Founder Confessions

Jensen Huang's LinkedIn is an absolute flex.

A trait I see in founder is an obsession with exploiting systems. Sometimes the work they put in makes no sense, but they derive a deep sense of satisfaction from getting one over on the system.

How it feels drinking stimulants meant for airforce pilots in energy drink form just to vibe code

How it feels hearing about new Meta AI hires

An understated part of Steve Jobs' legacy is that basically every CEO of every large company is expected to launch products at a massive annual keynote.

GM team

New financial goal: accidentally fund a coup

There's "buy a yacht" wealth and then there's "accidentally fund a coup" wealth. How ambitious are you?

If you remember watching this video, it’s probably time to schedule your colonoscopy

Steve Job's on the "big secret" of life

Your job isn’t to know everything. It’s to know what matters right now. And who can help with it.

Momentum feels like magic. But it usually starts with a boring decision you didn’t delay.

Startups don’t die from a lack of hustle. They die from: – Hiring the wrong person – Building the wrong thing – Spending 3 weeks choosing a CRM

Founders don’t need more dashboards. They need less noise and one person they actually trust to ship.

Build mode is sacred. Protect it. Shorten meetings. Lower Slack volume. Say no 2x more than you say yes.

Whenever you're down in the muck, remember it could be worse. You could be getting paid 6 figs to move logos on powerpoint.

Tons of CTOs burnout when they realize their job isn't to build but rather manage the builders. They need little outlets.

Your MVP doesn’t need to be pretty. It needs to prove something.

The good old days.

Steve Jobs calling out Windows Vista codename (Longhorn) at 2005's WWDC is gold.

Founding a startup is mostly: – Googling “how to send invoice” – Whispering “we’ll figure it out” – Taking walks to avoid crying – Accidentally becoming an accountant