Apr 01, 2025
Many people ask me why I've decided to leave university halfway through my computer science undergrad. I think very few understand that I don't have a choice. I sincerely believe I was born to solve hard problems and build companies. Doing anything else isn't an option.
I've been looking for non-linear returns for as long as I can remember. I believe it's my duty and responsibility to have the most significant influence over my destiny. Independence is what drives me.
I grew up on a farm in Israel. I moved to the UK aged 15 and had to learn English from scratch. I've been obsessed with technology and problem solving my entire life.
Becoming an outlier in any field requires decades of uphill work and lifelong learning. I care about deep focus and compounding skills and knowledge. There are no shortcuts.
We are witnessing a tectonic shift in the world as we speak, and it's only the beginning.
Mar 31, 2025
I've noticed a significant shift in the last year or so when it comes to hiring and headcount in startups. Ben Lang created this collection of tiny teams that are killing it.
I believe we're entering an era where lean teams are becoming a prerequisite for extraordinary success and lightning-fast execution. Venture-backed companies can now raise the same amounts as before but hire fewer people and offer incredible compensation through both equity and salary. Talent density is more valuable than ever.
It's extremely difficult to build a company of 500+ people who are all A-players. A 50-person company, however, is a different story. This smaller scale enables more control over culture, fosters genuine personal connections, and most importantly, allows for exponentially faster decision-making and focus.
Team members can feel they're doing their life's work, while founders can redirect energy previously spent on people problems. Aggressive mass layoffs and hiring curves would become history.
Companies will invest heavily in tools and technologies that enable small teams to accomplish what once required hundreds of people.
Lower burn rate would directly correlate to being much harder to kill and greater value accumulation long term. Compounding is key.