clever ways engineers got around non-trivial problems
Secrets of Sand Hill Road
First section on VC`s functioning is really educational
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
The Surface Area of Serendipity by Arjun Singh
Showing work sometimes is more valuable than the work itself
Understand non-self-buddhism game of life by A. Jesse Jiryu Davis
Game of Life abstraction to understand non-self-buddhism by ex-PyMongo product owner
In between moments
Private Equity Course by Wharton
Sum of classes lectured for Wharton MBA students on Private Equity
Caress Your Soul by Sticky Fingers
Essence of Linear Algebra by 3Blue1Brown
Linear Algebra basics explained in a way that is easy to understand
Career advice by Moxie Marlinspike
`I try to remind myself that if leaving prison is scary, the same is likely true for any genuine process of discovery.`
Metaheuristics by Alexandre Checoli
Exact and Non-Exact algorithms to problem solving; non-trivial concepts explained in a way that is easy to understand
Biased random-key genetic algorithms by Mauricio Resende
Generic problem solving algorithm using randomized keys and biased selection of next generation parents within genetic algorithms
Neural Network by 3Blue1Brown
Neural Network basics explained in a way that is easy to understand; great starting point to understand LLMs and the transformer architecture
Plano A by Alessio Alionço
Alessio Alionço's substack
First Time Vibecoding by A. Jesse Jiryu Davis
Henrique Dubugras GigaCast Episode
Henrique Dubugras in his brother's podcast
HD in HD Podcast
top episodes: André Street (Stone), Vlad Tenev (Robinhood) and Nikolay Storonsky (Revolut)
Abridge Papers
Sinatra/Jobim: The Complete Reprise Recordings
Oscar Niemeyer, Roda Viva
Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin
Take on creative process and how to keep new idea generation constant
Mar Asset Content Center
Papers & interviews on market moments with a non-conventional view and approach; aligned with Mar's philosophy
Extreme Value Theory by Laurens Haan
Markets are generally too optimistic; outside of 2σ cases are the real opportunity
Market Makers #182
Bruno Coutinho's (Mar Asset Director) has one of the clearest yet most brilliant mental models of the market
What I Wish Someone Had Told Me by Sam Altman
Sam Altman's advice to entrepreneurs
Sopranos
gabagool
Roadshow by Gabriel Benarrós & Pedro Teo
Short guide on fund raising; insightful for founders and people which will interact with VCs
The Cold Start Problem by Andrew Chen
Did not finish reading yet, but going through this as a network effect powered venture is being created is good reference
Venture Deals by Brad Feld & Jason Mendelson
Did not finish reading it yet, but the term sheet walkthrough is really technical and insightful
Good Product Manager, Bad Product Manager by Ben Horowitz
Short article on PMs
How Risk Taking, Innovation & Artificial Intelligence Transform Human Experience | Marc Andreessen
Marc's view on venture, founder profile + surroundings & history
Moby
Creativity at its best
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Short story about the value of the journey
500 Startups Activities Around the World; Why Would Startup Founders Want To Relocate to SV
Zafer Younis view from both the VC and founder perspective
How a16z Growth Invests
Navigating through growth and how to pick the right companies to fund scaling
How This VC Went From Broke to Becoming the Hot Hand in Silicon Valley
One of the greatest VC stories of all time. Clear, actionable insights and good talk on art. Ramtin became a great inspiration for me after this podcast.
Memories of Murder
Potentially the greatest thriller of all time. Same director as Parasite.
Explained: P vs NP
P vs NP problems
Quant Guild
YT channel on quant finance
Discourse on the Method by Rene Descartes
First Principles
Six Easy Pieces by Richard Feynman
First Principles, a little more abstract
Happiness is a Faustian Bargain | a perspective from Nietzsche
Alan Kay, 2015: Power of Simplicity
I love Alan Kay's mental model
Pictured: Tom Jobim & Frank Sinatra
This page was created based on Salomão Laredo and Arvid Lunnemark, Cursor pages. Please, take your time to visit their blogs/websites! A special thanks to Pierri as well for pushing me to share my thoughts, projects and inspirations.