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good artists copy, great artists steal - by Molly Mielke

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“Ultimately, it comes down to taste. It comes down to trying to expose yourself to the best things that humans have done and then try to bring those things into what you're doing. Picasso had a saying: good artists copy, great artists steal. And we have always been shameless about stealing great ideas, and I think part of what made the Macintosh great was that the people working on it were musicians and poets and artists and zoologists and historians who also happened to be the best computer scientists in the world.” — Steve Jobs Below is an excerpt from my quarterly LP update — reflecting on Moth Fund, VC, and me; circa Q2 2023: I’ve been enamored with the idea of “taste” in early-stage investing this past quarter: What is it? How is it built? Why is it so rare? Is it becoming more valuable? The answers I’ve heard back to these questions from independent investors I admire have been all over the place — the only commonality being how little overlap there is in what each personally bel

good artists copy, great artists steal Q2.23 LP update excerpt Jul 24, 2023 1 9 Share “Ultimately, it comes down to taste. It comes down to trying to expose yourself to the best things that humans have done and then try to bring those things into what you're doing. Picasso had a saying: good artists copy, great artists steal. And we have always been shameless about stealing great ideas, and I think part of what made the Macintosh great was that the people working on it were musicians and poets and artists and zoologists and historians who also happened to be the best computer scientists in the

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