One model that generalizes across three axes — the skills it can do, the bodies it can control, and the realities it can master.

Jim Fan on Nvidia's Embodied AI Lab and Jensen Huang's Prediction that All Robots will be Autonomous · Sequoia Capital (Training Data)

Build the generalist first, then distill it down — a specialized generalist beats a native specialist almost every time.

Jim Fan on Nvidia's Embodied AI Lab and Jensen Huang's Prediction that All Robots will be Autonomous · Sequoia Capital (Training Data)

Make a large ask first so your real request looks like a generous concession.

Influence: Science and Practice · Robert B. Cialdini

Power is never held alone and the most dangerous position is number one without allies

Chimpanzee Politics · Frans de Waal

Three-player alliances where the kingmaker holds real power

Chimpanzee Politics: Power and Sex among Apes · Frans de Waal

Understand zoo conservation efforts

What Pets Actually Want & Need | Dr. Karolina Westlund · Andrew Huberman

Use regular immersion in the natural world to counter depression's grip

Lost Connections · Johann Hari

Use structured evaluation to decide when to change course or stay the path

The Lean Startup · Eric Ries