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7PS: Adventures in geofi π
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Read time: 1 minute, 377 words. A few months ago, I released an album, stars and static 2026. And then I forgot to share it with you. It's the second volume in my geofi series. The idea is simple: music rooted in place. Real field recordings. Captured on location. Then shaped into lofi pieces that try to express how a place feels. For this album, I sampled sounds from Naplesβ central train station, Selma, the Carolina lowlands, Little Rock, Beale Street, the Willard Hotel, Lincoln Center, Boise... I wanted to make something for America's 250th. Not a grand statement. Just a human one. A record about what still feels hopeful beneath all the static. ππ½ Learn more about my geofi approach in this New Yorker piece ... and how music, geography, and memory can change the way we hear a place.ββ ββ-Kabir πΌ Portfolio Career βReid Hoffman - Entrepreneur, investor, and writer whose career spans founding LinkedIn, scaling PayPal, venture capital at Greylock, and public thinking about networks and power laws. β‘οΈ Productivity βLoom AI Writing Assistant - Turns rough thoughts into clear drafts directly inside Loom comments, docs, and messages. Useful if your bottleneck is not ideas, but turning half formed thinking into something shareable quickly. π° Wealth βPercent - Private credit investing platform that gives accredited investors access to short duration, yield focused deals backed by real assets or revenue. π Books βThe Great Mental Models by Shane Parrish. Compact collection of foundational thinking tools drawn from physics, biology, and economics. Best used slowly, one model at a time, applied deliberately. π΅ Music βstars and static 2026 by kabir sehgal. Released for America's 250th, turns recordings gathered across the country into instrumental lo-fi pieces designed for easy listening. Put it on for a summer drive, a walk, reading outside, or having people over. Calm, warm, and made to celebrate the feeling of being somewhere. This is how I made the album. β Describe the version of my life that feels calm but quietly limits my ambition. Explain what safety it gives me and what growth it costs. β βThe future belongs to creatorsβ β
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Seven Point Sundayπ‘by Kabir Sehgal
I help you build your portfolio career. Get 7 actionable ideas on Sundays. From a Multi-Grammy & Multi-Emmy Winner, New York Times bestselling author (21 books), ex-J.P. Morgan banker, Navy Vet. Join 10k readers.
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Read time: 1 minute, 410 words.With America's 250th upon us, a yarn for you. Benjamin Franklin didn't begin by joining powerful rooms. He built one. In 1727, at just 21, he founded the Junto in Philadelphia. It was a mutual-improvement club for tradesmen and practical thinkers. Not elites. Not aristocrats. People who wanted to read, debate, learn, and make their city better. Ideas from those meetings helped lead to several important Philadelphia civic institutions. Franklin didn't wait for...
Read time: 1 minute, 302 words. This Memorial Day, we salute those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. But we should also ask how more of us can serve. I was working in banking when I joined the Navy Reserve. My family was against it. But serving overseas showed me the military is looking for skilled professionals. Bankers can brief clearly, make fast decisions, and optimize spending. If you are asking what comes next in life, consider service. The military could become part of your portfolio...