Silence causes the brain to massively expand It is important to spend time in silence daily, doing absolutely nothing

Self-doubt kills opportunity.

CMO: we need to do a brand reset CEO: wtf does that mean? like a new logo? CMO: no. that'd be a rebrand. not what i'm talking about CEO: then what? CMO: first, let's define terms: the strength of our brand is ultimately measured in two ways: first, the customer acquisition

Messages poured in from founders who raised a lot but didn’t make anything personally. Below are a few I heard: - $150M at $450M - founders made $0, didn’t sell in secondary, didn’t get anything from the sale - $350M at $750M - founders sold $4M-$5M in secondary but $0 from the

Sean Ellis (Sean Ellis) invented the ICE prioritization framework, coined the term "growth hacking, was one of the earliest people to use freemium as a growth lever, and, most famously, developed the widely used Sean Ellis Test for product-market fit. Over the course of his

Try the thing you don’t think you’re quite ready for.

Replit Agent (launched today) built a startup landing page with waitlist and postgres db from start to finish in <4 mins

I’ve been part of many 0-1 products. I’ve led and scaled a few as a PM & designer. Every journey was different and were critical to my growth. But I can assure you that I spent 5% of the time writing briefs and 95% getting teams to try things, throw away ideas, prototype & build.

Product Managers on Reddit Are Throwing in the Towel 🫡🥲

Obsessing over details is a superpower. I think it can be a make-or-break thing in business.

The real founder mode is not giving a damn.

A former manager said something that has really stuck with me. He would look at a design doc for a large project and ask what can we accomplish toward this goal in: - 1 hour - 1 day - 1 week It was a very refreshing question at a slow-moving big co, and one I’ve now adopted.

Check out my episode on ⁦Lenny Rachitsky⁩ podcast. Just went live today! Very fun deep dive into PMF and growth. lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-original…

This week officially marks 2 years into my transition from founder/CEO to VC. AMA.

Now when your friend says, “I have an app idea” you send them this.

Easiest way to do founder mode is never to exit it. You don't have to unravel anything if you don't create in the first place. I think some of this because of the "grow fast (and think later)" startup advice that has been so prominent the last decade.

Make critical thinking a foundational subject in education. Teach students how to think critically, analyze information, and discern fact from fiction using scientific methods, creating a more discerning and informed society.

being smart is simply about getting the most mileage out of your intelligence

make it worth it

Do not waste time on things you cannot change or influence.