Thoughts about the process of taking an idea and making it reality for a lot of customers in an economically sustainable way. - Medium
Willpower according to ChatGPT There isn’t a day when I’m not trying to finish my tasks in the evening. Fighting to finish them. I want to start the next morning with a clean inbox and a clear plan, and that requires me to power on that last stretch. The more I think about it, willpower feels like fuel. It runs out during the day, harder struggles cost more, and taking a break gives me a re-boost.…
(I wrote this post back in 2018, but never published it. Re-reading it, I feel it should go out there in an unedited form.) The end of human life as we know it? I spend my time thinking a lot about the future, and I sway between tech optimism, tech dystopia, and nihilism. Are we the first (or last?!) to watch the trainwreck of technology effects ripple through the collective consciousness and…
Midjourney A very common problem when getting things done is the balance between planning and executing. One needs enough planning not to waste time, but planning doesn’t lead you closer to the goal. Swimming with sharks Imagine you fall off a boat close to an island and fear that there are sharks in the water. You have two swimming methods: crawling, which means you can’t see in which direction…
What a pickle you* put yourself in. You started by creating a harsh environment to ensure only the strongest survived. Then you found that humans could achieve greater things in group, so you created religion. Religion took you places. It made the family of humanity strive further, to want to be better, but most of all, to want more as a collective. Then, you found the limitations when people…
The world can be seen as a big machine of a market where we collaboratively try to solve problems. Globalization is a belief in specialization and collaboration, with the adage “goods cross borders, so weapons don’t.” Taxes and regulation become the friction and lubrication — or, in some situations, the hedges — for different goods and services. However, a collaborative world needs to be peaceful…
Midjourney I grew up with three brothers, my closest friends, until I met my “computer friends,” with whom I co-discovered gamers and programming. Then, I found my board game and role-playing game friends. Then, my studying friends. All these came and went, and few remained as close confidants. I then co-founded with five of them, and we became a new group. But, as we moved apart and became…
Startups have one thing in common with cleaning your apartment: they require immense energy to complete — both upfront and during the process. However, assessing how much energy, time, and capital a startup idea needs to succeed is hard. This could have been an Economy 101 chapter if not for venture capital, which has more in common with arts, media, and entertainment than finance. I spend most of…
midjourney The world is full of challenges; it’s like you’re a homing beacon for other people’s success, thoughts about the climate crisis, the realization that everyone else seems to find both good dates and available apartments, and the weather sucks too. There are generally many things that disturb and distract. Personally, I always try to think “Fix, Avoid, or Accept?” We often try to take the…
midjourney We learn to write to-do lists, schedule our days, and get shit done, but we rarely talk about the fact that we won’t cross the finish line or empty the lists. A couple of years ago, I decided to say no to ten amazing things every year. To say no to the ski trip, the dinner with that amazing person, and the board position in a company I love. It made my life a lot easier, and it all came…
midjourney Nowadays, everyone is “entrepreneurial” — influencers, corporate innovation teams, authors, investors, heck — even kids can be “praised” for being entrepreneurial. It’s a watered-down word. Does it mean “striving for more,” “having grit,” or “lacking patience and respect for the status quo?” It’s probably all of those things, but only if you realize that the only validation you will get…