Nobody is thinking about your failure. They're too busy worrying about their own. Originally posted on X

Fire the person everyone is quietly working around. Originally posted on X

Being early looks exactly like being wrong. For a long time. Originally posted on X

Build something that would still matter if nobody clapped. Originally posted on X

Nobody wants your dashboard. They want the decision it makes for them. Originally posted on X

Money is the easiest thing to raise and the hardest thing to deserve. Originally posted on X

Time in the market beats timing the market. Same is true of your career. Originally posted on X

Save aggressively when it's boring so you can move aggressively when it's not. Originally posted on X

The fastest way to know if your idea is good: ask someone to pay for it today. Originally posted on…

Protect your energy like it's capital. It is. Originally posted on X

Your team copies your standards, not your speeches. Originally posted on X

A big round is not a milestone. It's a debt with better branding. Originally posted on X

Detach from the outcome. Stay obsessed with the input. Originally posted on X

Your product should make one person's Monday noticeably easier. Start there. Originally posted on X

Ask a founder what they've killed. The answer tells you more than the roadmap. Originally posted on X

Play games where the returns keep arriving after you stop working. Originally posted on X

Most people want the upside without the exposure. There is no such product. Originally posted on X

Simple product. Painful problem. Paying customer. That's the entire game. Originally posted on X

Stop waiting to feel ready. Ready is something you feel afterward. Originally posted on X

Never hire someone to fix a problem you haven't defined. Originally posted on X

Most "passive income" is just a job you can't quit. Originally posted on X

The people who make it look easy simply failed in private first. Originally posted on X

Free users give you opinions. Paying users give you the truth. Originally posted on X

For 20 years, more revenue meant more payroll. That’s how services work. More people, more work, more billing. Then I…

Valuation is a story. Revenue is a fact. Originally posted on X

Skills compound. So do relationships. So does the reputation for shipping. Originally posted on X

Don't optimize for the raise. Optimize for not needing one. Originally posted on X

"We're still in stealth" usually means "we haven't sold anything." Originally posted on X

The fear of looking stupid has cost more people more money than any recession. Originally posted on X

Most meetings are a group of people avoiding a single decision. Originally posted on X

If you are looking for a job right now, one number deserves your attention. Tech job postings grew about 13%…

Perfectionism is procrastination in a nice outfit. Originally posted on X

Choose problems you'd be proud to still be solving in ten years. Originally posted on X

Pay well. Expect a lot. Say thank you. That's most of leadership. Originally posted on X

Your competition isn't the problem. Your churn is. Originally posted on X

Nobody remembers your slow start. Everyone notices your steady climb. Originally posted on X

Charge more. Then get good enough to deserve it. Originally posted on X

I've never regretted backing a founder who was obsessed. I've regretted every founder who was only interested. Originally posted on…

You are not behind. You're comparing your Tuesday to someone's highlight reel. Originally posted on X

Being broke is expensive. Every decision gets made in a hurry. Originally posted on X

Somewhere in our neighbourhood tonight, a 17 year old is learning to solve a problem faster. Something happened on September…

A startup is a series of bets. Your job is to stay alive long enough to be right once. Originally…

Finish something today, even if it's small. Momentum is a habit. Originally posted on X

Your calendar is your strategy. Read it honestly. Originally posted on X

Do the thing you keep rescheduling. That's the one that matters. Originally posted on X

The version of you that succeeds is not smarter. Just more consistent. Originally posted on X

The best people leave because of their manager, not the market. Originally posted on X

This company is worth around $5 billion. It raised just $1.3 million in outside capital. Not $1.3 billion…. $1.3 million…….

Busy is not the same as building. Originally posted on X

The internet rewards people who don't quit at month four. Originally posted on X

The best feedback comes from the customer who almost left. Originally posted on X

The best deals rarely feel obvious. They feel slightly uncomfortable. Originally posted on X

Everyone quits. Winners just quit later than everyone else. Originally posted on X

Leverage is other people's time, other people's capital, or code. Pick at least one. Originally posted on X

Dario says AI development must slow down. , Sam agrees. Elon says, “Dario is right.” My reaction may surprise some…

Stop building for the market you read about. Build for the person who emailed you. Originally posted on X

Constraints are a gift. Unlimited time produces unlimited excuses. Originally posted on X

A decision delayed is a decision made. Just a worse one. Originally posted on X

Momentum solves problems that meetings cannot. Originally posted on X

Success without health is a loan you're taking against yourself. Originally posted on X

Culture is not your values page. It's what you tolerate on a bad week. Originally posted on X

The best time to start a company is when it feels expensive to. Originally posted on X

Small bets, repeated, beat one big swing. Originally posted on X

Features don't sell. Outcomes do. Originally posted on X

Apple has never launched anything the world had not seen before. MP3 players → iPod, 2001 Smartphones → iPhone, 2007…

Great returns come from being early and patient. Most people are neither. Originally posted on X

Your worst days are data, not verdicts. Originally posted on X

The wealthiest people I know are the most boring with money. Originally posted on X

Nobody funds potential anymore. They fund traction. Originally posted on X

If it takes three months to launch, it takes three years to learn. Originally posted on X

Cut the list to three. Then cut it to one. Originally posted on X

A few hundred founder meetings in ten weeks. Nobody brought a co-founder. Almost every non technical founder walked in with…

Decide fast on reversible things. Decide slow on the rest. Originally posted on X

Most regret comes from caution, not risk. Originally posted on X

If you have to convince someone to join, you'll have to convince them to stay. Originally posted on X

Boring problems pay the best. Originally posted on X

Do the unglamorous thing daily. Watch what it becomes in year three. Originally posted on X

Retention is the only growth metric that can't be faked. Originally posted on X

Red flag: a founder who has never lost a customer. It means they've never had one. Originally posted on X

Confidence is just evidence you collected yourself. Originally posted on X

Cash flow buys you calm. Calm buys you better decisions. Originally posted on X

Ideas are cheap because execution is expensive. Originally posted on X

Volume beats deliberation early. Judgment comes from reps. Originally posted on X

The market rewards finished, not flawless. Originally posted on X

Six months of planning loses to six weeks of shipping. Originally posted on X

You can have almost anything. You cannot have everything at once. Originally posted on X

One wrong senior hire costs more than five wrong junior ones. Originally posted on X

Networking events are where deals go to not happen. Originally posted on X

Reputation is the only asset that appreciates while you sleep. Originally posted on X

If people aren't complaining, they aren't using it. Originally posted on X

The founders I bet on move fast when nobody is watching. Originally posted on X

You will spend years being misunderstood. Get comfortable with it early. Originally posted on X

Your salary is what someone pays you to stop building your own thing. Originally posted on X

Your first version should embarrass you. If it doesn't, you launched too late. Originally posted on X

Do the hardest thing first. The day gets easier from there. Originally posted on X

Launch before you're proud. Iterate until you are. Originally posted on X

Speed is a strategy, not a personality trait. Originally posted on X