Every "founder mode" essay is a man realising he's difficult to work for and deciding to publish an 8,000 word manifesto about why that actually makes him a Very Special Boy

[thisven@metalhead.club]

@Daojoan I wouldn't write an essay on why someone should work for me, but I also wouldn't want to start a company. Commercial environments filled with people hungry for fame and money bore me.

From my experience in academic research, however, I know professors with whom collaboration is difficult. But most colleagues, staff, and students ultimately become yes-men. Even if they are exploited, harassed, or undermined.

I've learned the hard way that openness and transparency aren't always appreciated, even when you point out problems with unscientific approaches in a master's student's methodology and she replies, “But that’s just how I like to do it.”

[evoscale@c.im]

@Daojoan Very Special Girly props, for those voting a nurturing woman #DemocraticSocialist into the US Presidency!

#DumpTheDuopoly and re-stabilize Middle America!

[mo@mastodon.ml]

@EvoScale @Daojoan

[npars01@mstdn.social]

@Daojoan

Enough With the Bros

For a decade, the trope has been a reliable—and lazy—way to elevate pet peeves into trends.

The Atlantic (www.theatlantic.com)

Google ex-CEO Eric Schmidt: Best programmers don't write code anymore, they... - The Times of India

Tech News News: Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says the most valuable programmers in the world have quietly redefined their job. They don't write code anymore. They w.

The Times of India (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

Eric Schmidt-backed data center venture is negotiating a major deal with Google

Bolt Data and Energy was recently cofounded by Eric Schmidt and raised $150 million. Now it's in talks to have Google anchor Texas campus.

Business Insider (www.businessinsider.com)

Judge sends former Google chief's spying, sexual assault lawsuit to arbitration

A lawsuit by an ex-girlfriend of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, accusing him of sexual assault and accessing her company account, has been sent to arbitration.

Los Angeles Times (www.latimes.com)

The delusional degree of hubris it takes to believe that boundaries & consent are optional.
https://www.hrgrapevine.com/us/content/article/2025-11-21-former-google-ceo-eric-schmidt-in-court-over-alleged-abuse-unauthorized-surveillance

Ex-mistress of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt accuses tech titan of rape, creepy surveillance: court docs

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has been accused by his ex-mistress, nearly 40 years his junior, of raping her, spying on her with hidden cameras, and stealing her business ideas, court documents show.

New York Post (nypost.com)

Married Billionaire Tech CEO, 70, Goes Public With Gen Z Model, 27

It’s not the first time the billionaire has been spotted with a much younger woman.

The Daily Beast (www.thedailybeast.com)

Former Google chief accused of spying on employees through account 'backdoor'

Former Google CEO and chairman Eric Schmidt was accused in a lawsuit filed Wednesday by a former girlfriend and business partner of using a Gmail "backdoor" to spy on her and company employees.

Los Angeles Times (www.latimes.com)

[jmcrookston@mastodon.social]

@Npars01

I would like to see proof of these claims

[npars01@mstdn.social]

@jmcrookston

Andreessen & TESCREAL. Face problems when they're catastrophic. Later, later as a life motto.

nytimes.com

(www.nytimes.com)

When was the last time Marc Andreessen talked to a poor person? | TechCrunch

Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen posted a manifesto on the a16z website, calling for “techno-optimism” in a frenzied, 5,000-word blog post that somehow

TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)

The Billionaire’s Dilemma

Marc Andreessen says he’s all for more new housing, but public records tell a different story.

The Atlantic (www.theatlantic.com)

Peter Thiel & the Antichrist.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/16/europe/peter-thiel-antichrist-lectures-rome-intl

Peter Thiel is building a parallel justice system — Powered by AI - Coda Story

His investment in Objection.ai points to a new model: private investigations, AI verdicts, and accountability mechanisms that operate outside democratic institutions.

Coda Story (www.codastory.com)

Tech titan Peter Thiel bets on Argentina with $12M Buenos Aires mansion buy — and it’s no secret why

The PayPal billionaire’s Argentine play is part of a sprawling geographic bet — and his tech-world allies are already sniffing around.

New York Post (nypost.com)

End-times capitalism

Stolen valor & Paul Graham
https://davekarpf.substack.com/p/paul-graham-proto-techbro

Sam Altman & megalomania
https://gizmodo.com/sam-altman-says-intelligence-will-be-a-utility-and-hes-just-the-man-to-collect-the-bills-2000732953

Tech bros need the world to believe their hype. Here’s an idea – let’s just ignore them | Pip Finkemeyer

Social media didn’t live up to its promises. So why do we think artificial intelligence will be any better?

the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

Larry Ellison & fascist control
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/09/omnipresent-ai-cameras-will-ensure-good-behavior-says-larry-ellison/

[pattykimura@beige.party]

@Daojoan The completely unaware self-delusion of these immature allegedly adult bros is an embarassing public humiliation of epic proportions. They actually have poisoned their own koolaid.

[benroyce@mastodon.social]

@Daojoan

all i need in my life is daojoan's quicktakes

[seotute@mastodon.social]

@Daojoan Feels like a lot of “founder mode” takes are just rebranding poor management as vision. Being demanding isn’t the same as being effective—great leaders still need trust, clarity, and a team that actually wants to work with them.

[ghostonthehalfshell@masto.ai]

@Daojoan

DIFFICULT?

As employees began to realize they are the bad guys?

I’m still stunned by the children inside Palantir asking if they are OK if Democrats and women are made worse soft because working men will have it better.

They don’t even recognize that the premise is a mendacious lie. No working people are better off under totalitarianism.