Archive - Erik Torenberg

Build Personal Moats

My favorite career advice

Sep 20, 2020 •

The Hypocrisy of Elites

Egalitarianism for thee, Elitism for me

Jul 16, 2022 •

Take Asymmetric Bets

My other favorite career advice

Sep 28, 2020 •

The Matching Problem in Dating

How app-dating accelerated the matching problem

Sep 23, 2023 •

Over 15 years ago, I took my first device-free, silent, solitude experience.

Sep 26, 2021 •

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

by Vinay Hiremath

Jan 3 •

What Does The Gray Tribe Believe?

New Tech Centrism

Sep 14, 2023 •

Contrasting Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and Sam Altman

And Launching The Turpentine Awards

Nov 20, 2024 •

Reconsidering Career Optionality

In startups the biggest risk is not that you'll fail, it's that you won't get enough actual shots on goal to succeed

May 29, 2022 •

How Elites Abandoned the Masses

Elites stopped preaching what they practice and instead celebrated the opposite

Oct 27, 2022 •

There's Just Too Many Damn Elites

And not enough high-status cushy jobs to go around

Nov 17, 2022 •

See your Career as a Product

Understanding loops in the context of your career

Oct 12, 2020 •

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