Top advantages to being a first mover: - No roadmap - Tiny market - Customers aren’t sure - Limited legitimacy - Never budgeted - VCs don’t get it - Many VPs don’t get it - Tiny TAM at first - Seems minor to many - Why wasn’t it already done if it’s so important It’s great

Success takes dedication, not just capitalization.

At the Cap Table, stakes are set, Where founders' and investors' alignment should be met. Those with interests not aligned May see progress undermined.

Why chase trends when you can create waves? Be the origin, not the echo.

The future of music isn't static. It's an evolution of creativity fueled by technology. It always has been and always will be.

Just wrapped up a 19-hr fast and now off for a 22km countryside run. Why? • Enhanced Endurance • Mental Acuity • Laser Focus • Decompressing after a hardcore week Absolutely essential. Twice a week, every week. Can't imagine functioning properly without it.

When people copy you, the best strategy is usually to ignore them. People who copy you are (a) unoriginal and (b) opportunists, and those are both strong predictors of failure. If you wait them out, they'll eventually drop away.

Running results for August vs July: • 13 runs vs 10 • 266km vs 160km • 24:18 total time • 5.48 min/km avg pace • 7 hours longer, 106km further, 10,000 more kcal! Feeling fit as fuck!

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So true, staying lean for as long as possible until you know it's time avoids many of these mistakes. It's a careful balance of patience and persistence.

Just finished a tough but rewarding 22km run on the UK's hottest day of the year, right into the golden hour! Shoutout to Harry Stebbings for also conquering an epic 30km distance! Any other nutters out there running in this heat today?

Imitators chase shadows, innovators cast them.

Resourcefulness is all about taking the little you have, making crucial decisions based on your insight, then making magic happen.

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Sundays are for rest they said...

Getting there!

We live in truly epic times. So much innovation, progress, and upheaval unfolding before our eyes.

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Incredible achievement Russ Cook what a legend!