The hottest Substack posts of From First Principles

And their main takeaways
1 HN point 13 Feb 23
  1. Google thrived by putting the user experience first, compared to competitors that were distracted by various things.
  2. Google's innovative search features, clean user interface, and strong search quality helped it maintain supremacy over rivals like Yahoo! and Bing.
  3. Facebook was not a significant threat to Google Search; Google survived challenges from mobile devices by launching features tailored for mobile search.
0 implied HN points 17 Apr 22
  1. FFP is a platform focused on understanding complex systems from the ground up.
  2. The approach involves isolating assumptions and axioms when no basis for them is found.
  3. The content covers various subjects like society, politics, and science.