This is the last time I’m sending out this newsletter.
Despite recently saying that I’ll be posting regularly, I realize I’m not motivated to post here anymore. What’s odd is that this newsletter is the genesis of the path I’m now taking in life.
I’ve always enjoyed writing online. In 2010, my friend Usman (the first subscriber to this newsletter) and I started a technology and video game news website.1 Later, Sam2 (the eighth subscriber) joined, and we started receiving free games in exchange for reviews. From that, I learned the power of publishing on the internet. But I ignored what I learned.
Ten years later, in lockdown in 2020, I started this newsletter. That led me through to On Deck, making Twitter friends, and making ‘IRL’ friends. Thanks to this newsletter, I’ve made some of my closest friends.
But now it’s time for me to finish. The demands of my new job, venture scouting, angel investing, and other high-leverage projects I want to pursue (all of which happened from starting this newsletter) mean I don’t have the time to publish here anymore. And because I don’t want to. It’s beginning to feel like a chore, and I hate chores. I’ll still write long-form and publish short-form on Twitter instead of here.
If writing or putting yourself out there online is something you’re interested in, but you’re hesitating over whether to do it, do it. It can change your life. I can direct you to many people who’ll agree with me on that.
As I sign off here and before I give recommendations for the final time, I want to invoke the words of the great Terry Wogan - “thank you for being my friend.”
👀 Recommendations 👀
🇹🇼🍟 Asianometry, TSMC Deep Dive - Compounding Curiosity. The best business deep dive you’ll hear on the most important company in the world. Many fears about a Chinese invasion of Taiwan centre around TSMC and its role in the global supply chain. In this podcast episode from Kalani, you’ll learn how semiconductors are made and why it’s hard to copy TSMC’s scale.
💭🎂 Reflections at 42 - Manish Gvalani. My friend Manish turned 42 on Saturday and reflects on how he now views life. His point “Only take on endeavors that make you go ‘Hell, Yeah’“ resonates, as evidenced by this post. Manish became a friend thanks to the path this newsletter took me on. His output and discipline is something that inspires me. (And his birthday is only a week after mine, a sign that we’re kindred spirits).
🌞🌍 Terrestrial Nucleosynthesis - David Friedberg. A tweet thread from the Sultan of Science, David Friedberg, explaining the possibilities of terrestrial nucleosynthesis (creating new atomic nuclei from existing protons and neutrons). This is all thanks to the advancement of nuclear fusion (where, in effect, we make synthetic suns as a source of energy). It’s incredible to see the innovation coming from people rolling their sleeves up and doing the work private capital allocators fund. A much better way to stop climate change than the performative song and dance we see from pink-haired non-binary genderqueer vegans holding up signs delusionally thinking they’re making an impact.
Usman and Sam are still two of my closest friends. As Naval Ravikant says, “play long-term games with long-term people.”
Harry - Wishing you the very best in times ahead 👍 And I also look forward to the journey ahead with CANIS Gang 🛫