I've come to a point in my life where I crave uncertainty and need it. It's in those moments of discomfort or uncertainty where there's real return.
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The risk-adjusted equity return isn't what makes founding attractive. To me, it's the opportunity to learn at an exponentially fast rate.
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I didn't want to wait until I was 70 to have a positive impact on the people I care about. I wanted to do it at 30.
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Ask your mentor what the most consequential decision they've made is. That tells you a lot about their judgment.
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Someone tested whether NEXT Canada can actually pick founders. They compared the 70 we let in with the 70 who came close but didn't get in.
Lots of the people we let in built $100 million and billion-dollar businesses. I don't think there was anyone we missed.
Lots of the people we let in built $100 million and billion-dollar businesses. I don't think there was anyone we missed.
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Until a customer or an investor actually closes, it's all just noise. The market signal is when people transact.
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If I kick someone out of my class because they're late, no one will be ever late again. Living with the consequences of your actions is how you learn.
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Commitment doesn't have to be one dramatic moment. The goal is to start taking action in a direction you choose.
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Grit is not commitment. To me, grit doesn't require judgment. Commitment does.
It's hard to commit without some level of grit, but they are not the same thing.
It's hard to commit without some level of grit, but they are not the same thing.
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To me, "self-made" leaves out the people who invested in you. Just about everyone is "community built" to some extent. https://you.Just
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The Founder Mindset is not just about starting a business. It's a way of living.
At its core, it lets you do the thing every human being wants: have a positive impact on the people you care about.
At its core, it lets you do the thing every human being wants: have a positive impact on the people you care about.
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Before choosing a co-founder, you need to figure out two things: how you resolve conflict and how they behave in a crisis.
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Getting 51% of your decisions right leaves 49% you got wrong.
Those are valuable learning experiences... if you actually learn from them.
Those are valuable learning experiences... if you actually learn from them.
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Chief of staff and advisory roles can feel good coming out of business school. But they don't optimize for learning.
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Early in my 20s I thought I wanted control, power and money from being a founder.
What I actually wanted was freedom to have an impact on the people I cared about.
What I actually wanted was freedom to have an impact on the people I cared about.
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People are far more willing to help founders who are committed.
When they see the desperation and fear in your eyes, they also see your ambition and tenacity.
And that's when they throw you a lifeline.
When they see the desperation and fear in your eyes, they also see your ambition and tenacity.
And that's when they throw you a lifeline.
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You can't teach entrepreneurship in an environment designed to eliminate uncertainty. Most classrooms optimize for comfort. Clear expectations, controlled outcomes, predictable feedback. Founding a company is the opposite.
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