Fishbowl Mentality
Maybe the real value of leaving your pond for the ocean is to access scale.
For years, I had a selfish lens on the fish in the pond metaphor. I thought about how I could’ve stayed the smartest fish in my pond if I had remained in my pond. I debated and discussed the advantages of being a small fish in a large pond - how it widened my horizons and ga
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An essay: Why founders fail, despite being good at coding and high IQ.
Being mathematically smart hurts startup founders.
Math doesn’t account for emotions, and this is why devs easily build useful products but fail to get to Product Market Fit in 99% cases.
Imagine you’re building a building to sell. As a good builder, you put great effort into... See more
