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    David Gross

    dcgross.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2018

    David Gross writes about startup ideas, productivity, and technology trends, including posts on AI trades and UX papercuts.

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    What HN says

    HN commenters include his site in lists of good personal websites, praising its design and calling him a smart guy.

    Stats for nerds
    47HN people shared it
    92linked in comments
    1.7Kstory points
    May 2021last shared

    Top posts on HN

    1. 1
      How to Decide What to Build
      1 person · 630 points · first shared 2018 · 175 comments on HN
    2. 2
      Startup Ideas 2020
      5 people · 370 points · first shared 2019 · 165 comments on HN
    3. 3
      The Psychology of Dreaded Tasks
      1 person · 321 points · first shared 2018 · 111 comments on HN
    4. 4
      Introspect Yourself
      1 person · 123 points · first shared 2018 · 39 comments on HN
    5. 5
      A New Google
      3 people · 46 points · first shared 2020 · 3 comments on HN
    6. 6
      How to Become Convincing
      2 people · 42 points · first shared 2018 · 19 comments on HN
    7. 7
      Be Lazy
      1 person · 12 points · first shared 2019 · 1 comments on HN
    8. 8
      AGI Trades
      4 people · 11 points · first shared 2024 · 1 comments on HN
    9. 9
      Improvisational Productivity
      4 people · 10 points · first shared 2020 · Discussion on HN
    10. 10
      World 2.0 Startups
      3 people · 10 points · first shared 2020 · Discussion on HN

    What HN people wrote when they linked it

    • pmohunMay 2021

      I agree! The best websites are those maintained by individuals without a profit motive. Here's a short list that I've started collecting:

      - Kevin Kelly: kk.org

      - Patrick Collison: patrickcollison.com

      - Patrick McKenzie: kalzumeus.com

      - David Perell: perell.com

      - Berthub.eu

      - Alexey Guzey: https://guzey.com/

      - https://www.gwern.net/index

      - https://astralcodexten.substack.com/

      - https://dcgross.com/

      - Paul Graham: paulgraham.com

      - https://nintil.com/

      - Laura Deming: https://www.ldeming.com/

      - Sam Altman: https://blog.samaltman.com/

      - Casey Handmer: https://caseyhandmer.wordpress.com/

    • montenegrohugoMay 2021

      https://waitbutwhy.com/ - so good

      https://dcgross.com/ - good design, smart guy

      http://www.paulgraham.com/ - classic

      https://mtlynch.io - love the openness

      https://www.gwern.net/ - love the design. very well organized

      https://coderscat.com/ - some fun projects

      https://shauninman.com/ - simple but good

      And shameless plug of my own: https://www.hugomontenegro.com/

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