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san francisco has a strange gravity, attracting people who want to build the future, and also those who want to be seen building the future. the result is a city that can feel incredibly performative, especially within the startup bubble.
a lot of “founders” aren’t actually building much. instead, they’re posting, going from one event to the other,... See more
a lot of “founders” aren’t actually building much. instead, they’re posting, going from one event to the other,... See more
My top takeaways from Matt MacInnis, COO/CPO at Rippling:
1. Extraordinary results demand extraordinary efforts. “If you ever find yourself in the comfort zone at work, you’ve definitely made a mistake.”
2. Your job as a leader is to preserve intensity, not buffer it. Every layer of management can dilute the founder’s urgency by an order of
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material solutions can't fix spiritual problems
If you touch an idea too much without actually making it, just like a dough or plaster, it dies. I think it’s better to make and bake it and throw it away than to imagine how it would have worked or tasted. —Zeynab Izadyar
2025 Founder Recap: State of Sublime
youtube.comThe most transformative companies rarely emerge from someone else's problem statement. They come from founders who see opportunities that others miss, often in areas that lack established categories.
Facebook didn't fulfill a request for "improved college social networking." It emerged from Mark Zuckerberg's specific intuition about how Harvard... See more
Facebook didn't fulfill a request for "improved college social networking." It emerged from Mark Zuckerberg's specific intuition about how Harvard... See more
Tina He • The Art of Understanding What's Going On
The Power of Beliefs in Business:
Help people see a better future.
Help people see how they might get to that future.
Show people how much they matter.
Help people see how much their work matters.
Help people see how small steps are the keys to success.
Show people how they fit into a larger whole.
Help people see a better future.
Help people see how they might get to that future.
Show people how much they matter.
Help people see how much their work matters.
Help people see how small steps are the keys to success.
Show people how they fit into a larger whole.
John Collison: "We only had 50 users two years after founding Stripe."