David Finestein

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Being morbidly obese is also self harm.

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I don’t take political advice from people covered in tattoos and piercings (self mutilation btw)

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A small business running at a loss is not a business — it’s an expensive hobby.

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I love blocking people.

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@Dearme2_ Exercise

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Whenever I'm stuck, I find that the best thing I can do is to focus on something that brings me into the present.

Some of the biggest breakthroughs I've ever had were when I was driving in silence or when I was hiking.

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Would you continue in your business if you didn’t care what other people thought about you?

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@RaminNasibov Dishwasher pod

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Why do founders and business owners need an outside ear when it comes to gaining clarity?

It's very difficult to catch one's own thought patterns. Even when we feel like we're thinking clearly, sometimes we need a nudge in the right direction.

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Scaling is not necessarily the right move for solo founders.

Many people get into business with the goal of building the next Fortune 500 company, while others just want a business that allows them time freedom.

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Consulting ChatGPT for everything is the ultimate midwit move. If you work with your mind, your ability to think is all you have, and you’re telling me that you want to outsource that to a pattern recognition machine?

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I think it’s very difficult to decide when a venture is worthwhile or not. If you quit too early, you could miss out. If you never quit, you might waste your whole life for nothing.

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I think a diversity of experience is not too common in the professional world, and it will likely be useful for somebody.

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2024, a year in review:

This was the year that I decided whether or not the art gallery would be something I would commit to. I participated in two art fairs, one in Georgia and another in Spain, and after less than ideal financial results, I decided to put it on pause...

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This was the first year I really put effort into translation work. I have a languages degree, but I was so jaded by the translation market that I never thought I would use it.

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Even though I'm just getting started, I have seen some good results for clients, and I'm finding it interesting. It's difficult to decide what to focus on, but I think I'm going to offer more freelance services in 2025 related to my experience with these various businesses.

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The discourse on LinkedIn is the online equivalent of corporate emails. I can’t stand how inauthentic these people are. Almost everybody is too scared to speak their mind for fear of being judged by others. Be a real person.

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@eastvillageguy And they went to NYU or Columbia

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@GadSaad Very nice