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When starting a company or fund, people often ask “how much have you raised?” or “how many employees do you have?” as proxies to how successful it’s going. Helpful to train yourself to not get caught up in caring about these numbers as it tends to lead you in the wrong direction
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I used to ask "what is the impact of your company", but that was considered rude. So, I started asking the same old raise and company side questions.
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Reminded me of this https://x.com/0x_Osprey/status/1636767055457427460 https://cosign.witness.co/api/frame/ipfs/QmUgWy6ey2b7Z971RHPLEhnnU59K6dFXQpZDSYzJURDnqd
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All these questions are from the 'compare and despair' playbook, which I find only serves to bring founders down to a level that makes it hard to see the forest for the trees.
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Love this insight.
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proxies for bloat really
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But the worst question of all “how many followers do you have?” Vanity metrics 🙄 Engagement metrics 🤩
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Can’t run out of runway if you don’t employ anyone 🧠 It sounds like a joke but it’s exactly how we are working on /bcard
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reminds me of this: https://x.com/NTmoney/status/1826321359049494699
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Accurate, I wonder if this relates but, In my family's business starting out, we were so excited finally hiring some sales rep that we somehow stopped calculating much and started losing money.
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By this metric I would not be considered very successful.
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how much Degen have you raised tho 😏 only kidding, couldn’t agree more
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Easy and legible does not mean impactful Wise reminder
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How many problems have you solved?
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I was in this similar situation once (maybe a few times). One memorable one was when someone told me "It's a great idea but it wouldn't work in the next 10 years." What could have been a great idea was similar to Venmo. Always trust yourself. Believe in yourself. Don't accept "No's".
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people just don't know what to ask and how to build conversations. if they don't have enough experience evaluating the company
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Thanks for the words of encouragement 😅🫡
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Totally agree! Chasing numbers can distract from what really matters. But what do you focus on instead?
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Quality over quantity 🔥✨
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But I thought numbers are part of stats It’s going to be hard not to care about the numbers
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