Abie Cohen

eing well-resourced and well-organized matters.

In one of my favorite essays, Choose Good Quests , Trae Stephens and Markie Wagner write about the moral imperative for founders who’ve gained experience, resources, and connections building easier companies early in their careers to use their experience, resources, and connections to tackle really ha... See more

The best mom advice I’d give? Take time with your partner. Take care of yourself. Kids’ happiness is highly correlated with the happiness of their mother. Resist the urge to be a martyr. My mom was happy and I think it’s why I’m happy. Even with her steadfastly conservative, religious identity, she encouraged my fun. She never pushed me to be anoth... See more

But the window doesn’t last long. As Paik thinks of it, “each time a new shift occurs, it is analogous to the formation of an unstable radioactive isotope. The radioactivity throws off a huge amount of energy in the form of capturable enterprise value, but is subject to half-life decay. Over time, the isotope decays and eventually becomes lead, at ... See more

So, as a builder, you must learn to gain confidence from doubt. And you must remember, nothing extraordinary is ever achieved through ordinary means.

The most contrarian bet in venture capital right now is Thrive’s investment in OpenAI at an $80B valuation.

Before you bring your pitchforks against me or wonder if I’ve gone crazy, let me explain.

You can be contrarian in two ways:1

1. Having a different POV than the mainstream


2. Having 100% conviction in the mainstream POV and doubling down on it in a way

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