> I have yet experienced more in these four years than most people do in all of their lives. Lol, hearing that from a 22 year old.
That put a bad taste in my mouth for the rest of the article.
Building a company is fucking hard
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#32> I have yet experienced more in these four years than most people do in all of their lives.
oh please. how embarrassing
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#33> I have yet experienced more in these four years than most people do in all of their lives. Lol, hearing that from a 22 year old.
A lot of old people have been comfortable their entire adult lives.
Then it follows that even more young people than that have been comfortable their whole lives.
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#34Building a company is not hard. (Look around, we are surrounded by businesses). Building financially and ethically sustainable business that employs people that are truly happy to work there IS hard.
Ethics is a really hard continuum to manage when financial factors are at play.
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#35There's an old adage that successful people surround themselves with success. It's all about cohort - if you don't have other friends who are pushing themselves the way you are, it will be very, very, hard. It doesn't matter if you're in tech and your friend is in gardening, what matters is the shared struggle, and dreams. It helps knowing you're in a boat others have been in before. Spouses/partners can understand a…
This is what I have been going through for a long time. Everyone around me goes to their 9-5, so I barely even talk about my work anymore with them (even though I love it). You get used to it. I have tried finding people that are doing the same thing as me but with no luck.
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#36There's an old adage that successful people surround themselves with success. It's all about cohort - if you don't have other friends who are pushing themselves the way you are, it will be very, very, hard. It doesn't matter if you're in tech and your friend is in gardening, what matters is the shared struggle, and dreams. It helps knowing you're in a boat others have been in before. Spouses/partners can understand a…
This is why it's important to grow up in the right zip code, do well in school, score high enough on standardized tests, get into the best universities. If you want to maximize your chances of getting to the top, the best way to do that is to know the right people.
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#37Two important points in that essay: You will need friends You will need mentors This is 100% true, so I have a question. How do you find those when you're already spending all of your time on your startup and new to town without a support network in place?
I moved to a new city in Jan where I know one person, am starting a new company, and have a young family (e.g. limited time). In the last month I've: 1. Spoken to a group of CEOs about how to solve their product management issues 2. Organized a group of 6 product managers for drinks (I had met two of them once) 3. Demonstrated credibility and a willingness to help enough that I've gotten a bunch of inbound intros to…
This is very solid, actionable advice that I can follow. Great point about "work doesn't always look like work." Thank you!
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#38There's an old adage that successful people surround themselves with success. It's all about cohort - if you don't have other friends who are pushing themselves the way you are, it will be very, very, hard. It doesn't matter if you're in tech and your friend is in gardening, what matters is the shared struggle, and dreams. It helps knowing you're in a boat others have been in before. Spouses/partners can understand a…
This is why it's important to grow up in the right zip code, do well in school, score high enough on standardized tests, get into the best universities. If you want to maximize your chances of getting to the top, the best way to do that is to know the right people.
That’s one approach of many, and ultimately depends on the individual.
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#39There's an old adage that successful people surround themselves with success. It's all about cohort - if you don't have other friends who are pushing themselves the way you are, it will be very, very, hard. It doesn't matter if you're in tech and your friend is in gardening, what matters is the shared struggle, and dreams. It helps knowing you're in a boat others have been in before. Spouses/partners can understand a…
This is why it's important to grow up in the right zip code, do well in school, score high enough on standardized tests, get into the best universities. If you want to maximize your chances of getting to the top, the best way to do that is to know the right people.
Great advice! That's like saying that it's super easy to become rich. It just takes 2 easy steps: Step 1. Be born into a rich family. Step 2: Get inheritance cash.
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#40There's an old adage that successful people surround themselves with success. It's all about cohort - if you don't have other friends who are pushing themselves the way you are, it will be very, very, hard. It doesn't matter if you're in tech and your friend is in gardening, what matters is the shared struggle, and dreams. It helps knowing you're in a boat others have been in before. Spouses/partners can understand a…
This is what I have been going through for a long time. Everyone around me goes to their 9-5, so I barely even talk about my work anymore with them (even though I love it). You get used to it. I have tried finding people that are doing the same thing as me but with no luck.
Well, you found one just now.