“The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing founders to measure their ambition based on how much they raise and at what valuation” More from me on the symbiosis of ambition and the indie approach to building the next wave of category defining companies.

Haven't seen the promise for the long form in email tomoro... 🤔

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I've long loved your consistent vision on this. Those who follow your path build solid businesses that may not be as flashy, but they're also not as flash-in-the-pan. The other way gets the headlines...on the way up and on the way down.

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Preach 🙏 “Lifestyle business” is too generously applied to ambitious visions and businesses. Focus on the business, obsess over the customer, and grow.

well said!

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Maybe we should talk

Love this (and your message in general) Whether founders raise or not, always keep the real focus on customers/revenue, not funding/valuation The more you raise, the higher your Hype Factor (bad). At some point, you will need a lot of ARR to justify it.

Are those founders simply not fully developed, matured into what "good" founders should be? If your goal is not creating value but you get carried away with prestige games, are you really a founder? Not trying to throw shade on anyone, saying it bc I've been guilty of it!