Katharina Sommerkamp
@katsommerkamp
Katharina Sommerkamp
Being human is not hard because you're doing it wrong, it's hard because you're doing it right. You will never change the fact that being human is hard, so you must change your idea that it was ever supposed to be easy
Glennon Doyle • Untamed by Glennon Doyle
What is the Pixar version of a startup? What do we want to believe about the world? What should be a good world – with all of us [having] equal chances of being a founder?
Mario Gabriele • The Best Venture Firm You’ve Never Heard Of
Things that are most fulfilling are hard to start, easy to quit. Things that are least fulfilling are easy to start, hard to quit.
Every. Single. Time.
poeple will forget what you said, but they will not forget how you you made them feel
achieving a sense of progress doesn’t require huge gains. Fuel can come from small wins.
Adam Grant • Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
Paul Graham said, “when people visit your startup, they should be surprised how few people you have.”
The Operating as One Issue
‘When you buy something cheap and bad, the best you’re going to feel about it is when you buy it. When you buy something expensive and good, the worst you’re going to feel about it is when you buy it.’
Satyajit Rout • #113 - The funny ways we think about money
elevate people who put the mission above their ego—and prioritize team cohesion over personal glory.