Small Bets Newsletter

Why you shouldn't join Y Combinator

Or why YC is good for the economy but bad for your economy

Oct 12, 2023 • 

Daniel Vassallo

83

20

May 2023

Don't let anybody make you quit.

The waiter I was assigned to work with absolutely blew up on me.

May 24, 2023 • 

Louie Bacaj

50

9

Use Optionality, Don’t Hoard It

In the first months of 2021, memestocks went mainstream.

May 9, 2023 • 

Chris Wong

45

7

April 2023

The Original "PDF Hustler"

Benjamin Franklin was the original American "PDF Hustler."

Apr 16, 2023 • 

Louie Bacaj

46

11

Imagination is Overrated

22 years ago, a close friend called me to ask if I wanted to go to a local trade show with him.

Apr 2, 2023 • 

Daniel Vassallo

54

11

March 2023

Think of Yourself as a Cockroach

Issue 2 of the Small Bets Newsletter

Mar 15, 2023 • 

Chris Wong

44

9

February 2023

Cattle Not Pets

Issue 1 of the Small Bets Newsletter

Feb 26, 2023 • 

Louie Bacaj

72

16

Coming soon

This is the Small Bets Newsletter, and it’s coming soon!

Feb 15, 2023 • 

Daniel Vassallo

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