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Latest — Nov 30, 2024

Questions

Why is there something vs nothing? In other words, why is there a universe versus nothing at all? Is this a meaningless question because clearly I exist, and presumably, you as the reader exist too? How is nothing defined? The empty set is not nothing. Is this even a well-constructed

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How to add value?

Working in startups or venture capital can be a lucrative and rewarding career path. But what is the best way to break in or advance your career in these fields? I clump startups and venture capital together because the functional roles contribute to the same financial outcome: make a small

The "VC value trap" and how to do VC correctly

VC value trap The “value trap” is what stock pickers call companies with valuation metrics and ratios that look underpriced but in actuality are traps that will lose you money. For example, a naive analyst may find a stock with a low P/E ratios, and assume its underpriced. More

How to pitch (me)

1. My job as an venture capitalist is to make money for my limited partners. Some venture capitalists may tell you that their job is to help you build your business and make your dreams come true. This is marketing. It’s good intentions at best, but typically just indirection

Goals for 2024

I invite you to join on my below goals. My hope is that the reader takes inspiration for their own 2024 goals. Fitness: Achieve sub-35 minute unweighted murph (1 mile run, 100 pull ups, 200 push ups, 300 squats, 1 mile run) and sub-40 minute 20 lb weighted murph and

Why do social media?

You may have discovered this essay from the social media I’m publishing and wonder: “Who is Geoff Woo? Why is he investing time and resources into a social media and video infrastructure?” I’m an entrepreneur and investor. My primary method of making a living is to earn stock

Defining celebrity, and how to deploy them for your startup

Celebrity is defined by an ability to draw attention. Attention is valuable for a startup because attention is necessary to distribute and sell product. All business models simplify to three components: capital, product, and distribution. Capital is the most commoditized component out of the three. Money is by definition fungible,

Geoffrey Woo API

The purpose of Geoffrey Woo API is to specify expectations and guidelines on how I best operate as a collaborator and worker.

Delete everything

Start the year with a calendar fast: delete everything on your calendar. When I started my research into fasting and metabolism 8 years ago, fasting was considered a niche religious, spiritual or biohacker longevity practice, at best, and an eating disorder, at worst. But the science and data was growing.

Unspoken fact that VCs won’t talk about in Dec 2022:

Most tech companies are not worth their liquidation preference. What does this mean ?