Clear insights from Luba Lesiva tonight. Founders: if you don’t have warm intros to a vc, dig, dig, dig to find one. Someone from your 2nd semester accounting class interned at a vc. Ask them for an intro. Cold won’t get you a meeting. If you aren’t willing to do the bare

Japan playing in full Blue Lock mode 🔒 (via テレ朝サッカー)

Conviction in founders is criminally underrated. Great founders see a future that doesn't yet exist and build today as if it's already there. It's in their eyes, their voice, and the quality of response to tough questions. They speak like Michelangelo: "I saw the angel in the

any founders/brands/solopreneurs out there who want to buy ad spots in Dan Go, My First Million, Lenny Rachitsky, Justin Welsh, Sahil Bloom and/or similar newsletters/podcasts/tweets? working on something new, shoot me dm if you see this, i'd be grateful for a retweet for reach

creators need to create - and only create once they get in the mix of business, stuck in email, negotiating their value, diluting their taste for advertisers - it's over there needs to be a way for creators to continue producing their sauce without sacrificing time or focus

Once I commit to something, I don't stop. I never stop. I violently iterate until winning is inevitable. If you want to see what that iteration looks like- highly recommend subscribing to my YouTube. Whether or not you're interested in the content- watch how I improve each

Tweeted this out 2 weeks ago Sent cold dms to creators with link to tweet Many ignored Some said no Some said yes Many conversations may go nowhere Some conversations may go somewhere Won’t know unless you try Hit send.

Got blocked by one. Happens. Move on.

First time in a long time I can relate to the words “if you need inspiring words, don’t do it” If you’re working on something you believe in you don’t need any external motivators. Like shivering in cold or jolting away from fire, it will move you involuntarily.

Force yourself into rooms you don’t belong in and if you manage to stay long enough you’ve belonged all along

Big accounts here mostly recycle the same stuff but the 1 piece of advice I’ve taken seriously is Send more cold dms Most will be ignored But some will respond And opportunities *might* open Sent more past 2 weeks than previous 3 yrs combined & the convos are MAD

be the barnacle on a whale - Andrew Wilkinson

reality of starting something new. - idea strikes you - "people need this" - talk to people who want it - "this is exactly what i need, please build it" - get intros to more people - excitement through the roof "there's so much demand" - start building - talk to more people -

No apt = no gym = just run Longest run in years. Will take it

taste > skills taste seems more scarce these days, and increasingly differentiating in the age of AI where so much of skills-based productivity is offloaded to compute. makes me think about the development of taste, and how we nurture taste for the next gen of humans.

no risk, no story

It’s not about making a living It’s about a way of living

Founders reach out

Get outside

Jean-Luc Godard, 1978.