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[Rony @Ronycoder]

A billionaire literally explained how the entire economy works in 42 minutes better than most $200,000 MBA programs ever could.

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

“It takes a lot of hard work to make something simple.”

— Steve Jobs

[Paul Graham @paulg]

17 yo asked what makes a good founder. I said being good at building stuff and being sufficiently fierce. That's about it.

[pjames.btc @mrjamestweets]

@growthrapidly SPCX

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

A reminder from Carl Jung:

[Startup Archive @StartupArchive_]

Keith Rabois explains his "formula for startup success"

In 2017, Rabois had a tweet that went viral. It read:

“Formula for startup success: Find large highly fragmented industry w low NPS; vertically integrate a solution to simplify value product.”

In this interview, he argues that fragmented and low-NPS industries have created massive opportunities for many of the world’s most successful companies:

“If you have a fragmented industry there’s usually structural reasons why, and a bad NPS means customers are not delighted.”

He uses ride sharing companies, such as Uber and Lyft, as an example. The taxi industry was both highly fragmented and had a low NPS, which created an opportunity for Uber and Lyft to simplify the value proposition and stitch together a smooth experience in a vertically integrated way. Square is another example he cites.

He continues:

“I love vertically integrated businesses. They are difficult to build but they’re more successful if they work. Think Apple… What I learned growing up was that in any industry if you want to be successful, you emulate people who are successful. To me, it’s always been shocking that most founders are not emulating Apple… Nobody can compete with Apple because they're vertically integrated.”

Source: @APompliano (Sep 2023)

[Greg Brockman @gdb]

the bottleneck is increasingly knowing what you want

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

Tom Brady: To be successful at anything, the truth is, you do not have to be special.

You just have to be what most people aren not: consistent, determined and willing to work for it. No shortcuts.

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

“It’s impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously you might as well not have lived at all.”

— J.K. Rowling

[pjames.btc @mrjamestweets]

@pdicarlotrader Good for you @pdicarlotrader

[One hard Truth @one_hardTruth]

Discipline is what matters!!

[Peter DiCarlo @pdicarlotrader]

You don’t need to know every “next move” the market will make.

Be patient.

Buy quality names in clear long‑term uptrends when they’re on real discount.

Then just repeat the process.

[G. F. Allen @AuthorGFAllen]

I love this!

[Growth Labs @growthhub_]

The book: ATOMIC HABITS, and The Summary 📝

(Bookmark it for later)

[pjames.btc @mrjamestweets]

just trust the process.

[pjames.btc @mrjamestweets]

😅

[beamnxw ./ @beamnxw]

https://t.co/Qd15VI1bFb

[pjames.btc @mrjamestweets]

true

[Vaibhaw Purohit | Motivation @FreakyTheory]

Consistency is key to success

[pjames.btc @mrjamestweets]

this is what progress looks like.

[Nic Cruz Patane @niccruzpatane]

SpaceX Starship Heat Shield Comparison Between Flights 10-13.

It’s getting better every time. This is what progress looks like. 🦾