Archive - Taps' Notes

🎧 🧱 Tom White | Why All Founders Should Write

In the latest episode of Brick by Brick, learn why everyone should be writing, how to get better at it, why AI is not the answer, and more!

Jul 18 •

June 2024

🎧 🧱 Jared Fliesler | Finding Magic in the Mundane

Jared helped build Slide, Square, and Scribd. Learn about how he made the move into startups, how to hire and fire, the importance of founders always…

Jun 19 •

May 2024

🎧 🧱 Aston Motes | What Product Market Fit Feels Like

Aston Motes was Dropbox's first-ever employee. Hear about how why he joined, what Dropbox got wrong, and more!

May 22 •

Introducing the Brick by Brick podcast

Learn how companies were really built directly from the people who built them

May 22 •

March 2024

Neuralink, semiconductors, Amazon v. Temu, and a quick reader poll. Enjoy!

Mar 24 •

Phone-based childhoods, AI dolls, AI at the Pulitzer, and more. Enjoy!

Mar 17 •

AI optimism vs. doomerism, chip manufacturing, Jason Kelce and more. Enjoy!

Mar 10 •

AI customer service, Waymo, Internet business models, vacation, and more. Enjoy!

Mar 3 •

February 2024

Jensen Huang, Reddit, moon landing, and more. Enjoy!

Feb 25 •

Sora, chip fundraising, loneliness, and more. Enjoy!

Feb 18 •

January 2024

My Year in Books - 2023

Turning the page on another year

Jan 2

October 2023

Garuda Ventures' New $31M Fund

A bit of what I've been working on!

Oct 25, 2023 •

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