Julian Paul
@julian
Rational optimist building internet things.
Julian Paul
julianpaul.me
To test an idea, you must build it. You can’t rely on the abstract – you have to bring it into the world to play with it feel it and only then can you judge whether it’s worth pursuing or not
Christa Nicholson • The Creative Act by Rick Rubin
the science of business is scaling, and the art of business is things that don’t scale
Scott Belsky • The Wild Future of Commerce & The Rise of Conformative Software
Here's the thing most founders miss: backcasting isn't just planning—it's pre-writing your origin story. Every successful company eventually gets written about backwards ("How X saw the future before anyone else"), so you might as well design that narrative intentionally. Backcasting flips your mental model. Instead of "What can we afford to try?"... See more
“Live as though your soul carries the memory of all who came before you.”
— Inspired by Greek philosophy
— Inspired by Greek philosophy
