Month: October 2026
Ask yourself weekly: am I building, or just avoiding the question?
Ask yourself weekly: am I building, or just avoiding the question? Originally posted on X
Ask customers what they were doing before you. That’s your actual competitor.
Ask customers what they were doing before you. That's your actual competitor. Originally posted on X
The best signal in a first meeting: they’re already solving it for someone.
The best signal in a first meeting: they're already solving it for someone. Originally posted on X
Every relationship you build now is a door you can knock on later.
Every relationship you build now is a door you can knock on later. Originally posted on X
Spend on things that compound. Cut everything that only impresses.
Spend on things that compound. Cut everything that only impresses. Originally posted on X
Most pivots aren’t failures. They’re the market finally being heard.
Most pivots aren't failures. They're the market finally being heard. Originally posted on X
When a client is unhappy and the deadline is tonight, we call the person we trust most.
When a client is unhappy and the deadline is tonight, we call the person we trust most. Often, that person…
Impostor syndrome is usually just a new level with old expectations.
Impostor syndrome is usually just a new level with old expectations. Originally posted on X
Give people the outcome, not the instructions.
Give people the outcome, not the instructions. Originally posted on X
Half of “market timing” is just people explaining luck.
Half of "market timing" is just people explaining luck. Originally posted on X
You become what you repeatedly tolerate.
You become what you repeatedly tolerate. Originally posted on X
If you have to explain the value, the value isn’t there yet.
If you have to explain the value, the value isn't there yet. Originally posted on X
Founders who blame the market usually didn’t talk to it.
Founders who blame the market usually didn't talk to it. Originally posted on X
He raised billions. Then he lost sight of what he was building, on a 36-block walk.
He raised billions. Then he lost sight of what he was building, on a 36-block walk. Adam Neumann. Co-founder of…
Do work you’d still be proud of if it took ten years to notice.
Do work you'd still be proud of if it took ten years to notice. Originally posted on X
The goal isn’t a big exit. It’s never having to take a bad one.
The goal isn't a big exit. It's never having to take a bad one. Originally posted on X
Build the thing you’d use every day. Then find the people who are like you.
Build the thing you'd use every day. Then find the people who are like you. Originally posted on X
The pressure doesn’t go away. You just get better at carrying it.
The pressure doesn't go away. You just get better at carrying it. Originally posted on X
The first ten hires set the ceiling for the next hundred.
The first ten hires set the ceiling for the next hundred. Originally posted on X
Working 100 hours a week is not a strategy. It’s a symptom.
Working 100 hours a week is not a strategy. It's a symptom. Originally posted on X
The goal was never to be busy. It was to be useful.
The goal was never to be busy. It was to be useful. Originally posted on X
Years of experience is the wrong question for AI engineers.
Years of experience is the wrong question for AI engineers. We are hiring AI engineers right now.Almost Every one shows…
Onboarding is your real product. Everything after that is retention.
Onboarding is your real product. Everything after that is retention. Originally posted on X
Show me your churn before you show me your vision.
Show me your churn before you show me your vision. Originally posted on X
The compounding curve looks flat right up until it doesn’t.
The compounding curve looks flat right up until it doesn't. Originally posted on X
Profit is permission. It lets you say no to the wrong deal.
Profit is permission. It lets you say no to the wrong deal. Originally posted on X
You don’t have a growth problem. You have a positioning problem.
You don't have a growth problem. You have a positioning problem. Originally posted on X
Discipline is choosing what you want most over what you want now.
Discipline is choosing what you want most over what you want now. Originally posted on X
Hire people who ask better questions than you do.
Hire people who ask better questions than you do. Originally posted on X
Most advice is autobiography. Filter accordingly.
Most advice is autobiography. Filter accordingly. Originally posted on X
Freedom is the real currency. Everything else is a proxy.
Freedom is the real currency. Everything else is a proxy. Originally posted on X
Every support ticket is free product research.
Every support ticket is free product research. Originally posted on X
I look at how a founder answers the question they can’t answer.
I look at how a founder answers the question they can't answer. Originally posted on X
Be the person people call first. That takes a decade and pays for two.
Be the person people call first. That takes a decade and pays for two. Originally posted on X
Runway isn’t money. It’s the number of mistakes you can still afford.
Runway isn't money. It's the number of mistakes you can still afford. Originally posted on X
Every founder overestimates year one and underestimates year five.
Every founder overestimates year one and underestimates year five. Originally posted on X