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To view keyboard shortcuts, press question mark View keyboard shortcuts Home Explore 3 Notifications Chat SuperGrok Premium Lists Bookmarks Communities Profile More Post LTR @0xLTR Post Reply See new posts Conversation Dara @daraladje The most controversial VC on Twitter: Delian Asparouhov ( @zebulgar ) - Partner & Village Idiot at @foundersfund The guy who: • Spent 7 years trolling Benchmark until they finally responded • Says he’d “rather jump out the window” than invest in AI • Fought the FAA so hard he got every official who blocked Varda fired • Hasn’t made a Bay Area investment in 5.5 years In this week's episode of The Library of Minds we discussed: the origins of Varda, his power-law investing philosophy at Founders Fund, why he naturally attracts chaos, his prioritization framework, and why he believes space manufacturing will matter far more than the current AI hype cycle. 00:00 - Intro 02:40 - Delian’s “one thing” framework for high-impact decisions 07:40 - Motion vs. P
Dara @daraladje The most controversial VC on Twitter: Delian Asparouhov ( @ zebulgar ) - Partner & Village Idiot at @ foundersfund The guy who: • Spent 7 years trolling Benchmark until they finally responded • Says he’d “rather jump out the window” than invest in AI • Fought the FAA so hard he got every official who blocked Varda fired • Hasn’t made a Bay Area investment in 5.5 years In this week's episode of The Library of Minds we discussed: the origins of Varda, his power-law investing philosophy at Founders Fund, why he naturally attracts chaos, his prioritization framework, and why he bel
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