Focusing on competition is a losing trait. Focus on customers instead.

Scrum is a scam sold by consultants to the world. Daily standups in textbook form are useless and prevent people from taking initiative when blocked. Run weekly sprint and do a weekly check-in meeting + ah-hoc calls to solve problems.

"AI will take our jobs" I've heard this phrase a lot more from people who haven't used a single AI product than people who are using or building AI products. There is no cure for pessimism.

If you want to be better than 90% of the people, be reliable.

Wait, what's going on?

Many random people cold DM me on LinkedIn asking for a referral. They don’t understand that referral is an endorsement suggesting the candidate's suitability for the role. I can’t do it if I don’t know you.

A successful software integration strategy should evolve alongside the company. Pre-PMF, focus on building the integration to achieve PMF. After PMF, prioritize building multiple integrations to scale rapidly. When scaling, develop an ecosystem around your platform.

I used to be a certified perfectionist. But guess what? Perfectionism is just a fancy term for the fear of failure. Now, when I catch myself trapped in the pursuit of perfection, I dig beneath the surface and confront that feeling head-on.

Financial illiteracy

SoftBank sold its entire 4.9% stake in Nvidia for $3.3B in January 2019. At current prices that stake is worth over $90B! In just 4 yrs, a company could hit a second wind and go exponential. Power law is incredibly hard to predict & incredibly powerful when you get it right. 📈

Friendly reminder: focus on revenue vs valuation.

Double Amen with extra mayonnaise.

Started intermittent fasting again. I was doing it regularly back in 2019.

How Luka Doncic arrived in Minnesota

Introducing Kibo UI Patterns. 1000+ shadcn examples for use in your project. Every component. Every variant. Every state. Completely free. Link 👇

Incredibly insightful thread about building a great business. Applicable at all levels.

I’ve got no stake in this saga, but one thing’s clear: customer-focused businesses win, competitor-focused ones lose.

Digital nomadism was fueled by economic stability of 2010’s. It died once times got harder. Remote work is still alive and will keep evolving. Digital nomadism was a weather pattern. Remote work is climate change.