all I want is to win
tweeting this from my part time job before class
working on my startup in between shifts and classes
I sleep at 1, wake up at 6, every single day
one day this will all pay off and I’ll look back and be glad I did it
lean teams > robust teams
collaborative work > segmented work
text often, call weekly > floods of calls
action items > KPIs
worry about best practices after you've established fundamentals
these are my cofounders
best cofounders I could have
find some people that you can say the same about
and watch yourselves fucking kill
kalam to the moon
Not having enough time in the day is a HUGE blessing
You mean to tell me I get to choose what I do and see the effects of my difficult choices in real time?!
Get really busy, and then find out who you are
Ps. You’ll be a little surprised
Founders underrate hype
Revenue from curiosity counts
Engineers from viral launches count
Startups fail from no $$ or delusion - not from being 5% off
Hype buys time
realized how much screen time was consuming my days.
needed a stronger block.
that’s when I came up with zengate
a hybrid of hardware + software.
a clean card with an app that doesn’t just track usage, it forces you to cut it down.
designed to feel right - built like something people actually want to use.
we’ve been using it internally.
if you want to test, dm me
not rushing revenue
just looking for feedback to make it better.
unpopular opinion:
going viral >>> user interviews
10,000 people clicking tells you way more than 3 people talking
the only reason people don’t recommend it is because most can’t get 10,000 impressions overnight
but short-form changed the game
optimize for virality
announced our grant a couple days ago
500+ applicants in 24 hours..
the inverse correlation between talent and following count is actually psychotic
guy solving climate change with AI: 67 followers
guy making another todo app: 40k followers