I don't want to sell anything on a LIVE platform
I want to create a product that people want to seek out and find, not be coerced into a snap decision
Create real value and they will find you
@JonathanShoff@MediaKing I've heard he is working on a book that is much more focused on investing but for business, absolutely:
https://t.co/hoFljjNPnu
I am seeing an uptick in Coffee Coaching and Coffee Consultation.
Please be aware.
If they've never actually built their own business from scratch
If they've never hired and fired at least 50+ people
If they've never ran to a shop at 2am because the alarm went off and water is leaking from underneath the espresso machine and they pull out the toolbox and fix it
If they don't have 78 different spreadsheets with COGS and P&L information
If they've never put their blood, sweat, tears, and smiles on the line
RUN
FAST
It's so easy for people to portray themselves as an expert but make sure you're asking the tough questions and make them show you their results
Choosing a new path is one of the most exhilarating and terrifying decisions you can make
I don't take it lightly
building the foundation in the dark so it can be revealed into the light soon...
@nikitabier@noturtlesoup17 Interestingโฆ are you going to share trends and niche data ?
Would love to create here but Iโm really curious how my content would be found
@natecurtiss_yt This same exact just happened to me. Took it to the Apple Store and they said they think itโs fried.
I let it sit unplugged for a week. Plugged it in and 2 days later the green light turned on.
Itโs been working fine ever since then.
The age of the 40-year-old founder is back.
Bryant Chou spent 12 years as CTO of Webflow, which now powers something like 1.5% of the entire internet. He's back in the current YC batch with Ploy, an AI marketing platform, and he describes himself as "a bit of a boomer, double the age of the YC founders." But over 13% of his batch is already using his product, within months of launch.
There is a side of the argument which destroyed one of the main edges young founders have, which was being faster and cheaper at building.... speed is everyones game.
If what's left is knowing what to build this is more likely to come from spending 15 years watching an industry up close, collecting the thousand small frustrations that tell you where the real problem is. Bryant can build an anti-slop website tool because he spent over a decade learning exactly why websites are slop.
So I'm updating. I don't think it's young vs. old. I think AI rewards whoever has the most domain knowledge to point it at, and only sometimes is this younger founders who are thinking outside of the box...