The rules change all the time
Fundamental wisdom: pick good partners, understand your customer, and maintain a beginner’s mind
Avoid those that give ultimatums
If anyone claims there’s a certain way, avoid
Your first users ideally are your friends. If not, become friends with them
Parkinson’s law - time constraints - is a very useful tool
Do not underestimate a good late night work session
Meditate to clear your mind
Walk to activate your mind
Write to synthesize insights
The best business models are positive sum
Capital and the VC signaling is never the goal. Positive impact is the goal
Positive impact can be a small as 1 user or as big as the universe
Positive impact starts internally. Be the version that you are proud of. Then the outputs somehow align
Continuously reflect if you want to learn something
Be aware of hive mind tendencies & mimetic traps. Also known as the matrix
In the silence between thoughts, strategy emerges. Value the introspective pauses