founder's mentality

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

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How to Find a Co-Founder

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.@dharmesh on why every founder is fighting the 2nd law of thermodynamics

Lenny Rachitsky

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The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

Ben Horowitz • 12 highlights

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Feeling Uncertain Doesn't Make You Weak, Weird, or Unqualified

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Marc Andreessen, who wrote: “The world is a very malleable place. If you know what you want, and you go for it with maximum energy and drive and passion, the world will often reconfigure itself around you much more quickly and easily than you would think.”

Gena Gorlin • How Builders Think

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Idk who needs this but I’ve seen a few startups fail because of founder burn out. I haven’t seen any startups fail because a founder took a couple days off.

Alex Friedman x.com

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“Nothing is done for business purposes. We create for the sake of what people will love...and we cater to both ends of the spectrum with the same intent, creativity, and purpose.”

Colossus • Life's Work Leaders - Colossus

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Ronnie Fieg, founder of Kith

Not every startup lends itself to such an intense customer focus: some new ventures are supply-led, not demand-inspired. Consumers could have never asked for an iPod until they actually saw one first.

Cedric Chin • Product Validation Frameworks are Mostly Useless Without Taste

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