Ryan Rutan @startups.com

Co-Host of The Startup Therapy Podcast and CMO / Founding Partner of

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@thejustinwelsh I totally agree with this. If I'm helping while keeping score, it implies I have an expectation. If I have an expectation, I'm not helping, I'm manipulating.

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Best founder superpower?

Selective amnesia.

• Forget the rejections (remember the lessons)
• Forget the betrayals (remember the signs)
• Forget the failures (remember the pivots)
• Forget the pain (remember why you started)

We're not naive.
We're strategically optimistic.

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@UscBruin @laicarey @ConductivePaul @ConductiveVC @startupscom @wilschroter @staxiom_ @exit_hours I'll have to make it a point to head that way!

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@OhioTwin2 We are doing wonderfully Madonna! I think of you often. I just spoke of Frank a few days ago during a talk I was giving around mentorship.

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Beautiful truth: Every unicorn started with a founder who couldn't sleep.

Not because they were visionaries.
Because they forgot to pay the electric bill.

• Chaos before clarity
• Ramen before revenue
• Doubt before determination
• Survival before success

You're doing ok.

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Plot twist: Your worst day as a founder beats your best day in corp.

Even when Your:
• Runway is measured in weeks
• Co-founder just quit (again)
• ICP is still "humans with money"
• laptop is held together with hope

You didn't leave comfort for easy.
You left for alive.

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@UnwokeMediaInc @forallcurious A boat.

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@SialMMash @LinkedInHelp @LinkedIn I've just had something similar happen and I'm desperately trying to get to the bottom of a solution.

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I love a big thesis for each year. My thesis this year is that while a Startup's first hire should still be a human, that human should be managing an army of AI agents. @dharmesh - if I was going to build an ongoing workshop to help early stage startup Founders @startupscom build and deploy agents with https://t.co/HU0wC4scv3 what 5 agents would you start with?

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Funny how the world celebrates 'security' but ignores 'risk'—until it pays off. Keep going. 🏗️

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Entrepreneurship is a lonely road at first. Most people won’t get it, and that’s okay. Keep building—the real recognition comes after the results. 💯 #EntrepreneurLife #Startups

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What if I had raised capital? What if I had sold? What if I had started earlier? We love to imagine the best-case scenario—but do we ever calculate the real cost? #founder

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@jayclouse Claude is my go to for writing - but I’m still spending most of my AI time budget on ChatGPT.

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@jappleby Only way to save this is to claim the ad was produced using Gemini, Grok and Claude…and walk quietly away.

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@jayclouse Jay…I’ve been wanting to talk to you about this but, well, the time never seemed right, so…actually I think I just saw something out my window. BRB

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@DreBlackDigital @dharmesh @dickiebush @Nicolascole77 Newsletter

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@JeffBoyle @thejustinwelsh It’s definitely part of what we try to reinforce with our platform. We are working on some additional tools + AI to make it even more intuitive / intelligent.

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@JeffBoyle @thejustinwelsh Yeah - I feel like the environment exists - it's a matter of making sure you access it / contribute to it. Where do you see room for improvement? Discovery? Maintaining connectivity?

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@JeffBoyle @thejustinwelsh Absolutely, and again, the willingness and openess in our space is so refreshing. It's there to be utilized.