Success is found by doing simple & boring things over long periods of time.

Success is found by doing complex & exciting things over short periods of time.

Perfection < Progress

Perfection > Progress

Startups need luck. Luck = Time x Effort. So stay for long & work hard.

Startups don't need luck. Success = Idea x Funding.

Discovering competitors for your startup idea is a validation of the market, NOT a source of sadness.

Discovering competitors for your startup idea means the market is saturated, and you should pivot to something else.

Building your "billion-dollar" startup begins by focusing on making your FIRST dollar. Earning the 1st dollar is much tougher than it sounds.

Building your "billion-dollar" startup begins by focusing on raising millions in VC funding first.

Execute daily. Plan weekly. Strategize periodically.

Execute less, plan more.

To scale startups, founders need to learn to delegate. But to get to that position, founders need to learn to NOT delegate too early.

To scale startups, founders need to learn to delegate everything immediately and focus more on important stuff.

Don't fantasize about scale at $0 revenue.

Keep aiming for growth over profits from the first day.