founder's mentality

insights, articles, musings and resources to help founders and builders cultivate a healthy mindset and get unstuck

My notes from Hackers & Painters by Paul Graham: The way to create something beautiful is often to make subtle tweaks to something that already exists, or to combine existing ideas in a slightly new way. There are only two things you have to know about business: build something users... See more

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How to know when to stop

Andy Johns lennysnewsletter.com

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There is a difference between moving fast and rushing. You can move fast and be thoughtful. When you rush, you sacrifice thoughtfulness. Conversely, when you are thoughtful but not moving fast, you are overthinking it. Procrastination in disguise. Don’t rush, but... See more

James Clear twitter.com

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The New Growth Mindset with Sean Ellis & James Currier

James Currier nfx.com

Jordan Bester

As a new founder, it’s tempting and often discouraging to compare your inside to another’s outside. Every other founder and company looks so well put together, whereas you are of course all too aware of your shortcomings and insecurities.

Because of how much we deify the great entrepreneurs of our time, we end up inevitably comparing our new company

John Koenig • Edward Lando

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4 Steps to Beating Burnout

Harvard Business Review hbr.org

Emilie Kormienko

Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days

Jessica Livingston

amazon.com

Cover of Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days

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Nobody Cares | Andreessen Horowitz

Ben Horowitz a16z.com

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I know due diligence sucks BUT The investor who puts in the work to REALLY understand your company today is the investor who will put in the work to REALLY support your company tomorrow. Don't just grab the first $$ waved in front of... See more

Jake Chapman 🇺🇸🚀 ✨🇺🇸twitter.com

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