Venture Commanders

Do not fear that you have wasted your life. Don’t compare yourself to your peers, it’s all a zero sum game on who “wins” life faster in the end. You can spend your entire life a “failure”, but create something within the next five years that can change your life forever. The trick is to simply be in the game. #management #leadership #venturecapital #startups #earlystagestartups #founders #entrepreneurship #expertise

Do not underestimate the power of dripping water. It can carve mountains, torture people and flood homes. If something bothers you on a daily basis, you need to fix it, irrespective how petty it is. If something is causing you minor annoyances at work daily, you need to fix it immediately. You don’t add in more good, you simply subtract the bad. One drop at a time. #management #leadership #venturecapital #startups #earlystagestartups #founders #entrepreneurship #expertise

What if the advice itself is causing you harm? What if your morning routine itself is making you less efficient? What if your workout itself is causing injuries? What if the safe job itself is risky? What if the money itself is making you poor? What if your relationship itself is making you feel lonely? What if your relaxation itself is causing stress? #management #leadership #venturecapital #startups #earlystagestartups #founders #entrepreneurship #expertise

Smart YOLO. Be ridiculously over-cautious in dangerous situations ( operating heavy machinery, bungee jumping, amateur piloting ) Take unnecessarily large risks for the non fatal ones ( starting a business, applying to the dream job, asking someone out of your league ) If there are no risks of fatal injuries, go all out. #management #leadership #venturecapital #startups #earlystagestartups #founders #entrepreneurship #expertise

Be aware of people that leverages the institutions reputation. Harvard graduates, Navy seals, Google employees. They are using the brand power of their institutions to signal competence, which can be easily manipulated. True expertise doesn’t need certifications. #management #leadership #venturecapital #startups #earlystagestartups #founders #entrepreneurship #expertise

Think in terms of cost per usage. A phone you use daily: $1000/365 = $2.74/day. Other items might be cheaper but the cost to usage ratio is much higher. Splurge for items you would use at least once a day. Whats wasteful for you is essential for someone else. #management #leadership #venturecapital #startups #earlystagestartups #founders #entrepreneurship

A drastic action is sometimes necessary to initiate a new path. Trading one extreme to achieve another. Breaking up to find true love. Quitting your job to starting your own business. Releasing two nuclear bombs to achieve world peace. #management #leadership #venturecapital #startups #earlystagestartups #founders #entrepreneurship

Behind every successful person is someone willing to play the support role.* It is far easier to jump when you know there is a safety net. You can run faster alone but you can run further in a team. Even the first domino requires an initial push. #management #leadership #venturecapital #startups #earlystagestartups #founders #entrepreneurship #Teamwork

“He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.” - Friedrich Nietzsche Purpose. Mission. Destiny. It’s all about aligning your actions with your story. Make it as personal and unique as possible. Disregard other’s opinion. Even the greatest movies have their critics. #management #leadership #venturecapital #startups #earlystagestartups #founders #entrepreneurship

It’s not only what to do but what NOT to do. Take advice from divorcees, failed businessmen, addicts & criminals on which mistakes to avoid survivorship bias. Sometimes, it’s easier to avoid than to solve. The graveyard of failures is 10x larger than the mountain of success. #management #leadership #venturecapital #startups #earlystagestartups #founders #entrepreneurship