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The annual post: 2023 edition - by Eli Qian - Nonlinear

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My big update for the year is that I dropped out of school. Long story short, I’ve joined Multicoin Capital to invest in early-stage crypto startups. I also successfully took a semester off of school, spent my first summer in New York City, turned a few internet friends into IRL friends, reached 1 year of the podcast, (unsuccessfully) returned to school, and ran a marathon. 12 months ago, I distinctly remember telling myself I’ll consider my gap semester to be a success if 12 months from now, my life looks very different. I was excited at the idea that my life could turn into something I couldn’t even imagine. With hindsight, I can say that type of romanticization is overrated. Life happens so quickly, you lose track of what you could or couldn’t imagine and it just becomes daily life. Looking back on the year is the opposite of that Steve Jobs quote. It’s actually quite difficult to connect the dots looking back, but easy to do looking forward. In January, when life hasn’t completely

Bea Sarrias, Cadaqués Light - José Antonio Coderch, 2023 My big update for the year is that I dropped out of school. Long story short, I’ve joined Multicoin Capital to invest in early-stage crypto startups. I also successfully took a semester off of school, spent my first summer in New York City, turned a few internet friends into IRL friends, reached 1 year of the podcast, (unsuccessfully) returned to school, and ran a marathon. 12 months ago, I distinctly remember telling myself I’ll consider my gap semester to be a success if 12 months from now, my life looks very different. I was…

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