Ewonro (Mr. E)

Creative Strategist | Revenue Operations | Speaker

[Ewonro (Mr. E) @ewonro]

This is Paul Graham.

Aka, “Father of Startup Acceleration.”

His message?
MAKE SOMETHING PEOPLE WANT.

Today?
His YC startups are worth over $600 BILLION.

Here’s how Paul Graham disrupted the entire venture capital industry through WRITING 🧵👇.

[Ewonro (Mr. E) @ewonro]

Identity determines behavior.
And behavior determines outcomes.

How you see yourself determines what you optimize for.

[Ewonro (Mr. E) @ewonro]

Pressure reveals structure.

[Ewonro (Mr. E) @ewonro]

@SparkzArkTech “The narrative doesn’t have to be factual, but the value you’re selling should be.”

💥 👏🏽 👍 pure gold!
This statement reminds of the Wall Street Journal’s famous ad about the 2 men. It made over 2 billion dollars in sales.

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Modern world is a marketplace of stories...

Politicians move nations through narratives.
Founders raise millions through narratives. Salespeople close through narratives.

Humans organize reality through stories.

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@SparkzArkTech Interesting point. While some people can get away with lies in politics, you have to be careful when it comes to doing business and sales. From a branding perspective, you don't want to manufacture your stories, because it might work against you. However, you can engineer them.

[Ewonro (Mr. E) @ewonro]

Money is not just currency.
It is delayed feedback made visible.

[Ewonro (Mr. E) @ewonro]

Hardwork accelerated the path.
Curiosity creates new portals.

[Ewonro (Mr. E) @ewonro]

Marketing creates the battlefield.
Advertising fires the artillery.
Sales sends in the infantry.

[Ewonro (Mr. E) @ewonro]

You’re not lazy.
You’re just stuck in scroll mode.

Switch to search mode for 30 minutes and watch what happens.

[Ewonro (Mr. E) @ewonro]

The list goes on...

But the bottoming line is this. Your life's true skill might be hidden because you focus on "the activity" instead of the "underlying mechanism".

This is not random reflection.
This is strategic self-observation.

[Ewonro (Mr. E) @ewonro]

If you want to survive post AI job displacement, then you might want to invest in this. If you're struggling with your current position, you might want to consider this 👇...

[Ewonro (Mr. E) @ewonro]

If people think you "write proposals”, then you might be skilled in sales psychology.

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@Dominus_Kelvin @thegeekcircleX It's not just in tech. But across most fields of endeavor where knowledge and skills are the resources.

[Ewonro (Mr. E) @ewonro]

Questions direct attention.
Attention shapes perception.
Perception shapes action.

Don’t always work hard to solve problems. Also work hard to find the right questions.

[Ewonro (Mr. E) @ewonro]

The 4-step internet strategy:
1) Search
2) Learn
3) Apply
4) Share

Most people skip steps 1–3 and wonder why nothing changes.

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@teostealth Exactly. Vision to goals to execution. Most people go for speed and later discovery they've been racing in the wrong direction.

[Ewonro (Mr. E) @ewonro]

Scroll → dopamine
Search → direction

You don’t need more motivation.
You need direction.