Matt Jez

Matt Jeż

  • Building what I consider to be the most important internet program. Launching soon w/Grant.
  • Ran 100 Bogart Street, a 50,000 square foot building that was the #1 coworking building in NYC.
  • Previous #2 recruiter in the US at ConsenSys, venture studio that invested in ETH based startups.


32 & focused on the following in my 30s

  • will babymaxx to create a family of future WNBA players
  • helping those around me to get into their LANES (positive feedback loops)


some ideas I believe in and remind myself of

  • It’s rare for any stimulus to have a universal effect 
    • science is a story of complexity, nuance, not of all or nothing
    • but also: pick which side you fall on & defend that side as objective truth
  • you can improve your own baseline by 500x
    • This goes for wealth, health, relationships, attitude
    • note: do more, see more, lead more ... b/c it's later than you think
  • your angst ceases to exist when you f*** with who you are
    • it’s not you against the world, it’s you accepting your internal state aka your LANE
    • you know that you're in your own lane when who you are externally, matches who you are when you're alone
    • also don’t kill the part of you that is cringe. kill the part that cringes.
  • human to human bottlenecks are communication constraints (written, spoken, nonverbal) 
    • online communication tip: try to lean towards saying things online to ppl you like vs being shy to maximize serendipity 
    • irl communication tip: you have your own unique flavor, universal signature, and you know that you're staying true to yourself when you expose that flavor/signature to the external world which will poke back (not every1 will like it)
      • you'll find that you'll turn most away as if they discover your flavor. optimize your life to find the few that are obsessed with your unique signature. 
  • MMORPGs like Tibia & RuneScape are training grounds for reality
    • i realized this after playing thousands of hours in Tibia that i can just do this irl and that my virtual effort will scale IRL 
    • b/c the same meta concepts that I was applying to my "fake character in Tibia" applies to society. IRL has similar game mechanics to these RPGs but IRL has tangible rewards that CAN change your life by 500x
    • also, scct is the goat
  • stamina underrated > intelligence overrated
    • my business partner and I joke that we just need more energy
      • would you lower your IQ by 10 points in exchange for abnormal energy?
  • give the NBA a chance (even if you hate sports)
    • watching sports allows us mortals to observe world-outliers in a controlled environment w/o real stakes
    • that's pretty cool b/c you can easily identify the top players & assume their level of obsession is beyond comprehension
    • obsession is a key ingredient to accomplishing anything world-class 
      • pick a few teams to follow
      • watch their entire games (don't just save yourself time by watching the final plays)
      • this is how you'll internalize the nuance of the ebbs & flows of one game 
      • otherwise it's no different than skipping a great song to only get to the end 
  • work where other people can see your work 
    • Optimize for visibility and impact with your work
    • Then learn how to make your impact shareable (write, post videos, collect emails)
    • If you cannot build things you can show at work, you should build things you can show outside of work
  • be upfront with your intentions 
    • tell people what you intend vs asking for forgiveness after the fact
    • worst case they tell you to not do it and you don’t do it
      • "Should I start a side hustle without my company knowing?"
    • but don't apply this with women 24/7. aim to be direct with men, indirect with women. learn to discern when to break this rule.
  • the web leaks alpha (health, wealth, relationship alpha)
    • most people will read something that is alpha (notable advantage if you know it & exploit it) , disregard it as "crazy", and move on while calling that alpha a scam/lie
    • you'll randomly stumble upon casual genius spilling knowledge for free
    • default to believing & investigating 
  • dream jobs exist
    • my dad once asked me what I wanted to do when I grow up (I was maybe 14). I told him that I will work with the richest people possible, learn their ways, and become rich myself. 
    • I have the belief that you could just apprentice/work with any one you want in the world
      • but you can't do what everyone else does. apply to 100s of one click gigs on Linked1n, indeed, and pray to allah the almighty that you land 1
      • will update this one with an open doc b/c I have gotten every job I ever truly wanted. So the skills for this one extrapolate way beyond "how to land a job" & require me to cook in a doc.