founder's mentality
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founder's mentality
The great thing about achieving small things is that you know the big things are just as achievable, they just take more time.
Anna Gáttwitter.comLaborious solutions will often have more prestige in the short term. They cost a lot of effort and they're hard to understand, both of which impress people, at least temporarily.
Whereas some of the very best work will seem like it took comparatively little effort, because it was in a sense already there. It didn't have to be built, just seen. It's ... See more
Whereas some of the very best work will seem like it took comparatively little effort, because it was in a sense already there. It didn't have to be built, just seen. It's ... See more
Paul Graham • How to Do Great Work
The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Mark Zuckerberg on Long-Term Strategy, Business and Parenting Principles, Personal Energy Management, Building the Metaverse, Seeking Awe, the Role of Religion, Solving Deep Technical Challenges (e.g., AR), and More (#582)
Tim Ferrisstim.blog
@DanRose999: I was at Amzn early '00s when we lost 95% of our market cap. Later at FB I negotiated a down-round in '09, and then in '12 our stock dropped 50% post-IPO. I was on the board of a public company that went bankrupt (Borders) and a start-up that went under (Hello). Some lessons:
Liked Tweetstwitter.comfind the shortest distance between thinking and creating, between thinking and a feedback loop.
I look at product as an act of, how does this get communicated through the distribution channel we need to use. Said another way: if this product doesn't make a pretty compelling social ad -> we ain't doing it.
Reggie James • Distribution Determined Design
a really nice write-up for (climate tech) founders who want to do a PR launch without breaking the bank