Johann Van Tonder
@jvt
20 years in ecommerce, now CEO of a CRO agency. Probably doing analysis in R or building stuff with AI. Or walking on the beach. Yeah, probably that.
Johann Van Tonder
Many founders, out of their fear of things slowing down, are missing the opportunities that [slowing down] affords them.
Amy Buechler, Founder Coach at YC
The company is an extension of my psychology as the founder. All my strengths and knowledge get amplified and extended, but so do my weaknesses and limitations.
- Tiago Forte on X
Startup Advice and
Everything you want, is on the other side of doing things you don't want to do.
Hard conversations
Work that is "boring"
Taking chances on things that might fail
Do the things you don't want to do.
Dr. Julie Gurnerx.comNotice what happens when you satisfy a craving, something small like piece of cake / chocolate. Do you really feel happier?
- Andy Puddicombe
Quotes and Mental Health
Elon Musk:
“I believe in the physics approach to thinking.
You're always weighing the probabilities that something is true or not true, or that there may be a third explanation.
Be very open to new facts and changing your mind.” https://t.co/PMANNtY8y0
ELON CLIPSx.comA business, by definition, exists to make a profit and the world’s best corporate storytellers acknowledge as much. What sets them apart is what they do next. They wrap their product, service, company, or cause with a vision and a purpose that goes well beyond making money.
Carmine Gallo • The Storyteller's Secret: From TED Speakers to Business Legends, Why Some Ideas Catch On and Others Don't
“Not everything that counts can be counted” - Einstein
"There’s really no replacement for spending time with these things, working towards a deeper mental model of the things they are good at and the things they are likely to mess up. Combining with domain knowledge of the thing you are working on is key too, especially as that can help protect you against them making things up!"
- Simon Willison, attem