you say visionary. i say lazy entrepreneur avoiding the work. you say integrator. i say entrepreneur hiding behind the work. labels are a crutch. at the end of the day, you either succeed or fail. you either execute or make excuses. Zuckerberg wrote the code and had the vision. one doesn’t handicap the other. vision […]
potential
slam the gas pedal. incredible acceleration. razor-sharp performance. $250K car. topping out at 45mph… and frequenting school zones. you don’t belong here. capable of so much more. nice car. everyone’s impressed. and you like that. but you’ve got $250K of performance. with $50K problems. don’t be the smartest person in the room. don’t be the […]
hoodie and headphones
no stethoscope around my neck. no courtroom to be in today. just a hoodie and headphones. no commute. no boss. just a hoodie and headphones. no corner office. no ladder to climb. just a hoodie and headphones. create value. solve problems. have ideas. move fast. kill the imposter. scale. all that’s needed to takeover the […]
scale
grow or scale? some use the words synonymously. but they are not the same. when you begin, growth is the only goal. growth is painful. messy. expensive. growth cannot last. it’s to take something you do not like and improve it. growth is a blunt force. but growth is necessary. it’s the foundation. without growth, […]
sparks
spontaneous decisions. organize the closet. write a book. go for a walk. take a trip. learn to play guitar. just ideas… at some point you may act on your ideas. that action is a spark. an extreme concentration of energy. a very small, short-lived form of energy. sparks are intense, but fleeting. and I don’t […]