Hacker News: zt

Now and Meanwhile: Two Worlds of Finance

zt — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 20:31:37 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.zactownsend.com/now-and-meanwhile-two-worlds-of-finance

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45827553

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Skill issues – Dialectical Behavior Therapy and its discontents (2024)

zt — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 01:57:09 +0000

Article URL: https://www.thedriftmag.com/skill-issues/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44958004

Points: 69

# Comments: 33

Why Agentic AI Needs a Credit Infrastructure, Not Just a Payments Layer

zt — Sat, 05 Jul 2025 00:34:09 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.zactownsend.com/why-agentic-ai-needs-a-credit-infrastructure-not-just-a-payments-layer

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44469174

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by zt in "How three years at McKinsey shaped my second startup"

zt — Thu, 15 May 2025 05:07:14 +0000

Fixed in the article now -- started the company in Jan 2022

Complex systems: Life insurance and your money

zt — Sat, 10 May 2025 15:08:56 +0000

Article URL: https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/episodes/life-insurance-and-your-money-with-zac-townsend/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43946269

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Process vs. data: who wins in the vertical AI race

zt — Wed, 07 May 2025 13:20:10 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.zactownsend.com/process-vs-data-who-wins-in-the-vertical-ai-race

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43915295

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

How three years at McKinsey shaped my second startup

zt — Sun, 04 May 2025 13:30:22 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.zactownsend.com/know-your-enemy-how-three-years-at-mckinsey-shaped-my-second-startup

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43886604

Points: 154

# Comments: 180

Not Quite yet Gone with the Wind

zt — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 14:06:16 +0000

Article URL: https://thedispatch.com/article/oil-gas-industry-landman-texas-trump/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43230612

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Spaces Between the Stars

zt — Sun, 29 Dec 2024 03:07:41 +0000

Article URL: https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/n18/david-bromwich/spaces-between-the-stars

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42537114

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Idiot to insider: the basics of building a life insurer

zt — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 16:37:40 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.zactownsend.com/idiot-to-insider-the-basics-of-building-a-life-insurer

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42389586

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

The 100-Year Startup: Life insurance and abundance

zt — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 13:46:10 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.zactownsend.com/the-100-year-startup-life-insurance-and-abundance

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42317361

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Winning the AI application layer will require vertical business models

zt — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 16:08:16 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.zactownsend.com/winning-the-ai-application-layer-will-require-vertical-business-models

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42228603

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Winning the AI application layer will require vertical business models

zt — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 10:44:51 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.zactownsend.com/winning-the-ai-application-layer-will-require-vertical-business-models

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41934187

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Vertically integrate an AI agentic solution

zt — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 16:42:59 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.zactownsend.com/vertically-integrate-an-ai-agentic-solution-two-durable-business-model-options-for-the-app-layer

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41916106

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Empathy on entrance price: Bridge.xyz and Astranis

zt — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:22:11 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.zactownsend.com/empathy-on-entrance-price-bridge-dot-xyz-and-astranis

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41903900

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

The Universe Is Not a Fairy Tale

zt — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 04:11:49 +0000

Article URL: https://www.city-journal.org/article/the-universe-is-not-a-fairy-tale

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41422509

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Underwriting the Bitcoin Boom

zt — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 13:46:35 +0000

Article URL: https://digitalfrontier.com/articles/bitcoin-life-insurance-meanwhile-wealth-inheritance

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41181440

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Skill issues – Dialectical Behavior Therapy and its discontents (2024)

zt — Sun, 04 Aug 2024 03:30:33 +0000

Article URL: https://www.thedriftmag.com/skill-issues/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41150995

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Why do people believe true things?

zt — Sun, 04 Aug 2024 03:30:07 +0000

Article URL: https://www.conspicuouscognition.com/p/why-do-people-believe-true-things

Hacker News: zt

Now and Meanwhile: Two Worlds of Finance

Skill issues – Dialectical Behavior Therapy and its discontents (2024)

Why Agentic AI Needs a Credit Infrastructure, Not Just a Payments Layer

New comment by zt in "How three years at McKinsey shaped my second startup"

Complex systems: Life insurance and your money

Process vs. data: who wins in the vertical AI race

How three years at McKinsey shaped my second startup

Not Quite yet Gone with the Wind

Spaces Between the Stars

Idiot to insider: the basics of building a life insurer

The 100-Year Startup: Life insurance and abundance

Winning the AI application layer will require vertical business models

Winning the AI application layer will require vertical business models

Vertically integrate an AI agentic solution

Empathy on entrance price: Bridge.xyz and Astranis

The Universe Is Not a Fairy Tale

Underwriting the Bitcoin Boom

Skill issues – Dialectical Behavior Therapy and its discontents (2024)

Why do people believe true things?

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