Donna Harris

Had a great first camp of the offseason at @youareathlete I look forward to attending many more! @EdOBrienCFB @tdhald @MikeWard71 @RashodGillespie @patward71 Mike/Will linebacker 6'1 210 lbs 2028

Getting your first customers is hard. Turning them into repeatable sales is harder. New Builders Field Guide shows you how. buildersfieldguide.substack.com/p/from-early-a…

Your first customers aren't going to find you. You have to go get them. That scares the 💩 out of most founders. But they're closer than you think. 10–20 real people. That's it. New Builders Field Guide shows you how → open.substack.com/pub/buildersfi…

.@KTmBoyle said it perfectly: "There is dignity in building new things, small and large." I've built and proven the AI infrastructure that makes it real, expanding who gets to build, for everyone, everywhere. Let's collaborate. (Email sent) (7/7)

The result: More builders → more companies → more that eventually have venture economics → stronger pipeline for institutional capital. This is the infrastructure layer that makes American Dynamism real, expanding who gets to build while creating better deal flow. (6/7)

.@pmarca @bhorowitz You're right. America needs more builders. After 25 years and thousands of companies, I've built the AI infrastructure that actually expands who gets to build. At scale. For everyone, everywhere. Sent you the vision. Here's what's possible: 🧵 (1/7)

Billions are being deployed. Too many founders still can’t get a first yes. I’m joining #TheMIC on Jan 15 w/ @EstablishedNetwork to dig into investment outlook + trends for 2026. 3–4pm ET Register: est.us/TheMIC2026

Founders don’t fail because they’re not hustling. They fail because they’re not noticing. The hidden skill beneath every successful company = pattern literacy. If you’re building something new, this is for you. Builders Field Guide: buildersfieldguide.substack.com/p/how-to-read-…

I’ve met thousands of entrepreneurs. The ones who actually got traction all had one thing in common: they stopped chasing attention and started chasing proof. Here’s how real builders get early traction (and why it lasts): 🔗 buildersfieldguide.substack.com/p/how-real-bui…

Startups aren’t built on facts and plans. They’re built on guesses. Your job is to figure out which ones are true. Quickly and cheaply. New Builders Field Guide → Every Startup Is a Bundle of Guesses. buildersfieldguide.substack.com/p/every-startu… #Startups #Founder

Building anything worthwhile is mostly boring. It’s repetition, learning, refinement, and patience.
The same steady effort,
day after day,
until something meaningful exists. Most people quit there.
The best builders master the mundane buildersfieldguide.substack.com/p/mastering-th…

I once drove a beat-up 76 Chevette & couldn't picture what I do now. The difference? I started calling myself a Builder before I'd "earned" it. Stop saying "I'm just someone with an idea." Start saying "I'm a Builder." Builders become before they do. Read: bit.ly/3VHgyiL

Community projects aren’t “just” projects. They can be step #1 of the best startup playbook we know: ✨ Start scrappy ✨ Do things that don’t scale ✨ Obsess over a few who love you Don’t underestimate local. Small is how world-class ventures begin. bit.ly/CommVen

A startup isn’t a business. Yet. It’s a search engine. Your job: 🔎 Run experiments ⚡ Spot patterns 🚫 Forget your corporate instincts Act like an explorer, not a CEO. Read: buildersfieldguide.substack.com/p/startups-are…

Most startups don’t fail fast or scale big. They flounder. “Suffering comes from resisting reality.” Nowhere is that more true than in startups. Here are 9 patterns that keep founders stuck in “zombie” mode—and how to break free: buildersfieldguide.substack.com/p/suffering-co…

10 obsessed users > 1,000 casual ones. Early traction isn’t about vanity metrics. It’s about proving urgency, getting rich feedback, & sparking virality. If your startup/product disappeared tomorrow, who would scream? Today's Builders Field Guide: buildersfieldguide.substack.com/p/a-few-raving…