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My conversation with @JamesCurrier, co-founder of @NFX.
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TL;DR. James Currier's life — from selling worms at 6 to building network-effects empires — is a masterclass in following curiosity through chaos.
Takeaways
- Currier frames life as downstream of network effects; geography (SF vs NY), attachment patterns, and status games all compound like networks do.
- The "next 30-year technology window" segment (18:19) is the practical reason to listen — when to start a company and where to be for it.
- Founder psychology threads run deep: 10 PM–2 AM work rhythms, psychedelics, meditation, quitting alcohol at 21 — productivity as self-knowledge, not hustle theater.