Weekend Reading: 25th / 26th April 2026
Writing worth reading
Inside Notion by Brie Wolfson & Camille Ricketts
“There’s a running joke at the company that Simon never wanted to be a manager but now manages the largest team of all: his own fleet of agents. Ivan’s also coding more than he has in the last four years. (“I’m back!” he exclaimed to us, showing off his codebase.)”.
Sam Altman’s Side Hustles Blur the Line Between OpenAI’s Interests and His Own by Berber Jin & Kate Clark
“When Sam Altman was briefly fired, then rehired as OpenAI CEO in 2023, the company’s board of directors had fretted over what little they knew about his personal investments and whether they posed potential conflicts”.
What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat by Noah Hawley
“The closer I’ve gotten to the world of wealth, the more I understand that being truly rich doesn’t mean amassing enough money to afford superyachts, private jets, or a million acres of land. It means that everything becomes effectively free”.
Upcoming meals with 9others
London — Wednesday 29th April 2026 — details and signup here.
Cotswolds — Thursday 21st May 2026 — details and signup here.
Zurich — Wednesday 10th June 2026 — details and signup here.
London — Wednesday 27th May 2026 — details and signup here.
Manchester — Tuesday 23rd June 2026 — details and signup here.
