Startup

The breakthrough came when I called a team meeting and proposed something radical: focus 80% of our attention on breaking this one constraint and only 20% on everything else.

In general, your best weapon against these monsters is determination. Even though we usually use one word for it, determination is really two separate things: resilience and drive. Resilience keeps you from being pushed backwards. Drive moves you forwards.

Problems are just opportunities in work clothes - Henry Kaiser

The road to success is paved with mistakes and problems well handled

1. Focus on unit economics from day one. Understand your costs and revenue at a granular level.


2. Wait to hit certain revenue milestones before hiring additional teammates.


3. Explore alternative funding sources like revenue-based financing, crowdfunding, or bank loans.


4. If you do need to raise VC money, approach it

Jay Gould - extreme focus on one thing is a superpower. Avoid multi tasking.