Default Awake
I'm starting a new experiment: Default Awake - a weekly newsletter with my favorite finds from the edge
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I'm Alex! I'm a creator, software engineer, 2x YC alum and purveyor of fine gluten. I also help ambitious founders gain clarity, resilience, and purpose to lead with impact and authenticity.
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Thoughts
Psychedelics won't make you a better founder
I recently came across the news of a successful human trial of a new psychedelic by MindState, a YC-backed startup
How to change your past
On memory reconsolidation and using the brain to unlearn
Ever leave a meeting thinking, "Why did I just agree
The wanting machine
I remember being a kid, my brother and I hearing the ice cream truck's jingle from two blocks
Convergence
What started out as a bunch of notes for my next blog post somehow turned into a piece of fiction.
The great permission slip
Well, apparently confessing to a midlife crisis on the internet is the new humble-brag. Who knew? The response to my
A founder's midlife crisis
On paper, I was living the Silicon Valley dream – a heartwarming immigrant success story straight from the TechCrunch cookie cutter.