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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...
Hey Reader, I’m about to say something brutal. It might sting. That’s the point. I only ever say these words when you can see my face, so you know how much love is behind them. But honestly. I want you to be moderately offended. Not because I’m trying to provoke you, but because I need this to land. I have danced around this for a while, you have to trust how founder-first I am. How in your corner, I truly am. Last week I said it softly. Maybe you didn’t fail, maybe you just never actually...