a mind boggling amount of work went into the world around us. I can't believe anything works at all. It's actually remarkable, shocking, absurd. Us humans. We really figured it out

One of the hardest mental shifts for ppl who haven't spent time at a high growth startup is accepting that the challenges *are* the job. The Zen proverb says it best "the obstacle is the path"

Stallone: I'm making a movie about composers. I'm playing Beethoven. Van Damme: I'll be Mozart. Schwarzenegger: Stop it guys, I'm not saying it.

always feel like everyone else at the grocery store is doing a better job at grocery shopping than me

Instead of asking "what do you do" I really recommend punching up any social function you happen to be at with "so who do you hate here"

The time people spend building personal brands would be better invested in personal connections.   Products have brands. People have relationships and reputations. Authenticity is not about marketing yourself to create an image. It’s about aligning your actions with your values.

Web4 is just people going outside again

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Just 4% of SaaS companies reach $1M in revenue, only .4% make it to $10M, and 0.0X% to $50M 😳

Loud failures. Silent successes.

the unbelievable high of getting a “sorry, I’m running late!” text when you, yourself, are running late

One of the most important management skills is just knowing when to get completely out of the way of someone who's on fire.

I just learned that 1 horse has about 15 horsepower and I'm so mad I can't think straight

I need to know how heavy the wheel of fortune wheel feels

man it would be so sick to live in precedented times

The difference between obstacle and opportunity is your attitude.

Name a movie you've never heard of.

Office_Reopening_Dates.pptx is the most edited company slide deck in the history of capitalism.

The red line is drawn at the midpoint of the height of the trapezoid, but it appears to be lower than it is.