Spotting Niche Trends Early Fuels $10M Success
In 2017, I saw a Facebook post from a mum sewing weighted blankets for her son. Then I launched Calming Blankets and did $10M in first proper year. This is how I predict winning trends before they happen: https://t.co/2y8EKhNoK8
Google Backs Immersive Eyewear Brand Gentle Monster's Retail Revolution
Big fan of Google’s $100m investment in Gentle Monster to do smart glsses. Been to a few of its stores and layouts are slick. The South Korean lux eyewear brand does ~$600m a year. Retail setups have dope sculptures and 3D...
Founders Choose: Cheap VPS Tinkering vs Managed Scaling
So, this is topping Hacker News, where an indie dev recommends running SQLite on lean VPSes forever. At the same time, @JackEllis speaks about using managed servers for critical production systems from day one. They're both true. Just at different points in...
Brick‑and‑mortar Bike Shops Aren't Practical in Digital Age
as a reseller and a cyclist - I have a few opinions on this. on one hand I'd love to have a little bike shop - but there's nothing practical about trying to do this. the high cost of running...
Start Small, Master Basics, Scale As Skills Grow
Start small, learn the mechanics of business, go bigger and bigger as your skill increases.
Put Top Customers and Engineers in a Chat
Protip: Create an X group chat with your best and most demanding customers. Put your engineering leads in said group chat. Respond and ship quickly. Face the music. We have one going for @v0. DM if you want to be a...
Building the Baby VeeFriends Journey with Daily Humility
Day by day … for me @veefriends is still a baby .. such an exciting road 🧱 ahead .. humbled to be working on it daily
Few Great Days Power an Entrepreneur’s Year
Out of like 300 working days in a year as an entrepreneur you get maybe 30 good ones and 5-6 really good ones. The ratio doesnt change as you grow, the goals just scale. But man those 5-6 days where...
Unlock Six-Figure Income with Low-Budget Supplement Dropshipping
How To Make F**k You” Money Dropshipping Supplements WATCH HERE 👉 https://t.co/DQBjyLXcH6 Most people are sleeping on one of the biggest opportunities in ecommerce right now: supplement dropshipping. In this video, I break down how to start a supplement brand with...
Philosophy‑Based Mental Model Built Naval’s $2B Empire
Naval Ravikant never went to business school. Instead, he studied 3 philosophy books—and built a $2 BILLION startup empire. His secret? A mental model so powerful, top investors now use it. Here’s his genius system for turning ideas into income:
Look Inside: Your Business Holds the Answers
Stopped consuming business content Started studying my own business The answers aren't in someone else's playbook They're in: • Your clients • Your metrics • Your outcomes
Entrepreneurship Is Survival, Not Just Return Optimization
Everyone talks about returns but real decision-making starts when your back is against the wall. When income drops and uncertainty rises, every move becomes personal, not just strategic. Building something from the ground up means balancing vision with survival. It’s not...
One Call to NASA Rescued SpaceX From Collapse
In 2008, Elon pulled off the greatest heist in history: • SpaceX was dying • Every rocket failed • Boeing was stealing their $1.6 billion contract Then Elon made ONE desperate call to NASA. Here’s how a 60-second convo saved him:
From Day‑One Investor to America’s Viral Food Brand
Thrilled to have our Tastemaker Capital Partners as an investor from Day 1. Everyone can see it now. But from the very beginning, it wasn’t so easy. It had Adam Goldberg, a great founder and an amazing product. But to...
Business Startup Essentials: Material, Audience, Clients, Fees
If you'd never consider professional speaking, many of these tips apply to starting any new business: 1. Develop Your Material 2. Get to Know Your Audience 3. Diversify Your Client Base 4. Pro Bono? 5. Negotiate Your Fees 6. Just Do It! #frippvt #businessbuilding #expertadvice
Stop Chasing Revenue, Track LTV, CAC, Payback
Most business owners focus on revenue and ignore the metrics that actually matter - lifetime value, customer acquisition cost, and payback period.
Catch the Next E‑commerce Wave Before It Closes
People I know who made tens of millions in ecom: > Got into dropshipping early > Got into Instagram shout-outs before influencer rates exploded > Got into Facebook ads before iOS 14 > Got into white-label before dropshipping got banned everywhere > Got into AI...
Your Core Business Skill Multiplies Through Acquisitions
you already know how to run a business. that’s the hardest part. acquisition is paperwork. and nerve. the skill you spent a decade learning… is the exact skill that compounds when you buy the next one.
Investors Now Demand GPU Access in Founder Updates
early stage founder updates are increasingly including "access to GPUs" as an investor ask - wild days
Pay‑to‑Play Funding Rarely Survives Beyond One Year
I have never seen a pay to play venture financing ever work out Every single time, the company is dead in less than 12 months
Ruthless Prioritization: Deleted Feature Requests Mostly Stay Gone
Deleted a feature request from the backlog, only to add it back a month later? That’s not a mistake -- that’s a sign we're prioritizing ruthlessly. Almost all WON’T return, proving that overall this was wise. More: https://t.co/UJrgWx9kEr
Growth Comes From Power Users, Not Marketing Tricks
I spent four years stuck in the exact same spot…thinking it was a growth problem. But the reality was, no matter how many: - Cold email campaigns - Ads - Clever PR to get people to write about your product - Growth...
Turn Off Scrolling, Find Real Pain, Become a Painkiller
If you feel stuck, do this: - turn off social media for 30 days - listen to an episode of founders podcast every day - wake up before 6am and exercise - dig for deeper customer pain (you're selling a...
Sold at 27, Built Again Three Months Later
In 2012, I sold iContact for $169M at 27. Three months later, I found myself building again…
Hire Agencies only After $50k/Month Revenue
Unpopular opinion: You shouldn't hire a marketing agency until you're doing at least $50k/month. If you can't figure out how to get your first 100 customers, an agency will just burn your cash faster.
New Data Illuminates Business Formation Stages at Conference
We are starting day 2 of LAEF/@LawEconCenter’s Market Power conference John Haltiwanger is helping build the data to better understand the stages of business formation https://t.co/TvJgsb1gNK
Cut Phone Distractions to Unlock 10x ARR Growth
The path to 10x ARR growth starts with being less distracted. The average founder picks up their phone over 150 times per day.
Solopreneurs Thrive With a Simple AI Operating System
If I wanted to guarantee a solopreneur burns out, I’d give them: 3 products 5 tools 0 operating system. I watched a friend hit $15k/month and still feel lost. Every launch was a fresh Google Doc. Every week was a “new” content plan. They didn’t need more...
Success Requires You to Take the Leap
No one is going to take the risk for you. You have to jump. Start, Fail, Learn, Repeat. That’s the only path to success. So the question is - are you jumping, or not? https://t.co/ELR2BmuvHq
Entrepreneurship Aims for Independence, Not Just Wealth
The ultimate goal of starting a company isn't to be rich, it's to bow to no one.
Better Prompts Save Founders Ten Hours Weekly
Most founders are one great prompt away from 10 hours back per week. Learn to ask better questions.
Skill, Offer, Exposure: The Real Path Over Passion
"Follow your passion" works for the lucky few... For everyone else? For those like me and you in the trenches, we need to: • Get unapologetically skilled • Build an irresistible offer • Get it in front of people And have it look like passion from...
AI Bug‑Fix Pipeline Nears Launch, Integrates Top Tools
🤏 We're this close to launching our AI bug fixing pipeline It gracefully connects @linear @jamdotdev @claudeai @sentry and @greptile https://t.co/RGEJWqunwR
Identify Hidden Energy Leaks Draining Founder Productivity
#TimTalk - What is a “Hidden Energy Leak” that most founders mistake for “just part of the job”? with Jad Atwe https://t.co/VMffMfsH0D via @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesLeader #Leadership #Culture #Marketing #Success #Mindset #Entrepreneur #Management https://t.co/XLt5Fhgjtz
Invest in Global Offices, Not Expensive Parties
Honestly, I feel the funds could be better spent on funding a network of offices globally that operate like our Buenos Aires office with biweekly events, hackathons, community aggregation, and venture incubation. For the cost of this proposal, 5-6 offices...
Build What You Know: Solve Deeply Understood Problems
Entrepreneurs... In a world where ANYTHING can now be easily built -- the key question becomes --> what problem do you understand so well such that you can design something great that deeply helps the very customers you understand the...
Inflection Point Fuels Katie McCleary's Strategic Growth Breakthrough
Katie McCleary shares her transformative journey with Inflection Point, highlighting the significant impact it had on her companies. Discover her insights on strategic growth and innovation. https://t.co/OqE8n0K23Y
Sports League Reimagined as Tech‑First, AI‑Driven Platform
Imagine building an entire sports league like a tech company — software + AI — at the heart of all the operations, running lean, running fast, building for the athletes first, then fans. That’s my vision for @athlos — you...
AI Agents Cloned and Improved My Site Overnight
A very unusual pitch. I am at @NinjaTechAI in Mountain View. @babakph founder had his AI agents reverse engineer my site https://t.co/8L5xphk0qQ and build a better one. Basically the first time a founder said “we copied everything you did in one night...
Patience and Persistence Turn Side Hustle Into Dream
Stay patient. I worked a day job at a restaurant for 10 years while working on my dream job on the side. Washing dishes, then hosting, then bussing tables and then waiting tables. Just a friendly reminder to keep grinding. 👊 💯
Founders' Freedom Formula: Control When, Where, What, Who
Remember why you got in the game. For most founders it comes down to one word: Freedom. And it comes down to controlling the 4 Ws in life: • Work WHEN you want • Work WHERE you want • Work on WHAT you want • Work with...
Founding Nile, Life Lessons, and Postgres Conference Essentials
Had such a great time chatting with Claire on TalkingPostgres. We covered everything from my motivation for founding Nile, life lessons learned during different states in my career and the most important things in a Postgres conference.
AI Drives $1.8B Healthcare Startup in First Year
AI is helping healthcare companies hit exceptional revenue scale in year 1. @keatonbedell and Josh Tauber describe exactly the inflection point in healthcare infrastructure that made a 2-person, $1.8B company possible. WATCH/LISTEN: Spotify: https://t.co/hrs0ZbILVz Apple: https://t.co/e8IxsoZ2bB Youtube: https://t.co/ORjNyzcOli
Hire Right, Fire Quickly: Stop Punishing Innocents
“Fire fast.” Yes; if firing is necessary, dragging it out is worse -- for that person, the team, and yourself. But, if you’re hiring and firing fast a lot, that means you’re bad at hiring, and you 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 to fix it. You’re punishing...
From Floor Scrubber to $500M Sales: 7 Essential Skills
At 21, I was working 16 hours a day packing orders and scrubbing floors. By 27, I'd done over half a billion in sales. Here are the 7 skills I wish I knew back when I started: https://t.co/c73PaL9rN0
Founders Should Sell Problems, Not Product Features
One of the biggest founder mistakes is trying to sell like a builder. Buyers do not care about the features you are proud of. They care about the problem they need solved. The best sales conversations start there. What is the biggest sales mistake...
If AI Can't Build Assets Fast, It's a Toy
I spent the last 2 weeks wiring Vora IQ so a new solopreneur can answer 7 questions and get: - a draft launch roadmap - a week of social posts - a simple revenue target sheet No prompt engineering. No “act as my…” Just: “Here’s my...
Eight Early Signals Your SaaS Has Found PMF
Top 8 signs your SaaS is about to find PMF: > Everybody's faces light up when you talk about the product > People asked how to buy it before you built it > Thousands of people joined a waitlist > Hundreds of people...
Success Comes From Systematic Testing, Not Luck
Everyone sees a successful store: 'They got lucky with the product.' Ecom founders see a successful store: 'They tested 50 products before this one and built a system to do it.' Different perspective.
From LA Rehab Success to Bootstrapped Bend Property Management
After doing a *ton* of successful home / small apt building rehab deals with his family in LA (his mom actually spoke at Reconvene years ago), Jonathan in now bootstrapping a property management business in Bend, OR. Really enjoying following his...