“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man” George Bernard Shaw Mike Maples Jr., the famed seed investor and founder…
“If you’re pre-product/market fit, the best advice that I have from that period is: action produces information. Just keep doing stuff.” Brian Armstrong, founder of Coinbase Product/Market Fit (PMF) is the holy grail for startups. It’s the point where you’ve…
It’s #Firgun time. The original version of this newsletter was posted on Linkedin here. The word “Firgun” (pronounced ‘feer-goon’) is an informal modern Hebrew term and concept in Israeli culture (originally Yiddish), which describes genuine, unselfish delight or pride in the…
The most important companies are those that others don’t see as valuable. Peter Thiel The statistics for startup success are well known. About 90% of startups will fail within three years of starting. Within the group of startups that succeeds,…
The original version of this newsletter was published on Linkedin. It’s #Firgun time. The word “Firgun” (Hebrew: ??????/ pronounced ‘feer-goon’) is an informal modern Hebrew term and concept in Israeli culture (originally Yiddish), which describes genuine, unselfish delight or pride in…
The original version of this newsletter was posted on Linkedin. It’s #Firgun time. The word “Firgun” (pronounced ‘feer-goon’) is an informal modern Hebrew term and concept in Israeli culture (originally Yiddish), which describes genuine, unselfish delight or pride in the accomplishment…
“To find a needle in a haystack, it’s helpful to know what a needle looks like. To find the right investor, know exactly what you’re looking for in a partner.” Finding the right investor for your startup can feel like…
The original version of this newsletter was published on Linkedin. It’s #Firgun time. The word “Firgun” (pronounced ‘feer-goon’) is an informal modern Hebrew term and concept in Israeli culture (originally Yiddish), which describes genuine, unselfish delight or pride in the accomplishment…
It’s #Firgun time. The word “Firgun” (Hebrew: ??????/ pronounced ‘feer-goon’) is an informal modern Hebrew term and concept in Israeli culture (originally Yiddish), which describes genuine, unselfish delight or pride in the accomplishment of the other person. It’s the opposite of…
Paul Graham’s recent essay, Founder Mode, describes the mindset that founders need to adopt to navigate the early stages of building a startup, and how they’re different than ‘manager mode’ which is traditional management/corporate best practices. In effect there are…
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