Erik Torenberg

AI's Oppenheimer Moment

A memorable scene in the 2023 best picture winner Oppenheimer involves a meeting between the eponymous scientist and President Truman in the wake of the…

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January 2026

2026 Scheming

What I'm working on at the moment

Jan 2 • Erik Torenberg

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December 2025

My Art of Accomplishment Retreat

From dirty fuel to clean fuel

Dec 23, 2025 • Erik Torenberg

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April 2025

Joining a16z

My Next Chapter

Apr 21, 2025 • Erik Torenberg

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February 2025

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35 bits of advice for my younger self

Feb 13, 2025 • Erik Torenberg

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January 2025

Dispatches from the Group Chats, Inauguration Edition

Millennials vs Zoomers, Maga vs Tech, Meme Coins, Israel, Trump Nominees

Jan 23, 2025 • Erik Torenberg

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Contra Paul Graham on Wokeness

PG focuses on the stylistic difference and misses the substantive one

Jan 14, 2025 • Erik Torenberg

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Dispatches from the Group Chats, Vol 5

Los Angeles, Canada, Immigration, Israel, China

Jan 11, 2025 • Erik Torenberg

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"I am rich and have no idea what to do with my life"

by Vinay Hiremath

Jan 3, 2025 • Erik Torenberg

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December 2024

Dispatches from the Group Chats, Vol 4

Tech Right vs Nationalist Right, Nerds vs Jocks, Tiger Mom Discourse Returns

Dec 30, 2024 • Erik Torenberg

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Marc Andreessen on His Intellectual Journey

Understanding the Left vs Right, How Billionaires Become Woke, Building a New Elite

Dec 26, 2024 • Erik Torenberg

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Dispatches from the Group Chats, Vol 3

Trump vs Elon? Jews & Political Parties, Elon & Europe

Dec 23, 2024 • Erik Torenberg

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