Archive - 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

May 2023

Don't let anybody make you quit.

The waiter I was assigned to work with absolutely blew up on me. Yelling and screaming at me in the kitchen, he smashed all the dishes in his hand onto…

May 24, 2023 •

Use Optionality, Don’t Hoard It

In the first months of 2021, memestocks went mainstream. Some of my friends were all in - they were buying GameStop, AMC, Bed Bath & Beyond. They bought…

May 9, 2023 •

April 2023

The Original "PDF Hustler"

Benjamin Franklin was the original American "PDF Hustler." Of course, they didn't have PDFs back in Franklin's time, but they did have Almanacs. The…

Apr 16, 2023 •

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. I didn’t have anything better to do, so I went. I came…

Apr 2, 2023 •

Daniel Vassallo

March 2023

Think of Yourself as a Cockroach

Issue 2 of the Small Bets Newsletter

Mar 15, 2023 •

February 2023

Cattle Not Pets

Issue 1 of the Small Bets Newsletter

Feb 26, 2023 •

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

Feb 15, 2023 •

Daniel Vassallo

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