[Music] How do you know your golden shadow. One clue is in who you idolize or envy. We tend to project our unrealized strengths onto other people.Have you ever admired a visionary founder or brilliant coder and thought, "They're incredible. I can never do that." That almost painful awe you might feel actually might be your own potential reflected back at you. For founders, this is huge. The qualities you most admire in your heroes might exactly be what you need to unlock in yourself.Maybe you're in awe of a ...

The biggest threat to your startup might not be competition or the market. It might be you. This was a painful lesson I learned after my first startup's roller coaster journey.Founders focus on product, market, and code. But there's an overlooked factor that can make or break a company, the founders's own psychology. And I want to help you avoid learning this the hard way.We rarely talk about how what's inside the founder can sabotage or supercharge a startup. Everyone obsesses over strategy and product but ...

Core Argument - The report alleges systemic bias against Asian-American applicants in college admissions, despite their qualifications [4][7][8] - The report advocates for transparency, third-party oversight, and accountability in college admissions processes [4][21] - The report highlights the emotional and psychological impact of perceived discrimination on Asian-American students [11][12] Evidence and Examples - Stanley Zong, a highly qualified Asian-American applicant with exceptional coding skills recognized by Google, was rejected by 16 out of 18 colleges [1][2] - The lawsuit filed by Nanzong and Stanley Zong includes over 100 pages of evidence suggesting UC's covert use of race in admissions [4] - Similar cases of highly qualified Asian-American students being rejected by multiple colleges are widespread [8][9] Institutional Response - Universities often respond to concerns about bias with stonewalling and a lack of transparency [3][9] - Defenders of the current system deny discrimination exists and are unwilling to publicly debate the issue [12][14][15] - A chilling effect exists on college campuses, discouraging Asian-American students from speaking out against perceived discrimination [18][19] Call to Action - The report urges support for efforts promoting transparency and fairness in college admissions [23] - The report emphasizes the importance of equal opportunity and merit-based evaluation for all students [20][22] - The report challenges the notion that current admissions practices align with American values of fairness and equality [20][24]

https://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/ What you can do: find your legislators for an oversight hearing on how lax conflict of interest policies at the CA Department of Education allow revenue-generating curriculum creators undue influence in authoring curricular guidelines for CA public schools Follow Jelani Nelson on X: https://x.com/minilek?s=21 Right now in California, there’s a push to rewrite how math works — not just in the classroom, but in the law. Two bills — AB 1217 and AB 500 — are working their ...