Founder Mode

Funny that the way to be more productive is to block productivity apps

I didn't imagine that you can build a startup with $17m arr, $30m in the bank, 15k paying users, and 50 employees and still feel clueless.

But apparently you can.

Another startup paradox.

The better you do your job -> the faster your startup grows -> the faster everything changes -> the faster your skills become outdated.

Learn faster than your success.

the number of zeros depends on the problem

Where would your business be if you went all-in?

What should they expect?

There is no recipe

You need to enjoy pain

Focus on hard ideas, the easy ones are already takent.

congrats

Bootstrap is not a goal.

Sometimes the best thing for your business is to raise money, is sometimes it is not.

The real cost of starting your own company is not the hours.

It is not being able to think of anything but work. It is to have urgency spill into your personal life. It is that everything but work becomes blend.

Working hard is the easy part.

AI is making it easier to build a product.

But building a great product is just as hard.

Focus on the building, not the sharing.

not addictive enough

When building your startup it also seems that the current stage is the hardest one, and the next one will be the most fun.

In reality, the next stage is always harder, and the previous one was more fun.

The only good reason to start a startup is that nothing else excites you.

the hook loop works

Why does readability matter when you're the only dev?

Useful. thx!

9 days is faster!

Would it?

The right speed for a startup is faster.

Your first startup is going to fail.

If you then start another one it would've been worth it.

Hello World