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Startup land breeds a unique resilience— but founders, remember: burnout is real. Sleep, eat well, recharge. Your startup needs you at your best.

The Founder lifecycle I saw in 2024: •Hustle culture is a scam. •Work smarter, not harder. So far in 2025: •Wait, maybe I do need to work harder. •I need a nap.

The best way to learn finance isn’t an MBA—it’s staring at a $17k monthly burn with $16k in the bank. #startups #founders #feeltheburn

If I can't adopt a philosophy across all aspects of my life - it's probably the wrong philosophy. If it works professionally, but not at home, or might augment me spiritually but not intellectually...it gets tossed out. I'm not cool enough to have a la carte principles.

I've seen some version of this pitch 3x this week: Step 1: Build something no one asked for. Step 2: Try to convince people it’s their fault they didn’t ask. #pitchslapped #startups

You might think startup success stems from being the smartest in the room. It does not. It comes from being the most relentless.

Is this an obstacle? Maybe. Or, it might be your next milestone revealing itself. As Founders, perhaps more than for anyone else, Aurelius' observation that "the obstacle is the path" is so very, very true.

Scaling isn’t about strategy. It’s about keeping things from catching fire faster than you can put them out. #startups

Had to explain to a Founder today that most of the people who tell you "great idea" are just being polite.

What if contentment is actually the goal? 🤔 As founders, we’re always chasing the next problem to solve—but do we ever stop to appreciate what we’ve built? Maybe true success isn’t in more, but in knowing when it’s enough.

What if I had raised capital? What if I had sold? What if I had started earlier? We love to imagine the best-case scenario—but do we ever calculate the real cost? #founder

Funny how the world celebrates 'security' but ignores 'risk'—until it pays off. Keep going. 🏗️

I love a big thesis for each year. My thesis this year is that while a Startup's first hire should still be a human, that human should be managing an army of AI agents. dharmesh - if I was going to build an ongoing workshop to help early stage startup Founders Startups.com build