Ross Ruffing

As John Grey put it, “If there is anything unique about the human animal, it is that it has the ability to grow knowledge at an accelerating rate while being chronically incapable of learning from experience.”

We all have 24 hours in the day, no matter how much money we might have. True wealth lies in establishing the systems and processes that allow you to leverage your time better than your competitors.

@agazdecki you’re gonna wish these days hadn’t gone by so fast!

If you’re building a startup try to really enjoy the ride and the moments. You’ll remember them forever and want them back when they’re gone.

micro-masterclass on navigating investor relationships.

@AdamJRochette @arvidkahl @trends_vc @jakobgreenfeld the best way to learn is to cultivate broad curiosity!

@kylegawley classic case of not understanding customer behavior and building (&investing) based on assumptions. I liked what they were building and agree there’s a need for it, more questions than answers, though, about what the problem is.

$102,000,000 of venture capital down the drain. Some might argue that perhaps they should have validated their business model before raising that kind of money and hiring 500 people.

@agazdecki So… startup success boils down to more funding or an exit. What ever happened to making the world a better place? youtu.be/B8C5sjjhsso

*where innovation blossoms and satisfaction fades

justify your purchases as market research*

The ultimate meta-goal of learning is for knowledge to compound over time. We want to learn in such a way that new knowledge builds on top of existing foundations in an accelerating, non-linear manner. For this to work, we need our knowledge to exist in an exposed environment.

@SievaKozinsky sales pushes you out of your comfort zone, teaches you patience, and forces you to face your own empathy and ethics. important things to do for an interesting life and fulfilling career

@dagorenouf @arvidkahl humanity is an infinite money game, money comes money goes, infinitely. more earned more spent, endlessly. the tragic losses hit below the bottom line. the highest gains far above our earthly ways. to earn infinitely is to think perpetually, serve definitively, yearn spiritually

@RossRuffing @arvidkahl if only we could run the "infinite money" cheat code ross 🤩

Life at 32 is the same as life at 14. I just replaced addiction to play video games with addiction to grow a startup.

@arvidkahl @dagorenouf can fail and retry though, and the cheat codes are infinite, depending more on your own creativity than luck and trolling the internet. ok, ok - trolling the internet for cheat codes on entrepreneurship can also be a solid strategy

@dagorenouf Only difference: the cheat codes come with severe consequences.

Minimize surface area to maximize polish.

@davidu @SievaKozinsky truth, but if they have intelligent questions about cap tables, equity, and growth strategies, don’t lowball, find a way to make it work

When hiring your first employees at your seed-stage startup and the candidate says they *need* to make $350k/year, they are really saying they don't want to work at a startup and you should probably listen to them instead of trying to make it work.

@storymentor @OneJKMolina mentors seek mentees that provide value in return. the harder you work, the more they learn and feel inspired and the more they tell their friends about you.

@OneJKMolina Beginners who work hard get a disproportionate amount of help.

@SerialSales just another bloke in the line of doubters my friend. if commission sales or entrepreneur, get used to being denied benefits designed around the 40 hr 9-5, fixed growth rate career. they’re designed to compliment one another - stifling the nonconformist. bring it

Someone getting denied by a lender while you're sitting face-to-face is awkward as hell "Damn looks like it didn't go through, you have cash?" lol Feels bad man

@joserosado or exceptional planning to squeeze the most out of 24 hrs without turning into a zombie. moderation in all things, including singing with the muse at 4 in the morn

Pulling all-nighters to achieve success. It just means you're bad at planning.

@storymentor @joserosado not even for fun? something special about watching the sunrise with grog in your eyes and the lucid creativity that comes with it. nothing beats a consistent sleep in terms of cognitive function. variety and unpredictable serendipity are powerful forces though

@joserosado In college I never once pulled an all nighters.

math is beautiful 😍