Founders

The secret to great execution? Begin at the end.

Remember that velocity is speed with direction. Without a clear destination, your momentum is wasted energy.

Always focus on clarity first. https://t.co/rzlUI95tdb

Kpaxs

begin with the end https://x.com/kpaxs/status/1883008730905866404

related https://warpcast.com/elan/0xec06cdb9

Paul Graham explains why you shouldn’t try to be a visionary

“Empirically, the way to do really big things seems to be to start with small things and grow them bigger.  Want to dominate microcomputer software for decades? Start by writing a basic interpreter for a machine with a… https://t.co/IGXbtk7KJC

Startup Archive

"I want to sail westward" actually counts as a clear destination to me (https://www.willminshew.com/2017/10/24/why-write-a-blog/). It's very different than purposelessly wondering through space -- if you find yourself not moving or heading eastward, you know you've done something wrong!

after that, I think it's about understanding what's achievable with the resources you have. I think it's net positive to have a bigger vision as a backdrop, but if you have 0 users the goal shouldn't be to get 1b. Come up with a concrete plan to get 10 [users that love you], and then 100, and then 1000, and then 10000, etc etc.

you should be comfortable holding the bigger backdrop vision loosely / vaguely / abstractly, and then you should be constantly zooming in/out to make sure it all stays coherent (this is universally p challenging, afaict), and when something gets out of whack, course correct

i think this all largely boils down to taking intentional steps

how do you square ^^ with https://x.com/startuparchive_/status/1865078756651728952