Productive vs. toxic stress
โก Productive stress feels like: "This is hard, but I can figure it out."
Your heart rate elevates, but your thinking stays sharp.
You feel energized after tackling the challenge, and you sleep well that night. You're stretching your capacity, not breaking it.
๐ Toxic stress feels like: "This is impossible, and I'm drowning."
Your mind races but can't focus.
You feel depleted even after small wins, and your sleep is restless or non-existent.
You're operating beyond your recovery capacity, and your nervous system is stuck in survival mode.
Financial modeling
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Thinking outside the box
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Fundraising terms
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๐ Liquidation preference - How much investors get paid first
๐ Participation rights - Whether they double-dip on returns
๐ Board control - Who actually runs your company
Founders need rythm
๐๐ก๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ง๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ๐ง'๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐๐ฏ๐.
It has ๐ณ๐ฉ๐บ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฎ. It has ๐ง๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ. It knows when to crash and when to recede.
Most founders try to be the wave; ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐, ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ.
The best founders learn to be the ocean; ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ฒ, ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ, ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐.
Impostor syndrome
The more you achieve, the more you feel like you're fooling everyone.
๐๐ฉ๐บ? Because your standards rise faster than your self-perception.
Last year's impossible goal becomes this year's minimum expectation.
Your brain focuses on the gap between where you are and where you think you should be, not how far you've actually come.
Luck and skill in investing
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