patience
the art of waiting
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patience
“You can’t produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant.”
Some things just take time: compounding, craftsmanship, and good judgment.
One reason Replit's revenue is growing so fast is that they're in the equivalent of a high-performance climb. They weren't just sitting around doing nothing during the preceding years of slower growth. They were building the stuff that's helping them grow fast now.
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Joseph Heller wrote Catch 22 in the evenings after work - it took him eight years spending 2-3 hours each night.
source: Daily Rituals, Mason Currey
I did not make a single $ from 20VC for three years.
4 shows per week for 3 years and not $1.
For the first 150 episodes, I did not get more than 1,000 plays per episode.
This is a game of who can survive the longest.
Do not quit.
Harry Stebbingsx.com
Sometimes it just takes time
Congrats @zoink and the whole @Figma crew 👏 https://t.co/8DfqKPcpJr
Clay's trajectory is a reminder that sometimes things take a while to bake (h/t: @edsim) https://t.co/eeiT4zqAdv
The temptation to look and feel busy is real and ever-present, especially when you’re young and trying to prove your value. Early-on, we fell prey to it like most do. We intervened unnecessarily in portfolio companies to help “save the day” and listened to low-probability pitch after pitch to make sure we didn’t miss something. We had packed... See more