Tim Tesluck builds software for contractors and writes about the systems small companies run on. CEO of Mr. Task, GP of R10K Capital.https://timtesluck.com/en-ushttps://timtesluck.com/writing/user-manual/https://timtesluck.com/writing/user-manual/I live in email and reply to most of it. I don’t take calls without an agenda and I don’t do meetings to "just chat." I invest rarely, almost always with friends, and only in fintech and proptech. If I can’t help you, I’ll say so on the first call rather than the third.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://timtesluck.com/writing/three-revolutions/https://timtesluck.com/writing/three-revolutions/I have felt the ground move three times: a Windows ME machine I built at nine out of Goodwill parts on AOL dial-up, the first iPhone 2G in 2007, and the first ten minutes I spent typing prompts into ChatGPT. Each time my family saw a cool toy and I saw the world changing.Thu, 04 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://timtesluck.com/writing/one-book-per-week/https://timtesluck.com/writing/one-book-per-week/Read on paper so you can annotate it, lend it, and build a shelf you can see. Make it a ritual rather than a task, and give yourself permission to put down a book that is not landing. Aim to walk away with one golden nugget per book and teach it to someone — teaching the idea is what makes it stick.Thu, 16 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT