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The Knowledge Project

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Roblox CEO's Decision-Making Framework

Roblox CEO David Baszucki says his son's bipolar disorder eased within weeks of starting a ketogenic diet, after five medications and repeated hospitalizations failed. He ties his own metabolic state, tracked with a continuous glucose monitor, to decision quality, and describes destroying bureaucracy, shipping unfinished products for real feedback, and holding Robux near one cent for twenty years.

August 18, 2026 · 7 min read

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Steve Jobs' Wilderness Years: NeXT and Pixar

Steve Jobs spent twelve years outside Apple, from 1985 to 1997, nearly going bankrupt at NeXT before learning to delegate and compromise. NeXT's software, built on object-oriented programming, became the base for the iPhone, while Pixar taught him to step back, and Bill Gates' $150 million rescued Apple when Jobs finally returned.

September 1, 2026 · 8 min read

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