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10 of my founder friends are forces of nature.
Their startups are now worth $400M+ each.
4 behaviors I've observed:
Their startups are now worth $400M+ each.
4 behaviors I've observed:
Effective people optimize for what compounds—not just quick wins.
They train themselves to get a dopamine hit when they help their future selves—even if they receive no immediate benefit from the action.
What compounds:
• Building audiences
• Relationships
• Investing $
They train themselves to get a dopamine hit when they help their future selves—even if they receive no immediate benefit from the action.
What compounds:
• Building audiences
• Relationships
• Investing $
In school, we learn by being curious and by accepting when we're wrong.
As adults, we forget we're still students—of life.
Effective people recreate environments where they're still told they're wrong:
They befriend blunt, independent-minded thinkers who'll call them out.
As adults, we forget we're still students—of life.
Effective people recreate environments where they're still told they're wrong:
They befriend blunt, independent-minded thinkers who'll call them out.
Effective people defer stuff that doesn’t matter, and always get started on what does.
Momentum is about rate of iteration and persistence, not brilliance.
I don’t know one force of nature founder who isn’t strongly biased toward taking action.
Momentum is about rate of iteration and persistence, not brilliance.
I don’t know one force of nature founder who isn’t strongly biased toward taking action.
Success therefore appears to be two things:
1. Point yourself in the right direction.
2. Do the work even when you're not in the mood to.
Both are necessary.
(Plus luck and privilege, of course.)
1. Point yourself in the right direction.
2. Do the work even when you're not in the mood to.
Both are necessary.
(Plus luck and privilege, of course.)
Luck is a function of surface area.
In the early days, effective people increase their luck by exposing themselves to more opportunities and more people.
There’s a reason why successful people tend to be proactive: they’re expanding their reach.
Reach is a serendipity engine.
In the early days, effective people increase their luck by exposing themselves to more opportunities and more people.
There’s a reason why successful people tend to be proactive: they’re expanding their reach.
Reach is a serendipity engine.
There are three ways to consume information:
Most people: Consume info for a dopamine hit.
Thoughtful people: Consume to refine their understanding.
Effective people: Find info that challenges their views and change them when they're wrong. ← Get your advice from these people
Most people: Consume info for a dopamine hit.
Thoughtful people: Consume to refine their understanding.
Effective people: Find info that challenges their views and change them when they're wrong. ← Get your advice from these people
Recap:
The best founders I know share some traits:
1. Bias toward taking action—no lazy deferring.
2. Always looking to prove themselves wrong.
3. Regularly reassess their priorities without fear of changing them.
Key: They balance momentum with indulging their curiosity.
The best founders I know share some traits:
1. Bias toward taking action—no lazy deferring.
2. Always looking to prove themselves wrong.
3. Regularly reassess their priorities without fear of changing them.
Key: They balance momentum with indulging their curiosity.
My upcoming thread is on using these lessons to select the right startup to work on.
