Molson Hart

The ones who made progress were those who couldn’t imagine any other way to live. They’d look at me like I’d asked me the most insane question in the world. “You mean like not be an entrepreneur?! Are you crazy?” They couldn’t imagine living any other life. 7/x

I learned is that the founder’s life isn’t for most. If founding is not how you’re wired but you feel you should, that's often just society and/or others imposing the idea on you that founding is the apex of achievement. That’s a bullshit narrative that we should stop. 8/x

So, if you’re thinking about making the leap then think: Why are you *really* doing it? Is it really the life for you? Or is it someone else’s idea of the life you should be living? Whatever the answer is, it’s OK to be you and do what you’re put on the earth to do. /fin

Super thought-provoking thread and a topic I've also thought a fair bit about (thought with much less experience than you). Let's see if I can reply to your thread with a thread of my own on the topic. I didn't prewrite this, so bear with me. 1/x

First, I don't think very many people idolize Bezos or Gates (or Zuckerberg, the lizard man, haha). It's only guys like you and me who are possibly hard-wired (or have convinced ourselves we are) for entrepreneurship. Buffett is different, but he's less entrepreneurial 2/x

A lot more people want to be Kim Kardashian, Lebron James, or Katrina Lake than want to be Jeff Bezos and it's not even close, imho (I have no data). So, white men? Meh, who cares? Let's move on. I say let the people who are trying to become entrepreneurs for the wrong reasons

try and fail. They're young. They'll bounce back. And in this day in age, it might even help them land a job at Google. They're usually in their 20s and they're playing with someone else's money. THey're not 45 year olds with a house and a family betting the farm, usually. 4/x

I have no idea how much traits are learned or inborn, but I do know that you only need 3 things to be successful as an entrepreneur: 1. Motor (THIS IS A MUST) 2. Brains (you need much less than you think) 3. Flexibility (Too many brains often => not enough flexibility)