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Hey Reader, Have you met the threshold for earned inevitability? As in, have you done such relentless, uncomfortable, comprehensive work that it would actually be unreasonable for this not to work?Only you know. There’s a difference between working hard and working so hard it breaks the logic of failure. Which is the goal. To manufacture the default outcome. ....And to do that, you have to find that level, that gear, that moment when your effort becomes so complete, so relentless, so...
Hey Reader, One of the most epic truths about being a founder is knowing the real world exists, but you’re no longer living in it. You still do all the muggle things. Grocery store. Family group chat. Kid’s soccer game. Grandmas wifi. But your mind now lives in a parallel reality. The universe of “burn” “MVP” “PMF” “conversion” “CAC”... This is a follow-on from Reality ≠ Consensus: How people perceive your startup. This is about how you label it, and how those labels shape what you do next....
Hey Reader, You're tired. You're poorer. You're late. You're a shit friend. You're overwhelmed. High fives. Congrats. You asked for this. 😉 Do you know how incredible that is? The fact that you're even stressed means something's actually happening. Your dev team is slow. A user churned. A customer wants a security review. Your upwork engineer is awful. A partner's dragging their feet. Someone quit. The demo went dead. Those aren't random problems.They're the problems you get when you're...