#58 — Do you care what other people think?
I do.
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Hi, I'm Adam Schoenfeld. Each week I share one question, idea, or framework that I’m learning from others, along with updates from my podcast and Seattle startup tracker.
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#57 — Advice
We live in a world with infinite advice.
#56 — Saying Yes
“People are effective because they say ‘no,’ because they say, ‘this isn’t for me.’”
#55 — Starting Again
My grandpa didn’t like last week’s email.
#54 — PLG, The Middle, and Infinite Niches
I’m a bit scatterbrained today and couldn’t pick one topic.
#53 — Circle of Competence (or Not)
Today is Yom Kippur.
#52 — How do you eat an elephant?
I prefer ice cream
#51 — Seattle startup tracker CEOs
CEO profiles from the ~400 Seattle companies tracked
#50 — Not knowing what's next
Yet...
#49 — Seattle Startup Tracker Update Q2'21 📈👨💻
Updated spreadsheet and hiring trends
#48 — The trends I’m watching
I’ve come to love Andy Raskin’s framework around “undeniable shifts.” Here’s a quick deck I presented at UW about it.
#47 — Seeking Co-Founder(s)
In my first startup, I didn’t get the basics.
#46 — Blank Canvas Moment
On Tuesday, I left my job at Drift.
#45 — Innovate, don't invent
Drift has this principle: “Innovate, don't invent.”
#44 — Things Kids Ask
I have two kids.
#43 — Conviction vs Confidence
I often think back to the moment I left my nice management consulting job to do a startup in 2008 (the one that painfully shutdown ~2 years later).
#42 — Starting vs Continuing
This week I started a fun new project called Peer Signal. It won’t take up space here, but I’d appreciate your help sharing if you think it’s interesting. 🙏
#41 — Jack the Barber
A story about my long-time barber:
#40 — Alligator in a puddle
Before I talk about gators… I’m giving away some books.
#39 — The Paradox of Choice
These are your choices in aisle 8.