Author Archives: Noah

I continue to meet potential co-founders, and every time I mention my rudimentary programming capabilities they perk up. In the super early stages of many companies, building an extraordinarily simple prototype seems to meaningfully accelerate momentum. Possessing just a little technical skill at this stage can lead to large impact.

I went to the NYC ballet last night. It cost me $30 to watch 2 hours of world class contemporary dance. As much as I dislike NYC at times, that is a pretty incredible statement.

It is so much better than working alone. A reminder that if anyone ever wants to toss around ideas or work on a project together, hmu.

I met with potential co-founders last night, and by the end of the meeting we arrived at the question of equity splits. These 2 guys have worked on their project for 5 months and 2 years respectively, so I don’t think they were eager to cut the equity pie into equal slices. It was anContinue reading “uncomfortable conversations”

I have a couple of different projects going to some extent right now. nofearweightloss.com shopKit: I met 2 guys working on this, and I might join them. I am writing a yuppie’s guide to health I wrote a doc on seed oils and need to investigate potential business opps in this space (and just theContinue reading “prioritizing loose ends”

In theory I should remain open to all professional paths. If someone offers me a cool job that meets a lot of my criteria (don’t worry there is no offer), then I should seriously consider taking it even though I’ve already spent material time ~entrepreneuring~ (the sunk cost). I assume that the things you struggleContinue reading “sunk cost does not apply”

I met a guy on the co-founder matching platform last week, and we are moving forward with discussions. His basic idea is to build a social shopping app, where you can share your purchases with your friends, and see what they are buying. So my 3 primary questions are: Do people want to see theirContinue reading “potential co-founders”

Yesterday I found a gold mine of food data provided by the USDA (here if you’re interested). One of the databases provides nutrient level data for 7000 foods. Think I’m going to build a simple web app that ranks foods by healthiness based on a formula I’m going to create.

I went for a walk this morning. It was 20 degrees. There is 0 upside to living in 20 degree weather unless you can go skiing (maybe it builds grit?). I walked by several ultra luxury buildings where the cheapest condos probably go for >$5million. If I lived in one of those, I would stillContinue reading “random”

I posted a public version of my seed oil research doc on a seed oil sub reddit yesterday, and it received a positive response (50 net upvotes, 21 comments). The world of health and nutrition can be so confusing, and I think most people just want to be guided in the right direction (myself included).Continue reading “value add”