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There has long been a big debate about the best approach to starting a new business. Some argue the only way to start is to drop everything and jump in with both feet, while others recommend an overlapped approach to the lifestyle, including not quitting your day job until you have revenue and a provenContinueContinue reading “6 New Venture Challenges Make It An Endurance Sport”

Framework of quitting from a YC Founder, ex-MBB consultant, and Softbank InvestorSource: iStock (tatianazaets)“If you can just avoid dying, you get rich. That sounds like a joke, but it’s actually a pretty good description of what happens in a typical startup.”That quote from Paul Graham’s essay How Not to Die stuck with me during my strugglesContinueContinue reading “Why The Top 1% of Founders Quit Their Startups”

You can’t just build it and hope they comeIf you build it, they will come. Right?What worked for a corn farm in Dyersville, Iowa, decisively does NOT work for startups. The startup graveyard is littered with companies with incredible products that went under because they did not focus on distribution until it was too late.Getting those first usersContinueContinue reading “How to Get Your Startups First 100 Users”

Don’t make the same mistakes as me.Photo by Mary Eineman on UnsplashBeing a solopreneur has been great! A lot of freedom.I just got back last week after spending 4 days on a workation in the Southern part of India. I was by the river, surrounded by coconut trees in an Ayurvedic resort.I don’t believe in workations, but IContinueContinue reading “If You Want to Make a Living on the Internet, Don’t Miss Out on This [As I Did]”

Let’s cut to the chase and answer the question everyone is askingimage by wayhomestudioIt’s becoming increasingly obvious that the A.I. bandwagon is running out of room.It’s time to hop on.Right?Everybody’s doing it.Shouldn’t you?Before it’s too late?Look, maybe you’ve quickly become a Generative A.I. expert. Or maybe you’ve been playing around with GPTs and know enough to be dangerous. Or maybeContinueContinue reading “Should You Use A.I. In Your Business?”