i finally figured out what i find aesthetically displeasing. it's when things are done as means to an end. like starting a business or writing smth for self-promotion. why not focus on the magic, the beauty, the purity of these things. there is so much beauty...
life is long. sometimes we are up and sometimes we are down. often we have to go down before up. love to all that have ever struggled and suffered - we're in this together.
Sometimes risks don't pay off and the consequences are painful. These moments are isolating; you feel stripped to the core. God bless everyone who has been in this state; but it feels like a rite of passage on the path to wisdom.
Once you run across the structural inertia of the world - struggles of money, a failing business, people that won't change their mind - it is impossible to remain idealistic...
Startups aren't about innovation. They're about effective execution. With politics, we elect those that we want to rule us. In startups, technology creates startup opportunities - and we raise capital and compete for who can win execution. Two different options for leaders.