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1/ there is this sense when you are young that your accomplishments need to be a list of things that seem impressive to others. A list of several items you did.
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Julien✌🏻️
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Julien✌🏻️
@julien
NYT bestselling author of Flinch and Trust Agents. Exec coach. Also former CEO/founder Breather and Practice
Joined October 2006
- Probably 35% of all founders are out there busting their ass because a) they want to convince the world (ie themselves) that they aren't a fucking loser b) they're sick of people not believing in them c) they're unemployable otherwise d) nobody else will give them a chance
- What's impressive about the Cybertruck is just that it exists. Would any committee in the world ever choose this? Would any hired CEO (non founder) ever risk their job to do it? Only a founder with enough power and grit would even dare. And even then, most would never.
- Replying to @julien14/ real conclusion now When you feel like quitting, the thing you should really get out of it is not "I quit" but instead "ah! Most people probably quit at this time. If I continue, good things will happen and it'll be less competition." Have a good weekend, and get to work.
- Best hires: - no ego - works independently - you would want to spend time with them anyway - goes after missing pieces without asking - learns to do the next job they'll be needed for before it's even a job
- I built a successful venture backed company without ever being on Techcrunch once, AMA
- Replying to @imranzomg and @scatter983this reminds me of the time I asked ChatGPT for 10 options for naming something that didn't start with P, and then 3 of its choices started with P. i was like, no, those start with P, and ChatGPT is like "my mistake!" and then it names those very same things again
- Replying to @julien4/ what is actually difficult, and worthwhile, instead is to do ONE single thing for a very, very long time. It's much harder and much rarer and results in outlier outcomes much more often. Of course you can find this out too late if you are chasing the dragon of Ted talks etc
- Me: *fixes a typo in my LinkedIn* Linkedin: Congrats on the new role! Congrats on the new role! Congrats on the new role! Congrats on the new role! Congrats on the new role! Congrats on the new role! Congrats on the new role! Congrats on the new role!
- So easy to dunk, so hard to build
- If you'd like to donate some time to a few people in the coming few weeks to help share your expertise, let me know, I have something that may be worth your time 🥰 We gotta help each other out there, man 🖖🏻
- The best investor "pitches" are actually just conversations. The best decks are really just whiteboard sessions. The best negotiations are simple discussions of priorities.