The Pressure Is On

Hey friends 👋,

A couple weeks ago, my essay, The Future Is NOT Self-Hosted hit the front page of Hacker News and stayed there for almost 36 hours.

The piece got 30,000 views over night, received hundreds of comments and replies, and this newsletter grew from an intimate gathering of mostly my friends and family to...well...a real party.

And every good party needs a welcome toast 🥂:

Here's to the friends who've stood the test of time,
Through every reason, season, prose, and rhyme.
And here's to faces new around our table,
May bonds we forge prove lasting, strong, and stable.
For friendship's finest gift is this we've learned:
The more we give, the more's returned.

I'm genuinely so grateful to have you all here. Thank you for giving me the gift of your inbox.

Until next time,
Drew

P.S.
If you're really looking for something to read from me this week, here's an essay I wrote on motivation, failure, and why we do hard things:

What if you knew you would fail?

👋 Hey friends, “What would you do if you knew you could not fail?” This is one of those motivational mantras designed to help us push past our fear of failure. If success was guaranteed, we’d have the courage to pursue our wildest dreams: start that company, write that book, or

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