Practicing the art of restraint. It yields better results.

"If you wanna do this work, never get tired of preaching the basics" Pastor Tommy If you have any kind of vision for your company as a Founder (or anything else for that matter), prepare yourself to never get tired of preaching the basics. And then do it again, and again ....

"Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof." John Kenneth Galbrait

Founder (RE:about trend/buzz in market): Yep, me and co-founder are making friends all through the market, so when we arrive everyone will be excited for us. Me: Perhaps the most fundamental part of business, is to make friends in your market

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this week, I get to say, I’m fried on a Friday. @hdraino and I got to do incredible things, help incredible people, and see the start (and conclusion) of incredible results. #lovemyjob and totally pooped.

Heart of the Matter We can never accomplish more duties than our capacity allows.

Notes from a CEO friend of mine for all, especially hard or hostile, meetings: "Impulse control is key Stop gain perspective, and don’t leave the meeting with regret Keep your head, keep your cool, remain effective"

I have that dream, you know, starting a fire, going spear fishing, cook over the fire .... take a call about liquidation ratios for pre-revenue SAFE agreements. (I don't know how to spear fish .. yet) Headed to the Islands next week, not a vacation, not-not a vacation.

This hit a lot of the folks in my CEO community: effectuation.org/sites/default/…

Stages of New Thought: 1) Deny it is right 2) Deny it is important 3) Credit the wrong person (~ *A Short History of Nearly Everything) huzheng.org/bookstore/ASho…

Brad's love language "Share good things" A friend gave my own unique 'love language' the other day.

Just declared inbox bankruptcy. 100% my fault. And also ... nothing but interesting results coming up. Did I miss a $1m opportunity? Did I kill a relationship? A friend's quote "your inbox is the testament to other people's desire for your prioritization" ... ha

A growth CEO (or executives) roll is to take new processes through this matrix: You are - Integral 1st time through Necessary 2-5 times through Helpful 6 - 20 times Neutral 21 - 50 times Harmful 51 — N times

Tuesday 16 July, 2019 Sunday, January 5, 2025 == 1,000 days ago, who were you? 1,000 days from now, who are you?

We’re excited to unveil our first mission! This mission will be significant in so many ways - techcrunch.com/2023/07/25/ato…