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The biggest enemy is unrealized potential. You can never realize 100% of your potential, but you sure can work towards it and obsess over it. The only people who come close to realizing their full potential are those who obsess over it. To obsess over your potential, you must never be satisfied/overly happy/proud/indulgent in where you already reached to. Instead, … Read More

I realized recently that I’m addicted to work. The realization came when I couldn’t ‘switch off’, going back to my phone or laptop every few minutes to check notifications and want to make more progress, although I just spent 10+ hours being very productive. It is a deep passion that takes over me sometimes. I called it Immersion before. Zach … Read More

One of the toughest challenges of scaling a startup post product market fit is scaling the talent. Some talent have to be imported, some can be grown/scaled. The problem is that not everyone truly wants to level up. That’s unfortunate but also fine. You need to identify who truly wants it and who doesn’t. Some would look at it as … Read More

Imagine having a million dollars to invest. It’s all the money you have to invest for the next 5 years, and you can only invest it in 1 place. How much time will you spend in researching the best place to invest it? Probably a lot of time, maybe 6 months at least, no? Everyone who wants to start a … Read More

I’ve recently adopted this analogy of business as a sport/game, and it’s been a game changer! (pun not intended) I’ve heard this in a few different places along the years, but never truly understood it until now. One of those resources was Mark Cuban’s book: How to Win at the Sport of Business. I never understood it well until now. … Read More

1) you need to overclock your brain to make a startup work. That in turn causes an almost definite case of ADHD. Good luck dealing with that. Football athletes overclock their bodies (at least compared to the average individual) in a certain way that make them superior at the sport. Startups are mental sports. The rules of mental strain (as … Read More

Be willing to withstand short term suffering for long term gain.

There’s this concept/framework of ‘switching hats’ that I’ve learned by observing a few people who use it. We all play different roles in our lives. I’m a son, a friend, a boss, a brother, a partner, an employee, and many more. The framework of ‘switching hats’ gives you the lenses that allow you to look at yourself as having more … Read More

I’ve been asked this question a few times lately (in nicer ways), so I thought I’d answer it for everyone. I’ve also asked this question to a couple of product managers to see what they thought their job was. I think a lot of people don’t understand what a product manager is or what one is supposed to do. So … Read More