Lisett Luik
@lisettl.bsky.social
Co-founder of Arbonics (nature+climate+tech)
Prev: startup investing @ Taavet+Sten, strategy @ Amex, startups. Love books, pups, trees. Lived in 🇬🇧, 🇺🇸, now back in🇪🇪
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Lisett Luik
@lisettl.bsky.social
· Oct 25
On burnout, hard work, and tough days in startups
What I learned from the worst day I ever had at work
lisettl.medium.com
10 years ago, I found myself crying on the floor of a hotel room in Ningbo after a 14-hour day. It taught me a lot about burnout, and why it is or isn't inevitable in intense jobs, like the startup world tends to be. lisettl.medium.com/on-burnout-h...
Muidugi tore, kui kool pingutab, et laste haridust mitmekesistada. Aga samas teame kõik, et pealinna eliitkoolide "tasuta" õpe tegelikkuses maksab peredele.
Lõpumõte: tore, et Hr Hääl lubas GAGi õpilastele teatripileteid. Aga kes ostab neid nt Sillamäe koolile?
ekspress.delfi.ee/artikkel/120...
Lõpumõte: tore, et Hr Hääl lubas GAGi õpilastele teatripileteid. Aga kes ostab neid nt Sillamäe koolile?
ekspress.delfi.ee/artikkel/120...
GAGis juhtunu näitas, kui nõrk ja mäda on meie koolisüsteem
Eestis on haridus tasuta, kuni laps peab klassiga ujuma, suusatama ja teatrisse minema. Ühe lapsevanema kaebus tõmbas pidurit tegevustele, mis olid seni koolielu loomulik osa.
ekspress.delfi.ee
November 19, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Muidugi tore, kui kool pingutab, et laste haridust mitmekesistada. Aga samas teame kõik, et pealinna eliitkoolide "tasuta" õpe tegelikkuses maksab peredele.
Lõpumõte: tore, et Hr Hääl lubas GAGi õpilastele teatripileteid. Aga kes ostab neid nt Sillamäe koolile?
ekspress.delfi.ee/artikkel/120...
Lõpumõte: tore, et Hr Hääl lubas GAGi õpilastele teatripileteid. Aga kes ostab neid nt Sillamäe koolile?
ekspress.delfi.ee/artikkel/120...
Great thread on how AI is upending the internet content generation system... which the LLMs require for training. Very interesting from a business strategy perspective (what would *you* do if you were in charge of Google's ads business?)
So this ad revenue metric is indicative of such a fascinating and weird set of business decisions by Google to inexplicably kill of SEO-- and I honestly don't get how they think this is going to pay off for them in the long run.
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Stereogum says Google's switch to AI Overviews reduced its ad revenue by *70 percent* www.theverge.com/entertainmen...
November 19, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Great thread on how AI is upending the internet content generation system... which the LLMs require for training. Very interesting from a business strategy perspective (what would *you* do if you were in charge of Google's ads business?)
Reposted by Lisett Luik
Europe's electricity system is changing rapidly and often in places that don't make the headlines.
Look at Estonia - not that long ago and fossil fuels dominated around 90% of electricity generation.
Today solar and wind eat more and more into the share of fossil fuel-generated electricity.
Look at Estonia - not that long ago and fossil fuels dominated around 90% of electricity generation.
Today solar and wind eat more and more into the share of fossil fuel-generated electricity.
November 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Europe's electricity system is changing rapidly and often in places that don't make the headlines.
Look at Estonia - not that long ago and fossil fuels dominated around 90% of electricity generation.
Today solar and wind eat more and more into the share of fossil fuel-generated electricity.
Look at Estonia - not that long ago and fossil fuels dominated around 90% of electricity generation.
Today solar and wind eat more and more into the share of fossil fuel-generated electricity.
If you're meant to be impartial media, and all sides are angry at you, you're probably doing it right!
November 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
If you're meant to be impartial media, and all sides are angry at you, you're probably doing it right!
Reposted by Lisett Luik
AI-driven productivity could be deflationary, but if the benefits are captured narrowly while labor is displaced broadly, the result is lower demand, weaker wage growth, and a structurally trickier macro environment — not a rising-tide-lifts-all-boats cycle like the internet.
November 14, 2025 at 7:01 AM
AI-driven productivity could be deflationary, but if the benefits are captured narrowly while labor is displaced broadly, the result is lower demand, weaker wage growth, and a structurally trickier macro environment — not a rising-tide-lifts-all-boats cycle like the internet.
Luksusautod Eestis & millal nende omanik tõenäoliselt esimese suure raha teenis, ilma kontekstita:
Mercedes -90ndad, või on 2ne põlvkond
Lexus - nullindad
Bentley - 1997-2007 või vene päritolu
Range Rover - 2010-2020
Tesla - 2015-2022
Mercedes -90ndad, või on 2ne põlvkond
Lexus - nullindad
Bentley - 1997-2007 või vene päritolu
Range Rover - 2010-2020
Tesla - 2015-2022
November 14, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Luksusautod Eestis & millal nende omanik tõenäoliselt esimese suure raha teenis, ilma kontekstita:
Mercedes -90ndad, või on 2ne põlvkond
Lexus - nullindad
Bentley - 1997-2007 või vene päritolu
Range Rover - 2010-2020
Tesla - 2015-2022
Mercedes -90ndad, või on 2ne põlvkond
Lexus - nullindad
Bentley - 1997-2007 või vene päritolu
Range Rover - 2010-2020
Tesla - 2015-2022
Miks on nii raske Eesti vanemal põlvkonnal aru saada kontseptsioonist, et kui sulle mingi meediasaade ei meeldi, siis ära lihtsalt vaata?
Mulle näiteks ei meeldi punased nokamütsid. Nii et kui saatesse kutsutakse nokamütsikandjad, siis ma ei vaata. Lihtne. Ei pea minema meediasse nutma kohe.
Mulle näiteks ei meeldi punased nokamütsid. Nii et kui saatesse kutsutakse nokamütsikandjad, siis ma ei vaata. Lihtne. Ei pea minema meediasse nutma kohe.
November 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Miks on nii raske Eesti vanemal põlvkonnal aru saada kontseptsioonist, et kui sulle mingi meediasaade ei meeldi, siis ära lihtsalt vaata?
Mulle näiteks ei meeldi punased nokamütsid. Nii et kui saatesse kutsutakse nokamütsikandjad, siis ma ei vaata. Lihtne. Ei pea minema meediasse nutma kohe.
Mulle näiteks ei meeldi punased nokamütsid. Nii et kui saatesse kutsutakse nokamütsikandjad, siis ma ei vaata. Lihtne. Ei pea minema meediasse nutma kohe.
Imaging someone saying “you look like you have little joy in your life” and your response is to push *sponsored ads* saying “I do! I totally have joy!!”
Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
November 11, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Imaging someone saying “you look like you have little joy in your life” and your response is to push *sponsored ads* saying “I do! I totally have joy!!”
Reposted by Lisett Luik
Wait do I have it correct that Joyce Carol Oates said Musk was a shell of a man with no joy in his life and he totally saw it and said "No I'm not" and now he's searching the titles of different movies he likes and replying "great movie"
November 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Wait do I have it correct that Joyce Carol Oates said Musk was a shell of a man with no joy in his life and he totally saw it and said "No I'm not" and now he's searching the titles of different movies he likes and replying "great movie"
Heartbreaking. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
Born to Unwed Mothers, These Children Are Trapped in Saudi Arabia
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Heartbreaking. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
Absoluutselt nõus. Ma olen üldiselt seda meelt, et boonus peaks alati olema tulemuspõhine nii riigi-kui erasektors. Mis mõte on mingil "13ndal palgal" - selle asemel tuleb kas tõsta tavapalka või panna paika selge, eesmärgipõhine boonusesüsteem. www.aripaev.ee/uudised/2025...
Ametnike preemiad tulemuspõhiseks: riik raalib, kuidas siduda boonused vaid raske tööga
Ametnike preemiad tulemuspõhiseks: riik raalib, kuidas siduda boonused vaid raske tööga. Tehnoloogiaettevõtja Taavi Kotka ettepanek maksta ametnikele preemiaid erasektori loogika järgi vaid kindlalt p...
www.aripaev.ee
November 7, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Absoluutselt nõus. Ma olen üldiselt seda meelt, et boonus peaks alati olema tulemuspõhine nii riigi-kui erasektors. Mis mõte on mingil "13ndal palgal" - selle asemel tuleb kas tõsta tavapalka või panna paika selge, eesmärgipõhine boonusesüsteem. www.aripaev.ee/uudised/2025...
This was a wild ride of an article.
This woman needs therapy, to stop compulsively collecting babies, and to let the 2-year-olds stay with the people who’ve raised & cared for them since birth.
This woman needs therapy, to stop compulsively collecting babies, and to let the 2-year-olds stay with the people who’ve raised & cared for them since birth.
MaryBeth Lewis gave birth to her 13th child at 62, but she wanted more. Her determination to grow her family led to felony charges and an unprecedented custody battle. nyti.ms/3X4LQ3A
November 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
This was a wild ride of an article.
This woman needs therapy, to stop compulsively collecting babies, and to let the 2-year-olds stay with the people who’ve raised & cared for them since birth.
This woman needs therapy, to stop compulsively collecting babies, and to let the 2-year-olds stay with the people who’ve raised & cared for them since birth.
This is who pays the price when psychopaths are willing to go to any distance for more gold to cover their toilets with - the children. #slavaukraini
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/w...
He Survived the Invasion. What He Really Wanted Was a Friend.
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:33 AM
This is who pays the price when psychopaths are willing to go to any distance for more gold to cover their toilets with - the children. #slavaukraini
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/w...
Reposted by Lisett Luik
nature is healing
Overall social media use is declining.
Between 2020 and 2024, more Americans — especially the youngest (18–24) and oldest (65+) — report using no social media at all.
A small group of heavy users remains, but the middle is thinning out.
Between 2020 and 2024, more Americans — especially the youngest (18–24) and oldest (65+) — report using no social media at all.
A small group of heavy users remains, but the middle is thinning out.
October 31, 2025 at 8:32 AM
nature is healing
10 years ago, I found myself crying on the floor of a hotel room in Ningbo after a 14-hour day. It taught me a lot about burnout, and why it is or isn't inevitable in intense jobs, like the startup world tends to be. lisettl.medium.com/on-burnout-h...
On burnout, hard work, and tough days in startups
What I learned from the worst day I ever had at work
lisettl.medium.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
10 years ago, I found myself crying on the floor of a hotel room in Ningbo after a 14-hour day. It taught me a lot about burnout, and why it is or isn't inevitable in intense jobs, like the startup world tends to be. lisettl.medium.com/on-burnout-h...
He’s building a $300M folly while
taking away food aid from poor families.
How is this not an absolute slam dunk of political messaging for the democrats?
taking away food aid from poor families.
How is this not an absolute slam dunk of political messaging for the democrats?
The White House has released a list of donors who contributed to President Trump’s new 90,000-square-foot ballroom, which is now estimated to cost $300 million, according to the White House.
Here’s the list:
Here’s the list:
Here are the donors contributing to Trump’s White House ballroom
Companies such as Google, Amazon and Meta are on the list of donors to the planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom. The East Wing has been demolished as part of the project.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
He’s building a $300M folly while
taking away food aid from poor families.
How is this not an absolute slam dunk of political messaging for the democrats?
taking away food aid from poor families.
How is this not an absolute slam dunk of political messaging for the democrats?
Reposted by Lisett Luik
Another depiction if the circularity of capital flows between OpenAI, Microsoft, Nvidia, CoreWeave, AMD, and Oracle.
October 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Another depiction if the circularity of capital flows between OpenAI, Microsoft, Nvidia, CoreWeave, AMD, and Oracle.
Reposted by Lisett Luik
we were all wrong, climate change is good for the economy
🚨EXCLUSIVE🚨
Many things are changing before our eyes. Others are harder to see
Like the US economy
Americans are spending more 💲 recovering from disasters and preparing for the next one. 36% of US GDP growth since 2000 is related to climate disasters.
Welcome to the Disaster Industrial Complex 🎁🔗
Many things are changing before our eyes. Others are harder to see
Like the US economy
Americans are spending more 💲 recovering from disasters and preparing for the next one. 36% of US GDP growth since 2000 is related to climate disasters.
Welcome to the Disaster Industrial Complex 🎁🔗
Disaster Recovery Is an $8 Trillion Driver of US Growth
Investors are on the hunt for companies powering the disaster industrial complex, which are fueling US growth and outpacing the S&P 500
www.bloomberg.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
we were all wrong, climate change is good for the economy
"see kogu suhtluse pool läks kuidagi ühel hetkel ka viltu"
--- Eesti poliitika kenasti kokkuvõetud ühe lausega.
(tsitaat pärit Maris Lauri intervjuust Delfis)
--- Eesti poliitika kenasti kokkuvõetud ühe lausega.
(tsitaat pärit Maris Lauri intervjuust Delfis)
October 22, 2025 at 9:50 AM
"see kogu suhtluse pool läks kuidagi ühel hetkel ka viltu"
--- Eesti poliitika kenasti kokkuvõetud ühe lausega.
(tsitaat pärit Maris Lauri intervjuust Delfis)
--- Eesti poliitika kenasti kokkuvõetud ühe lausega.
(tsitaat pärit Maris Lauri intervjuust Delfis)
Encouraging the average retail investor to get into options should be criminal (I say this as an average retail investor myself).
www.ft.com/content/5567...
www.ft.com/content/5567...
If we’re being encouraged to own shares, we must also learn how to hedge them
Luckily, it has never been cheaper or easier for retail investors to access the power of options
www.ft.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Encouraging the average retail investor to get into options should be criminal (I say this as an average retail investor myself).
www.ft.com/content/5567...
www.ft.com/content/5567...
Kultuuri rahastamisest: EPLis hea detailne artikkel. Aga keegi justkui kordagi ei maini, et rahastus ei pea tulema ainult riigilt? Kuhu jääb erakapital? Lääneriikides on see peamiselt põhine viis (kõrg)kultuuri rahastada. epl.delfi.ee/artikkel/120...
SUUR LUGU | Kas kultuuriinimesed jäävadki nälgima ja kes peaks kultuuri rahastama?
Rahakitsikuses vaevleva ERSO paari nädala tagune appikarje tõstatas taas küsimuse, kas kultuuritöötajatel on liiga suured ootused või on probleem raha jagamise põhimõtetes.
epl.delfi.ee
October 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Kultuuri rahastamisest: EPLis hea detailne artikkel. Aga keegi justkui kordagi ei maini, et rahastus ei pea tulema ainult riigilt? Kuhu jääb erakapital? Lääneriikides on see peamiselt põhine viis (kõrg)kultuuri rahastada. epl.delfi.ee/artikkel/120...
Kolisin hiljuti linnast maale. Nüüd tuleb välja, et siin annavad poliitikud külapoe ees üksteisele rusikat? Nii tore, et me ikka vanu maarahva traditsioone elus hoiame <3 #harkuvald
www.delfi.ee/artikkel/120...
www.delfi.ee/artikkel/120...
Tabasalus läks EKRE liige reformierakondlasele rusikatega kallale
Tabasalu keskuse ees läks Harku vallavolikogu liige Jaanus Härms (EKRE) rusikatega kallale volikogu liikmele Mart Eensalule (Reformierakond).
www.delfi.ee
October 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Kolisin hiljuti linnast maale. Nüüd tuleb välja, et siin annavad poliitikud külapoe ees üksteisele rusikat? Nii tore, et me ikka vanu maarahva traditsioone elus hoiame <3 #harkuvald
www.delfi.ee/artikkel/120...
www.delfi.ee/artikkel/120...
Suur küsimus #eestisky 'le - kas Tallinnas saab kuskilt babkat? Kaneeli, šokolaadi, kõik sobivad. Aga kas sellist küpsetist osatakse meil üldse teha?
PS kui pole varem kokku puutunud, siis siin on illustreeriv retsept ka (oleks mul rohkem aega, teeksin ise!): www.breadsbakery.com/chocolate-ba...
PS kui pole varem kokku puutunud, siis siin on illustreeriv retsept ka (oleks mul rohkem aega, teeksin ise!): www.breadsbakery.com/chocolate-ba...
Chocolate Babka Recipe | Make this world-famous creation from home!
Breads Bakery is an essential New York bakery baking from the heart of Union Square. Whether it's our slow-fermented sourdough, impeccably-made espresso or world-famous Chocolate Babka, the greatest j...
www.breadsbakery.com
September 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Suur küsimus #eestisky 'le - kas Tallinnas saab kuskilt babkat? Kaneeli, šokolaadi, kõik sobivad. Aga kas sellist küpsetist osatakse meil üldse teha?
PS kui pole varem kokku puutunud, siis siin on illustreeriv retsept ka (oleks mul rohkem aega, teeksin ise!): www.breadsbakery.com/chocolate-ba...
PS kui pole varem kokku puutunud, siis siin on illustreeriv retsept ka (oleks mul rohkem aega, teeksin ise!): www.breadsbakery.com/chocolate-ba...
Quote: ”each agency has their own database of wombs. There should be a database of carriers allowing us to filter on what we want: age, BMI, willingness to abort”
What an incredibly dehumanising thing to say about the women willing to *carry your child* with all the risks that come with it.
What an incredibly dehumanising thing to say about the women willing to *carry your child* with all the risks that come with it.
When her son died in utero, a venture capitalist went to extremes to punish her surrogate. www.wired.com/story/the-ba...
The Baby Died. Whose Fault Is It?
When her son died in utero, a venture capitalist went to extremes to punish her surrogate.
www.wired.com
September 7, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Quote: ”each agency has their own database of wombs. There should be a database of carriers allowing us to filter on what we want: age, BMI, willingness to abort”
What an incredibly dehumanising thing to say about the women willing to *carry your child* with all the risks that come with it.
What an incredibly dehumanising thing to say about the women willing to *carry your child* with all the risks that come with it.
mull, mull, mull...
..väiksed kalad, kus on teie väiksed jalad...
..väiksed kalad, kus on teie väiksed jalad...
July 15, 2025 at 7:59 AM
mull, mull, mull...
..väiksed kalad, kus on teie väiksed jalad...
..väiksed kalad, kus on teie väiksed jalad...