Jonatan Littke

Dreams & Teams. 3x Founder & CEO. Running @Squadformers. Early @Spotify.

[Jonatan Littke @littke]

Introducing Dream Mapping 💭

Still using OKRs? Make a dream map instead!

A fun and engaging framework for teams for find the fastest path to any goal, discuss strategy, and visualize progress.

https://t.co/thF4J0ulH1

[Alex Eiman @alex_eiman]

11.

Landing page for Squadformers. I worked closely with @littke and the team to create something dynamic and fresh. I've joined the team full-time as of November!

#daretoshare24

[Jonatan Littke @littke]

@uxdiogenes Love the follow through here. And makes sense!!

[Jonatan Littke @littke]

@birk @iKenndac Yeah honestly I don’t think you need one but could be wrong.

Right now I just use the studio display camera and sometimes the iPhone mounted on top. It kinda needs an update so it’s next on my list

Also have the desk stand from grovemade which is awesome!

[Jonatan Littke @littke]

Exactly this with @squadformers.

We’ve also landed on that 10% non-profit goal (but in our case measured in time spent building)

[Mike Beckham @mikebeckhamsm]

I'm so glad we bootstrapped Simple Modern.

The reason why might surprise you.

It's nice to own a bigger % of the company than if we had taken investment, but that's not the biggest benefit.

Because the company is internally held, we don't have to play the numbers game. We aren't hostage to the expectations and goals of an outside investor. We can make the best choices for the company over the long term.

You've heard it said, "In any negotiation, you must be willing to walk away." You can't just walk away from deals once you have expectations from wall street, a VC fund, or private equity. You are constantly pressured to create growth and hit number targets - even if it means making bad deals.

Another example is our commitment to donating 10% of our profits to non-profit charities. How many outside investors are going to be willing to sign up for that? Few.

Because we are internally held, we can do what is best for the company and its people. This is a superpower. The longer I lead Simple Modern, the more grateful I am that we bootstrapped. As a result, I probably have more gray hair, but it has helped us build a much better company.

[Daniel Ek @eldsjal]

Studying Picasso teaches you a lot about creativity. Masterpieces can appear like simple acts of brilliance. But behind them is usually a system of constant repetition, experimentation, exploration, failure (and brilliance).

[Jonatan Littke @littke]

wow! this really changes everything. again

[Jonatan Littke @littke]

The risk is not about AI becoming sentient. It's about it being used for malicious purposes, with *incredible* power.

[Jonatan Littke @littke]

@sama @JackKornfield @Wisdom2conf - they’ve capped their profits, majority goes to non-profit org
- actively seeks regulation of AI
- isn’t imposing their own values on all users, wants democratic rule and individual choice
- and much more

Very cool to see

[Jonatan Littke @littke]

Didn’t know @sama was so into meditation and a student of @JackKornfield - encouraging to see the heartfulness and focus on greater good that goes into OpenAI.

Great interview at @Wisdom2conf today

[Jonatan Littke @littke]

@jamesepember still vegetarian here, five years later 👋

[Jonatan Littke @littke]

Wow what a complete rollercoaster. Banking with Chase and not SVB but impacts felt everywhere.

Grateful and yes, tired

[Jonatan Littke @littke]

@scott_catto @plibin I have that on but it still doesn’t do it. It may silence the sound perhaps but still pops up the call on the screen and vibrates

[Jonatan Littke @littke]

@bernhardsson 30k followers doesn't hurt I guess :)

[Jonatan Littke @littke]

Just launched a step-by-step tutorial for Dream Mapping.

Fun to make, hopefully fun to use.

Still using OKRs? Make a Dream Map instead!

https://t.co/BzgA5WXLXO

[Jonatan Littke @littke]

@joshavant i would have guessed 4-5 :)

[Jonatan Littke @littke]

@tmrohan single founder here, completely agree

i've learned i have to:
• be brutally honest about what i'm bad at
• really listen to my employees when they're trying to help me grow
• have a strong emotional support system outside of work

when it works it *really* works.

[Terrence Rohan @tmrohan]

10 year ago single founders were frowned upon.

Today, single founders are respected as much as a team of co-founders.

Both single founders and founding teams have strengths, and weaknesses.

This equal respect is overdue.

[Jonatan Littke @littke]

@dsaezgil @Spirit_Rock just heard someone refer to marin as "woo woo country" today so this is starting to all make sense now hehe