Of all the people I've met, @typesfast at @flexport is the best at doing this. He sees opportunity everywhere and always pounces on it.
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One thing I've noticed about the best founders: they're always selling. Always recruiting. Always fundraising. Always seizing opportunities. I'll read a good blog post & think, "wow, that was interesting." A+ founder reads the same post and immediately tries to hire the author.
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Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Here’s the reason: good founders know it’s best to take a long shot than admit defeat (i.e. “why would THEY join us?” Or “these people won’t buy our stuff”). Relentless belief is a huge differentiator. Have to believe in the impossible as the attitude permeates company culture.
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Also impossibility is an arbitrary apriori judgement that I think you learn to disregard after a while...the fact that your company even exists was extremely close to an impossibility at some point...
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The VC model is basically predicated on near-impossibilities. A company is not worth $10m based on fundamentals when it's two founders and an idea. It's worth that because there's a tiny, tiny possibility the founders can build a $1b+ biz someday.
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Yup. Often the best moves seemed insane in advance. And if the founder doesn’t believe, who will?
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A+ VC writes stuff like this - probably the post that's most impacted my thinking as we build our company.https://codingvc.com/how-to-de-risk-a-startup …
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That's an incredibly kind thing to say. Thank you!
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Hustle is good. But it is over-rated. It is not a substitute for awareness of the fault lines within self, others, and the over-all market, and constantly figuring out the right things to do at any moment.
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In my mind, this is more about audacity and open-mindedness than hustle. It's about seeing and seizing opportunities that others don't even notice.
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That’s true. Love the way you said it. Audacity and open mindedness are very special qualities and hard to find.
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How do you pounce on opportunities without overwhelming yourself with coffees, plans, ideas, and commitments?
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You can reach out only if you think there might be lots of value in connecting :). And you could timebox it.. e.g. reach out to up to X people per month, but try not to go beyond X.
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Just hired an analyst from a blog post!
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So do you know reach out when you read goods blog posts? And what's your framing
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I have a few times, but not that often. I do reach out a lot on Twitter though.
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Yeah agree on both counts. Feel like I should reach out more in general. Esp since Twitter reach out has been very positive
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