Asking to help this community of the cognitive elite / knowledge workers. My competitive advantages: - avoided competition and commoditization of labor - networked until I met sponsors who let me uplevel - painfully improved my weaknesses like extreme shyness - read lots of books (lots of self help) - willing to be “the first” with an emergent technology despite high risk. Ignored TC to BUIDL - induce flow state to feel enjoyment while building - have inner visions and audition ??? - sabbaticals, starved waiting for perfect opps - dopamine junkie and Adderall baby BG: ex Fintech PM 3 yr exit $7.5 m Need to say that emotions like envy and competitiveness are irrational and toxic when lovingkindness (lol) feels better to embody. Don’t prioritize participation in the labor market over your Values. Remember it’s corny to be a jerk unless you can land a witty burn.
Most people either work their way up the ladder or get lucky with a startup exit.
Too crowded on the freeway and don’t like lots of rules. Strategy > luck from observing Tinder mentors lol
Thank you for sharing! I'm in finance in a non-tech role so perhaps not everything is perfectly relatable, but I'm interested to know what books had the most impact on you / which books would you recommend to others?
Peter Thiel’s Zero To One made me want to discover “secrets” in tech and the hidden value of being a contrarian. 80/20 Rule for ruthless efficiency. Influence to effectively persuade others. Bitcoin White Paper details a perfect system and I can’t match but God do I try. Hm, finance - I’ve made lists of ivy MBA curriculums, selected the most relevant courses, and compiled my own Sparknotes.
Thanks!
What do you mean by "starved waiting for perfect opps"
There were days I literally did not have food. Was weirdly happy sacrificing everything else to pursue embarrassing things like striving and moral striving.
Gotcha. Clearly it paid off so kudos to you for doing this
Competitive advantage: Time TSLA right and negotiated to be heavy equity
What’s the hook on SpaceX IPO though
Spacex is in a heavily regulated industry and I don’t think it will go full ipo anytime soon. Elon mentioned that he wished Tesla was private to avoid quarterly updates pressure. May be you can expect a starlink ipo in 0-5 years.
1. Lack of insecurities 2. A desire to solve impossible problems 3. Not being afraid to get fired 4. Knowing a lot of people, which helps me stay generally aware of what is going on 5. Caring about people and feeling their pain 6. Willingness to consider all ideas, even unconventional ones, and use all techniques to solve a problem 7. Being an active player at my job instead of just collecting a paycheck and trying to stay under the radar 8. Listening to feedback and learning from it 9. Ability to see where the real bottlenecks are, how systems relate to each other, and which projects will have the most impact 10. I can also solve LeetCode Hards
1.) be bold 2.) don’t sit around waiting to be told what to do. Take something and run with it. 3.) ask for forgiveness over permission 4.) be kind and treat people as you would like to be treated 5.) be a sponge, you can learn from everyone 6.) network, but in a genuine way. Build a great brand and people will seek you out. 7.) be the loudest voice for yourself to be seen, no one else will amplify it like you can 8.) read lots of business books 9.) smile always. People can hear it in your voice, even when they can’t see you TC $500k
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