founder's mentality
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founder's mentality
Don’t get fooled by the insane outliers. It’s a long, slow road. But if you can stomach the wait, the embarrassment, and the frustration, you just might make it.
Nat Eliason • It's Still a Long Game
from Nvidia CEO
Founders are taught to possess enough faith to will whatever they’re working on into existence but are rarely reminded to worship anything but themself. This creates a pressure cooker of responsibility that distorts reality to the point that they often find it hard not to confuse themselves for God — and we all know how that ends.
Molly Mielke • morals
a fundamental tension with being a founder
Obvious Startup Advice
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The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't
Julia Galef • 5 highlights
amazon.com
Ev Williams (founder of Twitter, Blogger, and Medium) when asked who inspires him:
“When I think about a commonality of companies and leaders I admire, it is those who—whether they have a bunch of resources or not—come from a position of confidence and an abundance mindset.”
When he got to Google, the thing that most struck him was how big they
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