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You only know your real limit when your back is against the wall. “If your life depended on it, would you do it?” Andy Grove says that people don’t do things for 1 of 2 reasons: either a lack of motivation, or a lack of skills. The question above tells you which one it is. However, I believe that if … Read More

Once upon a time, 2 men went to the jungle to chop some trees. They competed on who can chop more trees by the end of the day. They both started chopping away, somewhat close to each other. As they were chopping, the first guy heard the chopping noise stopping. He was like “ha! It’s my opportunity to keep going … Read More

I noticed something about myself yesterday. I often find myself unhappy with myself. That usually is a function of wanting to be somewhere else than where I am. It could be as simple as: I want XYZ tasks to be done, but they are not done yet. There’s a delta between where I want to be and where I am. … Read More

Imagine if there were 2 identical twins. Imagine placing each one in a separate room. In each room, you play a different audio track every night and morning. For twin 1, the audio says: you can do it. You are powerful. If not you, then who? You have greatness within you. If you put your mind to anything, you will … Read More

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 wrote an updated version of this here: Business is a Sport 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 … 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