Sean Heilweil

Your biggest flaw? Might be your unfair advantage in disguise.

If you chase answers, you avoid accountability. Ask the hard stuff. Growth is hiding in your fear of the truth.

Stop Googling answers. Start asking uncomfortable questions instead. Growth lives in the question, not the solution.

Clarity isn’t having answers. It's asking better questions. “How do I make more money?” → “What unique value do I bring?”

AI won’t take your job. But the person using it better than you? They already did.

mortgage your house if you have to

Everyone talks about “freedom.” But no one wants the accountability that creates it. Freedom costs everything. Especially your excuses.

Entrepreneurship isn’t a personality. It’s a tolerance for pain. And most of you want the badge, not the bruises.

Cold email isn’t dead. Your subject lines just suck. Your offer is weak. Your targeting is garbage. Fix those. Welcome to 80% open rates.

The most expensive hire in your company: The one you’re too afraid to fire.

“No one wants to work anymore” Maybe they just don’t want to build your shitty dream for $60K and a Slack channel.

You don’t need a brand strategist. You need a personality. Stop overthinking fonts. Start telling the truth louder.

Most founders don’t have a marketing problem. They have a courage problem. You’re not “early stage.” You’re just scared to sell.

Everyone says "hire slow." Then cry when the A-players are gone. Speed wins. Overthinking is just fear in a suit.

SaaS isn’t hard. Build something mildly useful. Slap a paywall on it. Cold email until someone bites. Repeat until $50k/mo. VCs will call it “product-market fit.” It’s just persistence.

Everyone wants a 7-figure business. No one wants to send 1,000 cold emails. Welcome to reality.

The easiest sales hack in the world? Actually give a shit. That’s it. Most reps don’t.

Bootstrapped SaaS is the best business in the world. Recurring revenue. Zero inventory. Global reach. High margins. And nobody needs to know your name.

pls advise @JarrettLusso

Your software isn’t too expensive. You’re just marketing it to broke people.