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Recently I’ve gotten a lot of inbound from new grads asking for career advice, so I wrote down a list of things I wish I’d internalized sooner.
The key thing: being precocious has an expiration date. Threading the note in its entirety: https://t.co/dW7DAcmyng
Advice for other startup founders:
1. Starting a company is annoying and hard in ways you shouldn't expect anyone else to validate or sympathize with
2. The average service job is at least 10x harder
3. Believing you can change the world is only useful as an early motivator, the second it becomes a moral shield it's diminishing returns
4. Yo... See more
After 10 years of building consumer social apps, I've decided to start exploring new areas. Building these products is an unforgiving grind—but I learned a lot along the way.
For those embarking on this path, here's everything you need to know:
TIME FOR A THREAD 👇
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