Simon Zhou

๐Ÿ‘‹ I'm Simon, an associate @ Unusual. Welcome to my repository of written musings on the art of 1s and 0s across developer tools.

Platform shifts and building information asymmetry

Mitchell Hashimoto, one of the co-founders of HashiCorp, recently published a blog post describing the patterns between the "shift to the cloud" that began more than ten years ago and the "shift to AI" that is currently taking place. It remains an interesting comparison and one that investors continue to draw in an effort to postulate where value accrues in this budding ecosystem.

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It's about damn time!

Yes, yes, I know. I've been delaying this for a while now but it's time I start open-sourcing my writing. As a young VC, my day-to-day largely involves optimizing cognitive energy across thematic research, sourcing, and diligence. I've thought long and hard about what defines success in VC. For myself at least, the answer lies in how much I love the work that I do. This is measured by the time I spend learning and refining my learnings through conversations with others.

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2021 Predictions

Introduction

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